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Right-Wing Class Warfare Swung the 2004 Electionnew
The idea that last week's election results show that there is a great silent majority of Americans who vote first and foremost on their moral values is nonsense. What put Bush over the top is the wealth.
The Village Voice |
Rick Perlstein |
11-09-2004 |
Commentary
Where Our Vanished Values Went -- and How They Might Come Backnew
The paradox of this election is that it was won not on the basis of the issues at stake or the actual conditions of our life, but on matters of good and evil.
The Village Voice |
Michael Feingold |
11-09-2004 |
Politics
Is Gay Marriage the New Nader?new
Some blame John Kerry's statistically narrow defeat on the 11 state initiatives banning same-sex marriage. It may be that Democrats can't win if they support gay rights in any form, even that of civil unions. It may be that they'll have to throw gays overboard.
The Village Voice |
Laura Conaway |
11-09-2004 |
Politics
November Surprises: What the Presidential Election Was Really Aboutnew
Less than an hour after George W. Bush's victory speech Wednesday, U.S. fighter planes launched major air strikes against Falluja. Yet the transparently self-serving timing of the biggest Bush military offensive since 2003 is passing unchallenged.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett and Anna LeMond |
11-09-2004 |
International
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
It's Mourning in Americanew
No matter what claims George Bush makes to another term now, we can't know without seeing Ohio's provisional ballots what voters here intended to say. By law, those ballots can't be counted until 11 days after the election.
The Village Voice |
Rick Perlstein |
11-03-2004 |
Politics
No More Sleeping With the Enemynew
With the country deeply divided over the current presidential race—with Republican George Bush and John Kerry in a dead heat and many voters in a blind rage over their guy—political affiliation has ascended to the top of requirement lists for potential mates.
The Village Voice |
Matthew Philip |
11-02-2004 |
Sex
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
Bush's Courting of Saddamnew
George W. Bush has had several business intertwinings with the dark side, starting way back in 1974, when he was 28 years old. Each of these tales has CIA ties, which touch virtually every Bush business venture until 1990.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett and Nathan Deuel |
10-27-2004 |
Politics
Days of Wine and Neurosesnew
Payne's movies are distinguished by their indelible characters, and Sideways -- a cross between a three-legged sack race and a pedant's bacchanal -- is no exception, featuring two of the most fully realized comic creations in recent American movies.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
10-22-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Alexander Payne, Sideways
Cheney Stops News Cycle Coldnew
Say what you want about Dick Cheney's performance, but he shifted the headlines away from his boss -- at least until the next debate, this Friday.
The Village Voice |
Ta-Nehisi Coates |
10-07-2004 |
Politics
Scenography and Sisterwitnew
In her new album, the Philly songsmith injects the draggy funk tempos of neo-soul with intellect and honest blues.
The Village Voice |
Jason King |
10-06-2004 |
Reviews
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
See Bush Twitch: Split Screens Give President a Disadvantagenew
Here is today’s received wisdom—split screens kill. There was John Kerry looking calm, making his points. And there was George Bush, twitching, slouching, rapidly blinking as he listened.
The Village Voice |
Ta-Nehisi Coates |
10-01-2004 |
Politics
