Why November 5 Matters Why November 5 Matters
The Democrats and Republicans will convene after the election to choose their leaders for the next Congress.
Oct 24, 2002 / Editorial / The Editors
Spending for Growth Spending for Growth
One of the great disappointments of recent decades is that Democrats have more or less swallowed whole the underlying economic theories of their Republican rivals.
Oct 24, 2002 / Editorial / Jeff Madrick
Welfare’s True Colors Welfare’s True Colors
With the 1996 welfare law expiring this fall, Congressmembers would do well to stop congratulating themselves on its alleged successes and turn their attention to the glaring f...
Oct 10, 2002 / Editorial / Gary Delgado and Menachem Krajcer
After Torricelli After Torricelli
Democrats in Washington and New Jersey sighed with relief when scandal-plagued Senator Robert Torricelli ended a doomed run for a second term.
Oct 3, 2002 / Editorial / John Nichols
Chill on the Hill Chill on the Hill
Would-be intelligence watchdogs often lack the knowledge or the will to be effective.
Sep 26, 2002 / Feature / Russ Baker
Congress and War Congress and War
In January, when George W. Bush's pollster warned that "Enron is a much bigger story than anyone in Washington realizes," White House political director Karl Rove informed the ...
Sep 12, 2002 / Editorial / John Nichols
The Right Welfare Reform The Right Welfare Reform
It was bad enough that the Bush Administration co-opted the Children's Defense Fund slogan "Leave No Child Behind." Then the most famous former board member of CDF, Hillary Rodham...
Jul 3, 2002 / Editorial / Ruth Conniff
The Israel Lobby The Israel Lobby
On May 2 the Senate, in a vote of 94 to 2, and the House, 352 to 21, expressed unqualified support for Israel in its recent military actions against the Palestinians. The resol...
May 23, 2002 / Editorial / Michael Massing
Brakes on Fast Track Brakes on Fast Track
An odd thing has happened in the obscure but spirited fight activists are waging against NAFTA's notorious Chapter 11 and the exclusive legal privileges it gives to multinational ...
May 9, 2002 / Editorial / William Greider