Slow-Gear Democrats Slow-Gear Democrats
In many ways, Senator John Kerry is the perfect candidate for the Democratic Party--handsome and serious, well regarded if not widely loved, deeply experienced in governing polic...
Jul 15, 2004 / Editorial / William Greider
Election Postponed to Preserve Democracy Election Postponed to Preserve Democracy
TRANSCRIPT OF THE OCTOBER 28, 2004, SPEECH, FROM THE OVAL OFFICE, BY GEORGE W. BUSH My Fellow Citizens,
Jul 15, 2004 / Editorial / Jeff Gillenkirk
Kerry: No W. (& No Bill) Kerry: No W. (& No Bill)
A friend of mine in Los Angeles reports listening to a radio station that caters to middle-class African-Americans and hearing repeatedly from hosts and callers that there's litt...
Jul 15, 2004 / Editorial / David Corn
Election Matters Election Matters
Rosa DeLauro, the savvy Connecticut Congresswoman whom Democratic leaders and the Kerry for President campaign put in charge of drafting the party's 2004 platform, says, "It refl...
Jul 15, 2004 / Editorial / John Nichols
Freedom’s Trail Freedom’s Trail
As Democrats prepare for their convention in Boston, they should ponder the city's catalytic role in American history.
Jul 15, 2004 / Editorial / The Editors
The Shape of Things The Shape of Things
This essay, from the July 17, 1948, issue of The Nation, is a special selection from The Nation Digital Archive. If you want to read everything The Nation has ever published on the...
Jul 13, 2004 / Editorial / The Editors
Fact of the Matter Is That Facts Didn’t Matter Fact of the Matter Is That Facts Didn’t Matter
The Senate panel's report is a damning indictment of the Bush Doctrine.
Jul 13, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Dean Debates Nader Dean Debates Nader
Dean advises quitting. Nader calls him "a detergent for the dirty linen of the Democratic Party."
Jul 9, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols
Senate WMD Report Whacks CIA, Not Bush Senate WMD Report Whacks CIA, Not Bush
The panel says there was no immediate threat from Iraq.
Jul 9, 2004 / Feature / David Corn