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  • Plame Gate: Did Robert Novak willfully disregard warnings that his column would endanger Valerie Plame? Our sources say "yes." Murray Waas reports.
  • Patriot Act: Voters may be less worried about Kerry's opposition to an old war than Bush's support for a new one. By Michael Tomasky
  • Honeymoon Over: Bush has gotten friendly press up until now. These days, things have changed. By Robert Kuttner
  • Campaign Dispatches: The candidates are racing around the country in a kill-or-be-killed fight. Get ready for Wisconsin. By Garance Franke-Ruta
  • Technical Difficulties: Online voting has led to big turnouts in Michigan and other states. But is it racially discriminatory? By Anya Sostek
  • Damage Control: Is the president ferreting out the truth about intelligence shortcomings? Or is he merely protecting himself? Take a guess. By Laura Rozen
  • Trial Run: Is a lawyer like John Edwards the Democrat best able to argue for -- and win on -- issues of equality? Absolutely. By Alan Wade
  • Double Duty: John Kerry scored in the weekend primaries -- while holding down his Senate job. It'll be hard to keep up the pace. By Mary Lynn F. Jones.
  • Crony Capitalist: For years the president has helped the rich. Luckily, Democrats are finally fighting back. By Harold Meyerson explains.
  • Dead End: Jason Barnosky on why Chile may offer the best view of the road ahead for America's school-voucher bandwagon.
  • Presidential Endgame: Bush's compassion act is wearing thin -- and the voters are beginning to notice. Robert Kuttner weighs in.
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  • Director's Cut: Robert Altman's miniseries, Tanner '88, is smart, entertaining, and timely, writes Noy Thrupkaew.
  • Abject Apology: A heartfelt -- no -- abject -- no -- craven apology to the right from the left for our campaign of hate, anger and malice against God's own president. Tony Hendra explains.
  • Rubin's Legacy: Compared to what we have now, we'd be happy to have Robert Rubin back. Still, as Jeff Faux says, it'd be better if he could acknowledge past mistakes.
  • First Lieutenant Robert Rubin executed the only feasible progressive strategy open to Clinton, writes Bradford Delong.
  • Money Talks: A socially conscious, union-friendly theater company and a renowned playwright take on the almighty dollar. Ada Calhoun weighs in.
  • Beauty Business: Author Virginia Postrel argues that market efficiency has enhanced the opportunities for personal expression. Mark Greif says there's more to the story.
  • Revolution Now (and Then)! The Battle of Algiers defined a political moment when it was released in 1965. J. Hoberman says it's back, and, if anything, it's even more relevant today.
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    Paul Starr
    February Issue
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    If President Bush is re-elected, we will be close to a tipping point of fundamental change in the political system itself, writes Robert Kuttner.

    Read about the Bush administration's dubious job growth projections. [read more]

    Updated [02.11.04]


    A look at the conditions of women in the Middle East and what the United States could accomplish in this region. From the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

    All the President's Lies