Politics

‘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

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