They’re Off! Here Come the Candidates They’re Off! Here Come the Candidates
Like birds on a wire, Democratic presidential wannabes are flapping their wings and leaving the perch at the same time. Or are they more akin to lemmings? N...
Jan 6, 2003 / Capital Games / David Corn
The Kissinger Kiss-off The Kissinger Kiss-off
Perhaps Henry Kissinger will escape final (on-this-earth) judgement. No trial for war crimes. No public shunning for his lying ways. No disinvitation from
Dec 16, 2002 / Capital Games / David Corn
Mainstreaming the Antiwar Movement? Mainstreaming the Antiwar Movement?
It was at the time of the October 26 antiwar rally in Washington--where tens of thousands of demonstrators heard speakers oppose war against Iraq and
Dec 10, 2002 / Capital Games / David Corn
Kissinger’s Back…As 9/11 Truth-Seeker Kissinger’s Back…As 9/11 Truth-Seeker
Asking Henry Kissinger to investigate government malfeasance or nonfeasance is akin to asking Slobodan Milosevic to investigate war crimes. Pretty damn akin...
Nov 27, 2002 / Capital Games / David Corn
An Un-Serious Congress An Un-Serious Congress
These are times of threat and crisis. So say the leaders of our government, and maybe they are right. Al Qaeda, they report, is on the rise, and terrorism a...
Nov 25, 2002 / Capital Games / David Corn
Pelosi’s First Dive Pelosi’s First Dive
It didn't take long. That is, for Nancy Pelosi, the new Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, to run for cover. Days after her colleagu...
Nov 20, 2002 / Capital Games / David Corn
Back to Iraq: Bush and His Pro-War Bias Back to Iraq: Bush and His Pro-War Bias
George W. Bush is on a roll. The elections at home. The UN Security Council's 15-to-0 acceptance of a resolution calling for tough inspections in Iraq (whic...
Nov 12, 2002 / Capital Games / David Corn
Regime Change Now…For the Democrats Regime Change Now…For the Democrats
Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, was barely into his post-Election Day press conference when he smiled and said, "I know I co...
Nov 6, 2002 / Capital Games / David Corn
Wellstone in Washington: A Remembrance Wellstone in Washington: A Remembrance
Washington loved Paul Wellstone more in death than in life. In the days following his demise in an airplane crash--which also claimed the lives of h...
Oct 30, 2002 / Capital Games / David Corn
Paul Wellstone: In His Own Voice Paul Wellstone: In His Own Voice
In the darkness of death, it is hard to line up thoughts, to arrange memories, to process feelings and ideas. Instead, we can, in this instance, let the dea...
Oct 25, 2002 / Capital Games / David Corn