A Social Occasion A Social Occasion
When organizers were planning the Boston Social Forum, they envisioned a gathering that would counter the Democratic National Convention in every way.
Jul 29, 2004 / Editorial / Jennifer C. Berkshire
The Real Story in Boston The Real Story in Boston
Everyone agrees. The story is that there is no story. The candidates have already been chosen. The platform has been written to avoid controversy.
Jul 29, 2004 / Editorial / Victor Navasky
Counting Every Vote Counting Every Vote
The Democratic platform approved this week by convention delegates in Boston contains strong language regarding the party's commitment to protect the right of Americans to vote--...
Jul 29, 2004 / Editorial / The Editors
An Excuse-Spouting Bush Is Busted by the 9/11 Report An Excuse-Spouting Bush Is Busted by the 9/11 Report
Before, incompetence and sloth; after, lies and the wrong war.
Jul 27, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Dispatches from the Boston Social Forum Dispatches from the Boston Social Forum
If another world is possible, what will that world look like?
Jul 24, 2004 / Feature / Jennifer C. Berkshire
Time’s Up Time’s Up
Though Bush trumpets his commitment to the AIDS fight, the delegation he sent to Bangkok was rather anemic.
Jul 22, 2004 / Feature / Esther Kaplan
What Do We Stand For? What Do We Stand For?
A blueprint for a progressive patriotism.
Jul 22, 2004 / Feature / Mark Green
An Error of Supreme Dimensions An Error of Supreme Dimensions
Not to risk blasphemy, but shouldn't a special commission look into whether God provided the warrior President with faulty intelligence? Recall that George W.
Jul 21, 2004 / Editorial / William Greider
Homophobia and Apple Pie Homophobia and Apple Pie
Bush keeps claiming to represent "normal" Americans at the expense of "the other."
Jul 20, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Neocon Riots Rock DC Neocon Riots Rock DC
Areas of the nation's capital were in ruins as protests continued against a bill that would revive the military draft, but only for neoconservatives.
Jul 15, 2004 / Editorial / Eric Kenning