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So what was the matter with Kasich?
And what was so bad about Dole?
And why did we sour on poor Gary Bauer
And find naught in Hatch to extol?
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An Unconventional Convention
Oswald Garrison Villard: On Saturday, June 27, 1924, "men and women suddenly rose up after days of utterly degraded and demoralizing vaudeville performances to declaim with passion about two big subjects."
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How to Fix Our Broken Economy
Jeff Madrick: The political mainstream is beholden to sclerotic economic policies that serve only a fraction of the public's interests.
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The Making of a Climate Movement
Mark Hertsgaard: Memo to Congress: the Arctic is on thin ice--and so are you.
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The Coming Party Realignment
Lawrence Goodwyn: Public anxiety over the economy could lead to a permanent restructuring of America's political parties.
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Cornbread and Roses
Bob Moser: With his campaign to eradicate poverty in America, John Edwards has shed his Clinton Lite image. But to truly redefine the Democratic party and win the 2008 presidency, he has a long way to go.
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Patriotism Is Nonpartisan
George McGovern: Challenging a mistaken war can take more courage than fighting one.
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Modesto Man
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Someone Watching Sarah Palin's Campaign Tactics Imagines How She Might Challenge a Referee's Call in a Sixth-Grade Hockey Game
Calvin Trillin: Push back on the pushy hockey mom.
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On a Clear Day, I See Vladivostok
Calvin Trillin: The song of a political visionary--with apologies to Alan Jay Lerner.
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John McCain Explains What He Meant by Saying That the Fundamentals of the Economy Are Strong
Calvin Trillin: He'll figure it out eventually.
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Truth by Repetition
Calvin Trillin: She flips, she flops, she flips again.
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On Sarah Palin's Revelations of God's Will
Calvin Trillin: God's girlfriend is never wrong.
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Two Views of Hurricane Gustav and the Republicans
Calvin Trillin: The GOP's prayers are answered.
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The Rime of the Ancient Candidate
Calvin Trillin: A home in every port.
And why did we seem to ignore
The Democrats who, at least in their view,
Were credible options to Gore?
With options now gone for both parties,
The winners don't hold us in thrall.
We're now sighing sighs that these are the guys
We're stuck with for good in the fall.
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