You Can’t Blame Nader for This You Can’t Blame Nader for This
Let's hedge this with all the usual qualifiers. Kerry could pull it out. The spread's within the margin of error. Respondents to polls are lying out of fear of John Ashcroft.
Oct 21, 2004 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
A President Who Listens To a Higher Authority A President Who Listens To a Higher Authority
He can't remember one mistake. He'll stay on course till Hades freezes. How can he be so certain still? Because he's got the word from Jesus.
Oct 21, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Issue Left Behind The Issue Left Behind
Why the candidates won't talk about education.
Oct 21, 2004 / Feature / Linda Perlstein
The 9/11 Secret in the CIA’s Back Pocket The 9/11 Secret in the CIA’s Back Pocket
The agency is withholding a damning report that points at senior officials.
Oct 19, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
The L Word The L Word
Mary Cheney has devoted her entire career to providing cover for lesbian-hating organizations.
Oct 19, 2004 / Editorial / Richard Kim
Pay Attention Pay Attention
A star is on the rise for Death Cab for Cutie. The Seattle-based indie band's last record, Transatlanticism (Barsuk), has sold just over 184,000 copies.
Oct 14, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey
Rocking the Cuban Vote Rocking the Cuban Vote
Once-Republican Miami takes a left turn.
Oct 14, 2004 / Feature / Roberto Lovato
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 / Editorial / Katha Pollitt
Climate, the Absent Issue Climate, the Absent Issue
Every once in a while there is good news in this troubled world, and the choice of Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai as this year's Nobel Peace Prizewinner is one suc...
Oct 14, 2004 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard
Election Matters Election Matters
As he began his seventh campaign swing this year through the battleground state of Wisconsin on a sunny day in late September, George W. Bush loaded a secret weapon onto hi...
Oct 14, 2004 / Editorial / John Nichols