The L Word The L Word
Mary Cheney has devoted her entire career to providing cover for lesbian-hating organizations.
Oct 19, 2004 / Richard Kim
Follow the Money Follow the Money
The Christian right's comeback has been fueled by Bush Administration grants.
Oct 14, 2004 / Feature / Esther Kaplan
Roe = Dred Roe = Dred
Many viewers were puzzled when, toward the end of the second debate, George W. Bush answered a question about Supreme Court nominees by referring to the Dred Scott case.
Oct 14, 2004 / Katha Pollitt
Voting for the First Time Voting for the First Time
A conversation with Utah Phillips.
Oct 12, 2004 / Feature / Carolyn Crane
Rocking the Youth Vote–From 1972 to 2004 Rocking the Youth Vote–From 1972 to 2004
Lennon spoke out then, as Springsteen speaks out now.
Oct 7, 2004 / Feature / Jon Wiener
Bush’s Court Picks: Be Afraid. Very Afraid. Bush’s Court Picks: Be Afraid. Very Afraid.
Democrats haven't made much of what would happen to the courts should Bush win a second term.
Oct 7, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Union Makes Its Bed Union Makes Its Bed
On September 29 in San Francisco, 4,000 hotel employees--all members of the newly merged union UNITE HERE--walked out on strike or were locked out of their workplaces after their...
Oct 7, 2004 / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele
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
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
Patriot at the Bat Patriot at the Bat
Just as Roger Clemens can be counted on to fire heat, our national pastime inevitably waves the flag in times of national stress.
Aug 26, 2004 / Richard Pollak