Liz Cox Barrett, AlterNet. June 16, 2004. John Kerry's wife is smart, powerful, and independently wealthy. Will she be yet another victim of the 'Hillary treatment'?
Jonathan Tasini, TomPaine.com. June 15, 2004. The very liberal pundits who lament declining wages, unemployment, and the healthcare crisis are urging Kerry to denounce a police strike in Boston; what we need is a president who will bully corporations, not workers.
Jason Mark, AlterNet. June 15, 2004. Bush's anti-environmental policies could tip the scales in swing states like Nevada, Ohio and Florida this November. But is Kerry ready for the fight?
Donna Brazile, Women's eNews. June 4, 2004. Twenty years ago Geraldine Ferraro raised the electoral profile and hopes of women. But with women still representing so much untapped potential, candidates this summer should focus on energizing the women's vote.
Evan Derkacz, AlterNet. May 31, 2004. Ralph Nader keeps claiming he will take more votes away from Bush than from Kerry. Now comes a study of polls which puts the lie to that assertion.
Thomas Schaller, Gadflyer. May 27, 2004. In 2000, the Bush campaign outspent Gore by a 5:1 margin in Spanish-language media. Some Democrats are vowing not to repeat that mistake. The race is on to woo the nation’s largest ethnic group.
Erica Zeitlin, AlterNet. May 27, 2004. No longer a candidate, Dean has launched an effort to sustain populism and reclaim democracy. Meanwhile, he wants you to support Kerry and oppose Bush - and Nader.
Don Hazen, AlterNet. May 26, 2004. A new crop of hip-hop activists -- and some old, familiar faces -- are taking their message to the kids. From malls to hair salons to hip-hop clubs to a national convention in Newark, NJ -- the electoral energy is mounting.
Kristin V. Jones, The Nation. May 25, 2004. Is rage enough to turn out young anti-Bush voters in November? How about rage, a voter registration table and a good mosh pit? Punks are getting the vote out.
Laurie Spivak, AlterNet. May 25, 2004. The majority of Americans are more closely aligned with Democrats than they are with Republicans. Yet today, twice as many Americans identify themselves as conservatives than as progressives. One of the big problems? Marketing.
John Nichols, The Nation. May 20, 2004. Some bishops want to deny Kerry the Eucharist for supporting abortion rights. What about Bush and his support of the death penalty and an unjust war?
Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive. May 18, 2004. The former presidential contender looks back on his race and assesses the role of the media, the importance of supporting Kerry, and whether Bush would go quietly.
Jeremy Voas, Detroit Metro Times. May 14, 2004. Nader and his latter-day raiders refuse to confront one simple truth: Their protestations pass muster only if one clings to the fallacy that there's absolutely no difference between George W. Bush and John Kerry.
Chuck Todd, Washington Monthly. May 14, 2004. Conventional wisdom has it that the 2004 election will be extremely tight. But history shows that an election with an incumbent president tends to function as a referendum, which could mean a big win -- or a big loss-- for Kerry.
Richard Muhammad, AlterNet. May 13, 2004. Issues of interest to a lot of African-Americans are missing from the presidential campaign agenda, causing some activists to fear a lower voter turnout this November. And that doesn't bode well for John Kerry.
Lakshmi Chaudhry, AlterNet. May 11, 2004. Forget about angry, white men. John Kerry needs to pick a running mate who can deliver the one constituency most likely to help him win -- women. And John Edwards is the man for that job.
Robert L. Borosage, The Nation. May 11, 2004. John Kerry has been put on the defensive, answering Bush's assassins shot for shot. It's time for him to tell voters what things--big things--he is prepared to fight for and why.
Dan Carol, Eugene Weekly. May 10, 2004. Young leaders are using 'pick-up-a-hammer politics.' Fed up with alienation and non-voting, they aim to turn things around.
Ruth Conniff, The Progressive. May 7, 2004. A Marine wants to know why Kerry is sounding like Bush when it comes to Iraq. "He's the one who said, 'No one wants to be the last man to die for a mistake.’ That's what he's asking the troops to do right now."
Bill Berkowitz, AlterNet. May 6, 2004. An Iran/Contra scandalista, Otto Reich has always been anti-communist and anti-democratic. Now he’s joining the Bush re-election campaign.
Brad deGraf, AlterNet. May 6, 2004. In the battle for votes, strategy is everything. The Republicans' model -- while incredibly organized -- is top-down; the Democrats may be less organized but their webbing is strong.
David Sirota, Christy Harvey, Judd Legum, The Progress Report. May 6, 2004. The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) -- created to avoid a repeat of the 2000 election debacle -- is discussing electronic voting this week. Unfortunately, it's broke and will have to "abandon or delay much of its intended mission."
Don Hazen, AlterNet. May 5, 2004. In a unique political moment for progressives, Howard Dean electrifies an awards dinner honoring Tom Hayden in Los Angeles.
Zachary Roth, AlterNet. May 4, 2004. Whatever its outcome, Election 2004 has already been cast in the media as a battle between the strong-but-stubborn George Bush and a nuanced-but-indecisive John Kerry.
Don Hazen, AlterNet. May 2, 2004. Linguistic expert George Lakoff considers how John Kerry can hone his message more effectively as he struggles to find a defining theme.
A. Establishment, AlterNet. April 30, 2004. What's up with John Kerry? I'm not sure I can vote for someone who seems so willing to echo Bush's policies. Plus: Will Bush declare martial law if terrorists attack here?
A. Establishment, AlterNet. April 30, 2004. What's up with John Kerry? I'm not sure I can vote for someone who seems so willing to echo Bush's policies. Plus: Will Bush declare martial law if terrorists attack here?
Ruth Conniff, The Progressive. April 28, 2004. The National Journal, bible of Beltway wonks, has tagged Kerry with the 'most-liberal' label. But if he's so liberal, why did Kucinich, Dean and even Edwards attract more support from groups traditionally associated with the left?
Bill Berkowitz, AlterNet. April 27, 2004. The Democratic candidate appears to be trying to out-Bush Bush on foreign policy, and his positions have the centrist Democratic Leadership Council's stamp all over them.
Mary Lynn F. Jones, The American Prospect. April 27, 2004. While the Republican effort to scale back abortion rights victories has been relentless, abortion is just one of the areas in which women's freedoms are under assault.
Glenn BurnSilver, Fort Collins Weekly. April 26, 2004. German DJ Paul Van Dyk, who grew up behind the Iron Curtain, hopes to persuade American citizens to take their opinions to the polls on Election Day.
A. Establishment, AlterNet. April 22, 2004. Is my email being monitored? Can WMDs be planted? Are the Clintons fixing the election? It's National Conspiracy Week, and Auntie tackles some issues of concern.
Jonathan Schell, The Nation and TomDispatch.com. April 22, 2004. Kerry is stuck between politics and truth. After all, it is Kerry's bravery as a soldier fighting the mistaken war, not his bravery as a veteran opposing it, that helps him in his bid for the presidency.
Terence Samuel, The American Prospect. April 21, 2004. Right-wingers are sharpening their swords for a fierce battle with moderate Republicans across the nation.
Christopher Hayes, AlterNet. April 20, 2004. The challenge for progressives outraged at the Bush administration is to convert depth of sentiment into breadth of influence, and a number of groups are harnessing the energy of 20- and 30-somethings.
Mary Lynn F. Jones, AlterNet. April 19, 2004. Due to Democratic anger, Republican determination, and a sharply divided electorate, the 2004 election is set to become the most partisan in decades.
Aria Seligmann, Eugene Weekly. April 19, 2004. The frontrunner for the party's presidential nomination wants to extend his party's base and get rid of Bush. But is that impossible in such a tight race?
John Nichols, The Nation. April 16, 2004. As the radical right pursues the ideological cleansing of Congress, get ready to say goodbye to the most endangered species in American politics -- the moderate Republican.
Steven Hill, Rob Richie, AlterNet. April 14, 2004. Advocates of fair elections should work to ensure that we don't have another 'Florida' for the 2004 presidential election -- in Florida or any of the other 15 battleground states.
A. Establishment, AlterNet. April 14, 2004. What else can we do, besides discussing politics at home, to help our young sons value democracy and civil liberties? Plus: I'm not a citizen; can I still be politically active?
Judith Lewis, LA Weekly. April 13, 2004. It's clear what the Republican Party had to gain by welcoming women into its upper echelons and executive ranks. What's less clear is what's in it for the women themselves.
William Jelani Cobb, Africana.com. April 13, 2004. We have at last reached the point where black politicians have earned the right to be just as dubious and questionable as their white counterparts.
Mary Lynn F. Jones, The American Prospect. April 12, 2004. John Kerry hopes to choose a running mate in the next two months; if he wants an experienced vice president, he should try looking on Capitol Hill.
Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org. April 7, 2004. The presidential race may get top billing, but elections for 5,804 state legislative seats this November won't lack for drama.
A. Establishment, AlterNet. April 7, 2004. I have bills to pay and a limited amount of time and energy. Can I change the world and get the laundry done at the same time? Plus: what to do when your best friend turns a blind eye to politics.
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