Political Figures

Grover Norquist: ‘Field Marshal’ of the Bush Plan Grover Norquist: ‘Field Marshal’ of the Bush Plan

He's an archconservative who thinks big and knows how to get things done.

Apr 26, 2001 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss

The Worst 100 Days The Worst 100 Days

It's back to the future with the George W. Bush who is leading the nation--in the hard-edged style of the recent fiasco in Florida.

Apr 26, 2001 / The Editors

Lie to the Media, Get a Job Lie to the Media, Get a Job

Perhaps I underestimate the joy of being given a silly nickname by the Leader of the Free World, but I'm having a hard time understanding why media big feet are so taken by the n...

Apr 19, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman

Bush Unites the Enviros Bush Unites the Enviros

In early April an alert was sent out by a longtime oceans activist worried that the Bush Administration was about to reverse a program to establish marine protected areas. A numbe...

Apr 19, 2001 / David Helvarg

Bush’s Contra Buddies Bush’s Contra Buddies

The current President George Bush, whose very name evokes a dark era many would prefer to forget, seems determined to resurrect the ghosts of America's scandal-ridden past. A numb...

Apr 19, 2001 / Peter Kornbluh

Bush Vs. Green Bush Vs. Green

Barbara Kingsolver, renowned author of The Poisonwood Bible and Prodigal Summer, wrote this call-to-action against the profound threats the new administration poses to

Apr 15, 2001 / Barbara Kingsolver

Science or Politics? Science or Politics?

A question for the new millennium: When there is no paper, is there still a paper trail? Answer: Not unless you vacuum the Internet and print the download.

Apr 12, 2001 / Feature / Terry J. Allen

Forked-Tongue Budget Forked-Tongue Budget

Resident Bush's budget brandishes the camouflaged conservatism that is the hallmark of this disingenuous Administration. It advertises a 4 percent increase in discretionary spendi...

Apr 12, 2001 / Robert L. Borosage

Analyze This Analyze This

This is not going to be a column blaming Ralph Nader and the Greens for the daily disasters of the Bush Administration, so don't stop reading--yet. That column has been written d...

Apr 12, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Black Politics in the Bush Era: Fallout From 2000 Will Continue Black Politics in the Bush Era: Fallout From 2000 Will Continue

Angry over the Florida debacle, African-Americans may retaliate in 2002.

Apr 12, 2001 / Feature / Ron Walters

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