AltWeeklies Wire
The Dream Is Lost: Bush Gets Mandate for Theocracynew
Not only did George Bush win, but he captured the presidency by a margin of what now looks like 4 million votes. That's a clear mandate and a big green light for the right wing to push ahead with an ideological program.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
11-03-2004 |
Commentary
Swing States: Et Tu, New Jersey?new
With the election entering its final stretch, four states have suddenly appeared as potential wild cards. They are New Jersey, Colorado, Hawaii, and Arkansas, representing a total of 34 electoral votes.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway, Laurie Agnese and Nicole Duarte |
11-02-2004 |
Politics
Bill Clinton Cries Foulnew
Bill Clinton made a sharp and perhaps surprising attack on George W. Bush this week, saying in a speech Monday in Philadelphia that the president may be using the war on terror to scare voters away from the polls.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
10-27-2004 |
Politics
The Real President Stands Upnew
Dick Cheney was every inch the president so many accuse him of being in Tuesday night's debate. He painted John Edwards and John Kerry as having been AWOL for Senate votes, and as two insignificant con men not worth talking to or about.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
10-06-2004 |
Politics
Network Problems. Please Stand By.new
The Bush campaign may have a field day with one nugget from the controversy over Dan Rather's report on the president's National Guard Service: Kerry's new spokesman, Joe Lockhart, has said he talked with Bill Burkett, the man who gave the suspect documents to CBS.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
09-22-2004 |
Politics
Tags: George W. Bush, John Kerry
Pre-Attack Warning of 9-11 Could Haunt John Kerrynew
Now that he's been endorsed by a group of 9-11 widows, Kerry has issued a pretty tepid statement on the attack, promising to re-convene the 9-11 Commission. But 9-11 is a minefield for Kerry, who didn't act on a May 2001 letter warning of lax security at Logan Airport.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
09-15-2004 |
Politics
Rummy Must Gonew
God knows, George W. Bush won't fire his Secretary of Defense. This country is not run by an elected president. It is run by a junta consisting of Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, with Bush as their flack.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
05-17-2004 |
Commentary
