magazine November 15, 2004

The Hollow Man

The debates revealed just how little Candidate Bush has to offer.

By David Kusnet   

Running a Media Deficit

The joint rise of the conservative media and creeping authoritarianism is no coincidence.

By Robert Parry    administration media politics

Bushs War Against the Military

George W. Bush so often invokes his nominal title of “commander in chief” at veterans’ rallies, on military bases… more

By Ian Williams    administration elections military

Reality Check

From ending the Equal Pay Initiative to championing the Partial Birth Abortion Act, Bush’s record speaks for itself.

By Laura Flanders    administration elections gender social justice

Dissenters Be Damned!

Bush’s conception of judicial interpretation harks back to the dark days of monarchy.

By Stephen J. Fortunato Jr.   

Millenial Madness

Bush’s imperial foreign policy is doomed to repeat a sordid history.

By David Moberg    administration elections international politics

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Despite the claims of some leftists, there’s a dire difference between Bush and Kerry for African-Americans.

By Paul Street    administration elections race social justice

A Dangerous Legacy

Bush’s “ownership society” champions a hyper-individualism that threatens the commons.

By Adam Werbach    administration elections environment

Demise of Democracy

Russia’s democratic window, never pried open very wide following the Soviet Union’s demise, is slamming shut. Citing a summer… more

High Times

A Navajo town deals with the ravages of the latest addictive drug, crystal meth.

Making Every Vote Count

This year’s presidential election has spurred massive registration drives. States are hiring extra help to process applications and to… more

Requiem for a Dreamer

Editor’s note: What follows is a conversation between Kurt Vonnegut and out-of-print science fiction writer Kilgore Trout. It was… more

By Kurt Vonnegut   

books

Recipe for Disaster

Never mind the latest Matrix or Star Wars cinematic extravaganza. In this era of sequels, the biggest blockbuster is… more

By Phyllis Eckhaus    administration

film

Swan Song of the Century

Now, Johnny Ramone is dead. Like a chilling, not-so-funny answer to Spinal Tap—the fictional rock band whose drummers kept… more

By Michael Atkinson   

Presidential Cockfight

It’s such a bizarre and weird time in the world. This presidential race has become the biggest dick contest… more

By Margaret Cho    administration civil liberties elections social justice

music

Better Waits Than Never

Tom Waits’ long career has been marked by an aversion to explicitly political music. Dim light bulbs and graveyards,… more

By Kevin Canfield   

Power Pop

Race to the Bottom

Kerry is all about hunting and KILLING terrorists. But will he torture them? Will he rip off their heads and shit down their necks? I just don’t think he’s sincere.

Capitol Report

I Think He Can, I Think He Can

Young voters—whose turnout could be the highest since 1992—favored Kerry by as many as 25 points in recent Zogby polls.

The Third Coast

Cornel West: Public Intellectual

Cornel West may be America’s best-known public intellectual. He’s a professor of religion at Princeton University, where he has taught since a very… more

Editorial

The Choice is Yours

Bush is no fascist, but several of his tactics should send chills down our collective spine.