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Crowds Press Antiwar Message Nationwide Crowds Press Antiwar Message Nationwide

"I want Bush to see that his people are against the war," declared 38-year-old Aris Cisneros, as he and his two childern joined a demonstration that filled the streets of downtown...

Jan 18, 2003 / Blog / John Nichols

Cities For Peace Cities For Peace

As the troop buildup continues, the antiwar movement has gone from emerging to here. Ruth Rosen was particularly optimistic in an op-ed in yesterday's San Francisco Chronicle. The...

Jan 14, 2003 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

George W. Lieberman George W. Lieberman

If there was one thing that rational political observers agreed upon after last November's Democratic debacle, it was that Democrats need to do a much better job of distinguishing...

Jan 13, 2003 / Blog / John Nichols

War is Not Inevitable War is Not Inevitable

Regardless of the outcome of weapons inspections, the Bush Administration seems poised to soon launch an invasion of Iraq. Join Tony Kushner, Katha Pollitt , Janeane Garofalo...

Jan 10, 2003 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

The Fight for the Future of Music The Fight for the Future of Music

America stands on the cusp of a sweeping set of shifts in federal media ownership rules that could dramatically alter the nature of what we see, hear and read, warns Federal Commi...

Jan 6, 2003 / Blog / John Nichols

Death Penalty Talking Points Death Penalty Talking Points

While the death penalty is legal in most of the US, executions are increasingly taking place only in the South, according to the end-of-the-year report from the Death Penalty Inf...

Jan 2, 2003 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

‘The Politics Were on the Street’ ‘The Politics Were on the Street’

The punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s seized the power of rock-and-roll back from the corporate conglomerates that had warped the music into a flabby, over-produced, stadium-ro...

Dec 23, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols

Last-Minute Gift Ideas Last-Minute Gift Ideas

Only three days left before Christmas but there's still more than enough time to finish your shopping. Here are a few ideas for the activists on your gift list: Global Exchange ...

Dec 23, 2002 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Check and Balance Cheney’s Choice Check and Balance Cheney’s Choice

George W. Bush has chosen a nominee to replace ousted Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. More precisely, the president has rubber-stamped a selection made by Vice President Dick Che...

Dec 21, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols

Between a Rock and a Hardass Between a Rock and a Hardass

Trent Lott is at the bottom of a deep hole, and he is digging like crazy. Every time the Dixiecrat cheerleader denies his Confederate tendencies, he comes out looking a little mor...

Dec 19, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols

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