Politics

Blue States, Latino Voters Blue States, Latino Voters

For almost forty years now, the white South has been moving steadily into the Republican ranks.

Dec 18, 2003 / Steve Cobble and Joe Velasquez

The New Money Game The New Money Game

Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), better known as the McCain-Feingold law, by a 5-to-4 majority, is the need for campaign finance r...

Dec 18, 2003 / The Editors

The Character Myth The Character Myth

To counter Bush, the Democrats must present a different version of a safe world.

Dec 11, 2003 / Feature / Renana Brooks

Fields of Poison Fields of Poison

While farmworkers are sickened by pesticides, industry writes the rules.

Dec 11, 2003 / Feature / Rebecca Clarren

The Redistricting Wars The Redistricting Wars

The Republican drive represents a power grab unprecedented in scale and timing.

Dec 11, 2003 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Target: George Soros Target: George Soros

To declare oneself an unapologetic liberal in mainstream political debate these days is to invite abuse.

Dec 11, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman

A Win for Campaign Reform A Win for Campaign Reform

In a 5-to-4 decision as we went to press, the Supreme Court upheld nearly all the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act's provisions.

Dec 11, 2003 / The Editors

Rosenbaum Inquisition Rosenbaum Inquisition

In 2002, Republicans on a House Judiciary subcommittee trained their sights on an unlikely target: conservative Judge James Rosenbaum, Chief Judge of the US District Court for th...

Dec 11, 2003 / David Rubenstein

What Tom DeLay Might Have Had in Mind When He Hatched the Cockamamie and Short-Lived Scheme to Use a Cruise Ship During the Republican Convention What Tom DeLay Might Have Had in Mind When He Hatched the Cockamamie and Short-Lived Scheme to Use a Cruise Ship During the Republican Convention

"A cruise ship in the harbor," thought DeLay, "Could be a place where decent folks would stay, Avoiding all that mob that we detest--

Dec 11, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Gore’s a Dean Man Now Gore’s a Dean Man Now

Al Gore endorsed Howard Dean for President for the same reason that so many other Democrats have: He wanted to be where the action is in his party.

Dec 10, 2003 / John Nichols

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