‘We Lie. We Decide.’ ‘We Lie. We Decide.’
TIM RUSSERT: But, Senator, when you testified before the Senate, you talked about some of the hearings you had observed at the Winter Soldiers meeting, and you said that peop
Sep 2, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman
Will Labor Come Back? Will Labor Come Back?
Labor Day has never been a very inspiring holiday, established as it was by late-nineteenth-century union bosses as a homegrown alternative to May Day, which was viewed as having...
Sep 2, 2004 / Liza Featherstone
Poverty in the Suburbs Poverty in the Suburbs
Hidden in a Census Bureau report on poverty released in late August is a factoid with significant political and social consequences. Poverty has moved to the suburbs.
Sep 2, 2004 / Peter Dreier
Gay GOPers Crash Party Gay GOPers Crash Party
Being a gay or lesbian Republican isn't easy. Social conservatives condemn your "homosexual lifestyle," while your friends (and lovers) on the left see you as part of the antigay...
Sep 2, 2004 / Christopher Lisotta
Defying Convention Defying Convention
This article draws on reporting by Eyal Press, Esther Kaplan and Katha Pollitt.
Sep 2, 2004 / Liza Featherstone
The GOP Hijacks 9/11 The GOP Hijacks 9/11
More than a thousand days have passed since September 11, 2001, yet the wounds are still raw.
Sep 2, 2004 / The Editors
Israel’s Albatross: US Neocons Israel’s Albatross: US Neocons
With friends like these, Israel doesn't need enemies.
Aug 31, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Populist Politics Meet Popular Culture Populist Politics Meet Popular Culture
"If Vice President Cheney were here, he'd tell you all to go fuck yourself!"
Aug 26, 2004 / Feature / Ari Berman
Shh, Don’t Tell the Swing Voters Shh, Don’t Tell the Swing Voters
Bush is being sold as a no-nonsense leader. So much for truth in advertising.
Aug 26, 2004 / Feature / David Corn
A Little Education Can Be a Dangerous Thing A Little Education Can Be a Dangerous Thing
Most teachers delight at being remembered by their former students. But when the student is Dick Cheney, it can be embarrassing. Consider the case of Dr. H. Bradford Westerf...
Aug 26, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols