A Long Four Years in Midland A Long Four Years in Midland
Bush's hometown is still behind him, but not with the enthusiasm of 2000.
Oct 21, 2004 / Feature / Russell Cobb
Rocking the Cuban Vote Rocking the Cuban Vote
Once-Republican Miami takes a left turn.
Oct 14, 2004 / Feature / Roberto Lovato
Reforming Three Strikes Reforming Three Strikes
In November, California voters will have their first chance in a decade to reform the state's "three strikes and you're out" law, which has imposed cruel life sentences on th...
Oct 14, 2004 / Louis Freedberg
The Right Wing’s Drive for ‘Tort Reform’ The Right Wing’s Drive for ‘Tort Reform’
Thanks to damage caps and other measures, victims are often unable to sue.
Oct 7, 2004 / Feature / Dan Zegart
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
Missouri’s Female Trouble Missouri’s Female Trouble
Women may decide Kerry's fate.
Sep 30, 2004 / Feature / Sharon Lerner
LA’s Liberty Vote LA’s Liberty Vote
Jon Wiener is on the board of the Liberty Hill Foundation.
Sep 30, 2004 / Jon Wiener
Death on the Border Death on the Border
Now that a summerlong Homeland Security crackdown along the Arizona border is concluding, the results are in and they spell lethal failure.
Sep 30, 2004 / Marc Cooper
It’s a Baker Botts World It’s a Baker Botts World
When the Bushes need a fixer, they turn to James Baker III. He and his firm benefit.
Sep 23, 2004 / Feature / Robert Bryce
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
An anti-Bush backlash is growing among ranchers, hunters and property owners.
Sep 23, 2004 / Feature / Eyal Press