Primary system fails America

By Joel Lanceta / January 20, 2004

So, who’s going to be the victor in this close Democratic primary season? Will it be Howard Dean, with his anti-war, anti-Beltway straight talking? Will it be late bloomer Wesley Clark, whose centrist politics and storied military career might assuage Americans’ fears in this post-9/11 age? Or can seasoned Senate veteran Dick Gephardt finally get...

Jackson makes mockery of justice

By Annie Huang / January 20, 2004

It seems as though Michael Jackson is preparing for another great performance as he readies the world for his trial. Jackson, the self-proclaimed King of Pop, is facing seven charges of child molestation and two charges of using an intoxicant to help seduce a child. Whether he is guilty or not, Jackson needs to be...

Has Moveon.org crossed the Bush-bashing line?

By Barney Keller / January 20, 2004

As a child, I learned the benefits of trying to solve problems in as constructive a manner as possible. As we grow up, temper-tantrums become less helpful, and screaming at each other becomes more useless. These childish reactions have no place in dealing with the more serious issues of the adult world. This behavior, however,...

Democrats need Daschle victory in 2004

By Andrew Hammond / January 20, 2004

These days, any self-respecting Democrat has to feel sorry for Tom Daschle. Once the leader of Democratic opposition to the Bush administration, Daschle has now dropped off the political radar screen. He has become the subject of that Washington adage: If you are not in the presidential news cycle, you are simply not in the...

Iowa caucuses launch primary season

By Maroon Editorial Staff / January 20, 2004

The Maroon sent some of its staff members to cover the Iowa caucuses this weekend, and it seems they had a pretty good time—be sure to check out their caucus coverage on page 8. Student involvement, and student journalist involvement, has never been more important in campaigns, and we were excited to observe and report...

Shelve Red Line shuttle plans now

By Whet Moser / January 16, 2004

Since last year’s S.G. elections, a number of people have made arguments for a Red Line shuttle bus, most recently S.G. Transportation Committee chair Joe Anzalone in Tuesday’s Maroon. Economically and logistically, they’re mostly sound arguments (with at least one glaring exception in Anzalone’s column), and maybe $8,243 for such a luxury is reasonable. But...

A liberal defense of the war in Iraq

By Kate Norland / January 16, 2004

As the Democratic primaries move into their decisive stage and the candidates sharpen their attacks on Bush, we are reminded vividly of how polarized the two parties have become. Yet the issue that seems the most divisive, the issue of whether the war in Iraq was justified, is, in fact, less partisan than it appears....

Clark, Dean discover sweaters, sex

By Gautham Rao / January 16, 2004

With the Iowa caucus before us and the New Hampshire primary just around the corner, I thought I might say a bit about the key candidates running for president. On the Republican side, President Bush is meeting the strongest challenge of his career from Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut. Running on a pro-war, pro-tax cut,...

Edwards: “Real Solutions for America”

By Brett Reynolds / January 16, 2004

Today, a week before the first votes in this year’s primary are cast and over six months before the Democratic convention, I heard yet another liberal friend say, “Well, I guess I’ll pretty much vote for Dean.” Indeed, with all the press attention that the former Governor is getting, those not following the primary process...

I really hate the Olsen twins

By Leila Sales / January 16, 2004

Now, I know this is nothing unique. Hating Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen is par for the course—the course, obviously, being life itself. However, I am unique because I do not hate the Olsen twins for some ethically justifiable reason. I do not snub them from a moral high ground. No, I hate them because I...

Bush talks turkey on immigration

By Emily Alpert / January 16, 2004

President Bush’s proposal to offer temporary worker status to undocumented immigrants has been greeted, understandably, with ambivalence on the part of the undocumented workers and their advocates. The proposed bill is promising. Undocumented foreign nationals currently employed and residing in the U.S., as well as foreign nationals applying from abroad, would be able to obtain...

Wartime images come home

By Maroon Editorial Staff / January 16, 2004

Two of the Maroon staff members were deeply moved after attending An Evening with Brian Avery, an event sponsored by the Students for Justice in Palestine. Regardless of their feelings toward the cause for which Avery spoke, they felt the sight of his disfigurement connected a real person with the violence occuring on both sides...