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03 February 2005
Iraq Media Coverage: Too Much Stenography, Not Enough Curiosity
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Norman Solomon
Curiosity may occasionally kill a cat. But lack of curiosity is apt to terminate journalism with extreme prejudice.

“We will not set an artificial timetable for leaving Iraq, because that would embolden the terrorists and...
01 February 2005
International election black clouds
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN, Texas -- Here's hoping.

The trouble with being a congenital optimist is that gloom-mongering feels so uncomfortable. The election in Iraq Sunday, like the one in Afghanistan last year, was moving, inspiring and hopeful. When...

28 January 2005
Ohio Electoral Justice Movement from the Inside
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Amy Kaplan
After the November presidential election, as informal accounts of massive voting irregularities began to surface, Columbus citizens organized public hearings to document and investigate the reports. Some national organizations had huge...
28 January 2005
More complicated than George W. Bush thinks it is
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN, Texas -- A substantial nit to pick with President Bush's second Inaugural Address and some questions about his theme.

"From the day of our founding, we have proclaimed that every man and woman on this earth has...
27 January 2005
"Private accounts" versus "personal accounts"
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN, Texas -- I wouldn't say it's the most earth-shaking issue around, but I'm fascinated by this fight the administration is picking with the media over "private accounts" versus "personal accounts."

Here's the state of...
24 January 2005
What, do you want to insult Condoleezza Rice's integrity?
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice helpfully explained it all for us. The problem is that we are living in an alternative reality. What we think we know is not true. We have always had enough troops in Iraq. There are 120,000...

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