Damaged Goods Damaged Goods
George W. Bush is damaged goods, but he has found his campaign voice--the forked tongue of the high road/low road politician.
Aug 26, 2004 / William Greider
A Failed Presidency A Failed Presidency
As Republicans gather in New York City, the Bush campaign will undergo a drastic makeover, camouflaging gutter tactics with a veneer of moderation calculated to help the Presiden...
Aug 26, 2004 / The Editors
The Confusion The Confusion
After scenes of violence and a turbulence that would have passed into riot but for the repressive hand of the police, the National Convention of the Republican party came to a cl...
Aug 24, 2004 / The Editors
Goodbye, Mr. McGreevey Goodbye, Mr. McGreevey
How Jim McGreevey perfected the art of swimming in the mainstream.
Aug 17, 2004 / Richard Kim
The Danger of ‘Extremism’ The Danger of ‘Extremism’
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Aug 12, 2004 / The Editors
Nation Notes Nation Notes
Sidney Morgenbesser, the philosopher's philosopher, died on August 1. Sidney was one of a kind.
Aug 12, 2004 / The Nation
Sex, Lies and Politics Sex, Lies and Politics
Throwing a bone to its sex-obsessed religious base, the GOP has slipped an abstinence activist into its convention mix of mostly moderate speakers.
Aug 12, 2004 / Lara Riscol
Press Watch Press Watch
A silver lining amid the dismal outpouring of news from Iraq has been the unbroken parade of conservative (and liberal hawk) commentators who now admit--with mea culpas, half-apo...
Aug 12, 2004 / Scott Sherman
No Bush, No Chicago ’68 No Bush, No Chicago ’68
The war on the other side of the world was launched with high expectations but is now widely seen as a fiasco.
Aug 12, 2004 / John Passacantando and Todd Gitlin
Election Matters Election Matters
In the 1960s John F. Kennedy inspired America with his pledge to put a man on the moon in ten years. Now, John F.
Aug 12, 2004 / Mark Hertsgaard