magazine March 1, 2004

Decoding Dubya

Deceptive as ever; more pedestrian than usual.

By David Kusnet   

Devil in the Details

“The people of Iraq are free,” declared U.S. President George W. Bush in his State of the Union… more

By Naomi Klein   

Dems Vie for Star Slot

One message was clear from the first two battles of the primary season: The economy, healthcare and the… more

By David Moberg   

State of the Asylum

On the afternoon of Tuesday, January 20, In These Times received a fax: ON ORANGE ALERT HERE. ECONIMIC TERRORIST ATTACK...

By Kurt Vonnegut   

Ghost Writer

I have a scoop. I know who wrote Dubya’s State of the Union address. It was William Claude… more

By Studs Terkel   

Second-Class Citizenship

In his State of the Union address, President Bush asked Congress to reform U.S. immigration laws “to reflect… more

By Juan Gonzalez   

Locker Room Politics

Finally, a president with the guts to denounce that widespread, national scourge: Steroid use among professional athletes. Indeed,… more

By Susan J. Douglas   

False Crusader

In his State of the Union speech, President Bush told U.S. troops: “America is proud of you. And… more

By Jim Wallis   

Two Little Words

It came as a two-word directive right after the remark about protecting American businesses from “needless federal regulation”… more

By Sandra Steingraber   

Buy In Now, Pay Later

Anyone hoping that President Bush would produce a plan to help the nation’s workers through difficult times was… more

By Dean Baker   

Education Eugenics

Go ahead, George, and lie to me. Lie to my dog. Lie to my sister. But don’t you… more

By Greg Palast   

Weapon of Mass Distraction

President Bush used his State of the Union address as a weapon of mass distraction and ignored the… more

By Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.   

Texas Testing Massacre

Candidate Bush trumpeted the academic progress of students under a reform regime built on a single standardized test,… more

By Bill Ayers   

Re-United Nations

U.S. admits U.N. role necessary for laying the electoral groundwork in Iraq

Oil and Democracy Don’t Mix

Bush administration policies guarantee a constant flow, no matter what the human cost

Bush’s Sheldon Game

Lou Sheldon calls gay people “dark forces” bent on destroying “faith and families.” He backed quarantining people with… more

U.S. vs. Them

World Social Forum takes aim at empire

Sundance 2004

The Sundance Film Festival is part high school (did you get invited to the party?), part bazaar (check… more

By Pat Aufderheide   

music

Outside the Mainstream

In an age where floundering major label executives sponsor high-priced think tanks on CD pricing structures and mount… more

Pan-tastic

What the hell? That P.J. Hogan’s splendid Peter Pan appears to be vanishing, unicorn-like, from our malls and… more

By James Parker   

Reparations Suit Leaves Opening

It’s safe to say that the issue of reparations has arrived. And that’s a good thing.

Fear Monger in Chief

Partisanship is a dirty word. It indicates that rebellion has a voice.

Gilding the Donald

If you or I were to enter Donald Trump’s apartment—or, as Trump calls it, “the most beautiful apartment in the whole world”—we… more

In Defense of Gay Marriage

The enemies of equal marriage rights have an agenda that goes far beyond their attack on LGBT people. These are the same people who rail against a woman’s right to choose abortion, who support state murder in capital punishment, who demand religious intrusion into public education, and faith-based delivery of vital social services.

Jose Padilla, We’re All in Trouble Here

The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday by lawyers representing José Padilla, a client they have not been permitted to meet or talk… more

Was Willie Horton Gay?

Few Americans now remember that George W. Bush’s father was elected president in 1988 by using convicted murderer Willie Horton in one… more