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Chicago '68, remixed: In this conversation and podcast, director Brett Morgen explains why his exhilarating, controversial "Chicago 10" is about 2008 and not 1968.; Andrew O'Hehir Feb 28, 2008
Deliverance for Democrats?: Not so fast. It's going to take a lot more than indictments to defeat the GOP.; By Todd Gitlin Nov 2, 2005
Roger Ebert and Mohammed Atta, partners in crime: David Horowitz has a new project calculated to give the left apoplexy: A Web site that proclaims insidious links between latte liberals and murderous Islamists.; By John Gorenfeld Apr 12, 2005
Ghost war: The Swift Boat Vets say John Kerry's testimony about American atrocities in Vietnam is offensive. But they don't say it's false, because the record backs Kerry's account.; By Todd Gitlin Aug 24, 2004
The whole world is watching: If militants violently disrupt the GOP convention, it could be Chicago 1968 redux -- and Christmas in August for the Bush campaign.; By Michelle Goldberg Aug 17, 2004
From tragedy to farce: He's running for president as an independent, not as a Green. He has no organization. He's starting late. Does Ralph Nader's narcissism have no bounds?; By Todd Gitlin Feb 22, 2004
Anyone but Bush: Veteran activist Todd Gitlin speaks out about MoveOn, ANSWER, the Greens -- and how progressives need to emulate the self-discipline of the right to win in 2004.; By Laura McClure Jul 19, 2003
When terrorism was cool: As a new film about the Weather Underground opens, former '60s revolutionary Mark Rudd wonders whatever possessed him -- and America.; By Andrew O'Hehir Jun 7, 2003
Rage or reason: Antiwar activists debate: Should they take over the streets or work to defeat Bush in 2004?; By Michelle Goldberg Mar 27, 2003
Joe Conason got it wrong: I have never equated doubts about the war with treason. The only "fifth column" in America is that subset of the left that hates this country and loves its enemies.; By David Horowitz Nov 25, 2002
The last great liberal hero: To those who knew him, Sen. Paul Wellstone personified the highest ideals of the American left.; By Michelle Goldberg Oct 26, 2002
Media O.D.: Todd Gitlin talks about media overload, the cluelessness of the TV networks, the Washington Post's love for Ken Starr and why conservative viewpoints thrive on TV and radio.; By Suzy Hansen Apr 15, 2002
Pushovers of the press: The media elite are reviewing Henry Kissinger's latest tome with their usual fawning gullibility. Best not to mention those bony hands reaching out from the grave.; By Todd Gitlin Jul 3, 2001
Back to the civil rights barricades: What's at stake in Florida is nothing less than the right to vote and to have it count. And once again an angry, elitist GOP is on the wrong side.; By Todd Gitlin Dec 4, 2000
Pride before the fall: Ralph Nader told his supporters to cast a vote they could be proud of. How do you spell H-U-B-R-I-S?; By Todd Gitlin Nov 8, 2000
Nader: Unsafe in any state: By Todd Gitlin; Nov 1, 2000
Unsafe in any state: Ralph Nader's campaign is reckless, its justifications specious and its consequences possibly irreparable. But it does allow fundamentalist leftists to keep living in their dream world.; By Todd Gitlin Oct 28, 2000
It's the stupidity, stupid: By Todd Gitlin; Oct 26, 2000
It's the stupidity, stupid: George W. Bush's constant gaffes and mental lapses reflect the luxurious laziness of a scion who's never had to work hard at anything. And the media elite has graciously awarded him a Gentleman's C.; By Todd Gitlin Oct 24, 2000
The great straddler: Free trader President Clinton veers left in Seattle. But will his finesse be enough to keep Al Gore's Democratic Party intact?; By Todd Gitlin Dec 3, 1999
The year of reliving dangerously: Our generation was so torn apart in 1968 that some people's memories went permanently screwy -- Stephen Talbot's for example.; By David Horowitz Sep 8, 1998
Repressed memory syndrome: The legendary year 1968 stills hold the baby-boom generation in thrall -- but it was actually the pinnacle of anti-democratic narcissism.; By David Horowitz Aug 31, 1998
The Year of Dreaming Dangerously: This is the 30th anniversary of a series of tumultuous events that shaped a generation. To understand the activists of the '60s, you have to revisit 1968 and consider what it was like to those who lived through it.; By Stephen Talbot Jul 22, 1998
Boomerang: Why baby boomers hate Bill Clinton -- and themselves; By Todd Gitlin May 27, 1996

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