Luchina Fisher, Women's eNews. April 6, 2004. Black women tend to vote Democratic, but as presidential election politics heat up, Republicans are hoping to make inroads in this key voting bloc.
Jerry Landay, AlterNet. April 5, 2004. Some 350 powerful right-wing political organizations, operating outside of campaign funding constraints, are marching in lock-step to support the president's re-election.
Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation. April 4, 2004. Too many politicians--and their campaigns--lack the courage to debate, let alone adopt, big ideas in this country.
James Oliphant, Santa Fe Reporter. March 31, 2004. While New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has downplayed his interest, there's no doubt he's been short-listed as a potential running mate for John Kerry. Who is this guy, anyway?
Richard Muhammad, AlterNet. March 31, 2004. U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama may help the Democrats retake the Senate in November -- and the Illinois progressive says he won't move to the center to do it.
Michael Santos, openDemocracy.net. March 30, 2004. Sixteen years after his incarceration for cocaine distribution, a federal prisoner reflects on the political cycle he has witnessed from the wrong side of the prison walls.
A. Establishment, AlterNet. March 30, 2004. This week: What can I say to a brother who wants to enlist in the military; are polls accurate and can we really trust them? Plus: Should I leave my politically correct (but boring) boyfriend?
Mary Lynn F. Jones, The American Prospect. March 30, 2004. The Republican-controlled Senate could spend its time debating pressing legislation. But that would interfere with its plans to bash John Kerry.
Bill Berkowitz, AlterNet. March 29, 2004. The religious right is hoping to convince mainstream and traditionally Democratic Party-oriented African Americans that gays are sullying the history of the civil rights struggle.
Damien Jackson, The Progressive. March 29, 2004. With the memory of Florida 2000 still fresh, a coalition of activists working to increase black voter turnout are going to devote just as much time to ensuring their votes get counted.
David Donnelly, AlterNet. March 26, 2004. Six weeks after Cintas Corp.'s chairman co-hosted a $1.7 million fundraiser for George W. Bush, the EPA proposed exempting industrial laundries like Cintas from rules that protect workers from handling toxic materials. Maybe it's just a coincidence.
Katha Pollitt, The Nation. March 26, 2004. Single women voters are fans of progressive change. So why don't the Democrats offer them something progressive? Like pay equity, universal public preschool, or heck, free birth control.
Thomas Frank, TomPaine.com. March 25, 2004. Heartland America despises intellectuals with their highfalutin' ways and that's why they vote for plainspoken men like George Bush or Ronald Reagan -- each of whom, once elected, did his level best to shower the nation's corporate elite with policy gifts.
Marty Jezer, AlterNet. March 24, 2004. The ability to learn from past mistakes, think with subtlety and nuance, and understand current events as a complexity of forces always in flux is an attribute voters should look for in all political candidates.
A. Establishment, AlterNet. March 24, 2004. This week: getting your news straight from the source; after the election, what about the future? Plus: world citizens are watching -- but can they help?
Pilar Marrero, Pacific News Service. March 24, 2004. The growth of Latinos into the nation's largest minority could put New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Kerry's short list of potential vice presidential candidates -- and help win several key battleground states in the Southwest.
Sabrina L. Miller, Africana.com. March 23, 2004. Barack Obama, winner of the Illinois Senate primary, hasn't always been a favorite among Chicago's black voters. Why? This African American wasn't seen as black enough.
Sasha Abramsky, AlterNet. March 19, 2004. As the 2004 presidential election approaches, millions of Americans remain legally prevented from voting in their home states.
David Moberg, In These Times. March 18, 2004. In the battleground state of Ohio, labor is keeping workers focused on kitchen-table issues, such as the loss of jobs, the export of jobs overseas, and the growing healthcare crisis.
A. Establishment, AlterNet. March 17, 2004. This week: He's an uber-Republican, but he's the coolest boss I've ever had. Can he be converted? Plus: Can we please get off the subject of Ralph Nader and get to the real issues?
A BuzzFlash Interview. March 16, 2004. The collected quotations in Bruce Miller's new book 'Take Them At Their Words' are hilarious -- until you remember that these people are running the government.
Frances Fitzgerald, The Nation. March 16, 2004. The campaign strategy that helped Lyndon Johnson defeat Barry Goldwater in 1964 might work for the Democrats, if they can make a persuasive case that Bush is outside the mainstream.
Brian Bennett, AlterNet. March 16, 2004. Do 'self-made men' really achieve their success without the help of other people or government programs? If not, why would they deny public assistance to others?
Bill Berkowitz, AlterNet. March 11, 2004. Will a newly formed Bishops Task Force aimed at holding Catholic politicians accountable for their political positions hone in on John Kerry?
Doris "Granny D" Haddock, AlterNet. March 10, 2004. In the poorest communities of the U.S. there are people who are alienated from our democracy. They live in another nation, almost, but they long for respect, inclusion and prosperity.
Laurie Spivak, AlterNet. March 10, 2004. Just two days after Howard Stern urged listeners to 'vote George W. Bush out of office,' Clear Channel suspended him. Now the nation's most popular radio host may be the Republicans' worst nightmare.
A. Establishment, AlterNet. March 10, 2004. How do you find people who don't think the way you do so you can convince them to vote? Plus: Who cares who wins the election? Who cares who wins the election!?!?!?
Mary Lynn F. Jones, The American Prospect. March 9, 2004. In a show of unprecedented unity, Democrats of all stripes are quickly coming together to beat the Republicans.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. March 8, 2004. Bush hopes to impact the Latino vote by dumping millions into ads on Spanish-language television networks -- and the Democrats are paying close attention.
Daniel Kurtzman, AlterNet. March 8, 2004. From fake scandals to shocking soundbites, here are the most memorable feats and foibles of the Democratic campaign trail.
Hillary Frey, The Nation. March 6, 2004. Music for America's mission is to inspire a million young people to participate in the presidential election, and its strategy is right on: Throw a good party, and potential voters will come.
Bill Berkowitz, AlterNet. March 4, 2004. Victims' families are outraged by Bush's use of Ground Zero images in the first of the President's re-election advertisements.
Susan Jacoby, TomPaine.com. March 4, 2004. If Bush is re-elected, he will have the power to mold the Supreme Court in his own image. Democrats should make this a top issue in Election '04.
David Donnelly, AlterNet. March 3, 2004. The battleground state of Ohio is one of Bush's most trustworthy sources of campaign contributions, as corporate donors vie to 'protect their investment.'
A. Establishment, AlterNet. March 3, 2004. This week: Election overload, and it's only March! How will we make it to November? Plus: Is sex still political?
Doug Ireland, TomPaine.com. March 3, 2004. Dems, don't start measuring curtains for the Oval Office just yet. Those who think Kerry has an easy coast toward November haven't taken a look at the big picture.
David Corn, The Nation. March 3, 2004. 1) Conventional wisdom rules the day; 2) it's no sin to be electable; and 3) after 9/11, America wants a grown-up at the wheel.
Kevin Griffis, Creative Loafing (Atlanta). March 2, 2004. Why have traditionally Democratic rural whites so solidly embraced a Republican Party whose economic program runs directly counter to their own interests?
Ruth Rosen, San Francisco Chronicle. March 2, 2004. The Democratic nominee will be drawn into a political and cultural fray over issues that galvanized a generation during the 1960s -- racial equality, abortion, gay rights and more.
David Swanson, AlterNet. March 1, 2004. In CBS's debate, all four candidates came off looking admirable by comparison to the media royalty's arrogant abusiveness.
Ruth Rosen, San Francisco Chronicle. February 29, 2004. In some states, a young offender could finish probation, work and pay taxes, but never be able to vote again -- a clear instance of taxation without representation.
Lee Nichols, Austin Chronicle. February 27, 2004. Electronic voting has staunch defenders and passionate detractors. One way or another, as this Texas county learned, it will make a huge impact on the 2004 elections.
David Moberg, In These Times. February 26, 2004. The economy is a top issue with voters, and how the candidates play the game could make or break their campaigns.
A. Establishment, AlterNet. February 26, 2004. This week: Auntie scolds people who threaten to move to Canada. Plus: With all the focus on the presidential election, aren't people forgetting about the House and Senate?
John Nichols, The Nation. February 26, 2004. Kucinich's solid second-place finish in Hawaii was one of the strongest showings in any primary or caucus for a candidate stressing an anti-war message.
Mary Lynn F. Jones, TomPaine.com. February 26, 2004. By agreeing to support legislation that would protect the gun industry from civil lawsuits, Democrats are sacrificing long-held principles for short-term electoral gains.
Natasha Hunter, TomPaine.com. February 24, 2004. The White House is gambling that fear of terrorism will trump domestic concerns on Election Day. The Dems are eager to prove him wrong.
