magazine August 30, 2004

En Masse and On Message

Boston becomes a progressive tea party

By Christopher Hayes    activism elections politics social justice

They Knew

Despite the whitewash, we now know that the Bush administration was warned before the war that its Iraq claims were weak

By David Sirota and Christy Harvey    administration international politics war in iraq

Come Together Right Now

Labor unions reconfigure to battle huge multinationals

By David Moberg    elections labor

Freedom Reborn

Youth activists learn techniques for anti-racism, voter registration

A School Behind Bars

“There are a lot of teachable moments,” says Mary O’Mara, director of Five Keys Charter School in San Francisco.… more

The Ex Factor

Prison-reform groups work to educate former felons on their voting rights

Prison in the Cards

Many black men face a rough new rite of passage

music

Citizen Punk

While there is a history of political discourse in punk rock music dating back to the mid ’70s, much… more

By Don Thrasher   

I Love You, Madame Librarian

I, like probably most of you, have seen Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. Its title is a parody of the… more

By Kurt Vonnegut   

books

Seeking True Security

In January, my sister was arrested for hanging a banner off Los Angeles’ Transamerica building depicting a gas nozzle… more

By Frida Berrigan   

books

Another World, Possibly

Shortly before he died in 1918, the American critic Randolph Bourne penned an incendiary essay laying bare the monstrous… more

By Dave Mulcahey   

Editorial

Silence of the Dems

The words from the podium were inspiring. Ron Reagan urged voters to chose “between reason and ignorance, between true compassion and mere ideology.”… more

The Third Coast

The Best and Worst of Times

Barack Obama wowed them with his speech during the Democratic National Convention. Not only is he likely to make history as only the… more

Beyond Loopy

Bush and Co. have made the bizarre commonplace. So common that whenever there’s another White House announcement of some action they’ve either taken or proposed, people instinctively cringe: “Oh no, here it comes again.”

Getting It Right

Unlike previous youth voter initatives, the League is not looking to “appeal” to young voters—it is young voters.

Ghosts of Hatred Haunt GOP

Anguished voices have a way of echoing beyond the grave. And at times in Washington the spirits of bygone politicians are suddenly recalled… more