AlterNet.org: Election 2004

How Bush Won

Mark Danner, Tomdispatch.com — Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:00:01 PST

Tales from the frontlines of Bush's re-election.

Not Your Grandfather's Anti-Semitism

Tony Judt, The Nation — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:00:01 PST

It's time to recognize that anti-Semitism has changed from what it used to be, even if it's difficult and painful to talk about.

The Myth of the Exurban Voter

Ruy Teixeira, The Center for American Progress and The Century Foundation — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:00:01 PST

Public Opinion Watch: The exurban myth; Who needs the political center; The people don't want to privatize Social Security

Back to Bush's Regularly Scheduled Problems

David Corn, LA Weekly — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 00:00:01 PST

Easy to run for office, hard to govern: It didn't take long for problems to crop up for George Bush post-election.

Will the GOP Nuke the Constitution?

Arianna Huffington, AlterNet — Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:00:01 PST

The plan to do away with judicial filibusters is an out-and-out power grab by the president and his Congressional accomplices.

My Holiday Gift List

Jim Hightower, AlterNet — Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:00:01 PST

I'm sending Donnie Rumsfeld a six-month stint as a grunt in Iraq, assigned to drive one of those vehicles that he still hasn't outfitted with life-protecting armor.

Throw Down Your Cross

John Gorenfeld, Gadflyer — Wed, 22 Dec 2004 00:00:01 PST

Why is President Bush supporting a group trying to convince African American churches to literally throw their crosses in the trash?

Sabotaging Social Security

Robert Scheer, AlterNet — Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:00:01 PST

The anti-Social Security crowd is trying to make this a young-versus-old generational fight, even though seniors still pay taxes like anybody else.

The Mainstream Crying For Election Reform

Steven Hill, Rob Richie, AlterNet — Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:00:01 PST

When you have Tom Brokaw calling for election reform, it means that something is really wrong.

Fighting Dirty

David Morris, AlterNet — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 00:00:01 PST

In war, one tries to demoralize and destroy the enemy, seize territory and gain unconditional surrender. Must liberals approach politics as war in order to win?

Did Jesus Wear Birkenstocks?

Alexander Zaitchik, New York Press — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:00:01 PST

Conservative evangelical Christians are getting worried about the fate of God's creation. Can the greening of the GOP base happen fast enough to derail the party's scorched-earth plans for Bush II?

D.L.C.: Democrats Love Corporations?

David Sirota, The Nation — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 00:00:01 PST

The Democratic Leadership Council's addiction to contributions from Philip Morris, Texaco, and Merck is proof enough that its "centrism" is really a naked corporate agenda.

The Values Voters Debate Continues

Ruy Teixeira, The Center for American Progress and The Century Foundation — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:00:01 PST

Public Opinion Watch: Where's the evidence that values voters increased this election from 2000? Also, an update on the National Exit Polls results on Hispanic voting.

What (Good Things) Happened in Colorado?

Rick Ridder, AlterNet — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 01:00:01 PST

A political strategist explains why Democrats in Colorado cleaned the Republicans clocks on Nov. 2.

Her Kinsey Obsession

Max Blumenthal, AlterNet — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 00:00:01 PST

Judith Reisman believes sex researcher Alfred Kinsey is responsible for all the cultural decay and sexual permissiveness that she sees. And she's got the ear of the Christian right and the White House.

A Cloud Over the Constitution

Nat Hentoff, Village Voice — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:00:01 PST

The Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee lack the grit or the will to stop Alberto Gonzales.

What Labor Learned on Nov. 2

David Moberg, The Nation — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 12:00:01 PST

The challenge for labor – and the Democrats – is straightforward: There aren't enough union members.

Social Security Suicide

Molly Ivins, AlterNet — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:00:01 PST

The Bushies don't want to mend Social Security, they want to end it – and they are quite upfront about it.

Gary Webb R.I.P.

Robert Parry, Consortium News — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:00:01 PST

The real tragedy of journalist Webb’s historic gift – and of his life cut short – is that because of the major news media’s cowardice, a dark chapter of the Reagan-Bush era remains largely unknown to the American people.

Kansas Fooled, Again

Robert L. Borosage, TomPaine.com — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:00:01 PST

Immediately after the election, the Republican-led Congress convened in Washington, dropped their culture war, and passed a gigantic spending bill loaded with corporate pork.