Important political articles from 2004 (most recent first):

• Nicholas Kristof, "Living Poor, Voting Rich," New York Times, November 3, 2004.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/03/opinion/03kris.html

• Bob Herbert, "Days of Shame," New York Times, November 1, 2004.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/01/opinion/01herbert.html

• New York Times, "John Kerry for President," October 17, 2004.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/opinion/17sun1.html

• Ron Suskind, "Without a Doubt: Faith, Certainty and the Presidency of George W. Bush," New York Times, October 17, 2004.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/magazine/17BUSH.html

• Clyde Prestowitz, "The Conservative Case for John Kerry," Providence Journal, October 15, 2004.
  http://www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/projo_20041015_15prest.327dd1.html

• New York Times editorial board, "John Kerry for President," New York Times, October 17, 2004.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/opinion/17sun1.html

• Thomas L. Friedman, "Iraq: Politics or Policy?", New York Times, October 3, 2004.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/03/opinion/03friedman.html

• Paul Krugman, "America's Lost Respect," New York Times, October 1, 2004.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/01/opinion/01krugman.html

• George Soros, "Why We Must Not Re-elect President Bush," September 28, 2004.
  http://www.georgesoros.com/georgesoros_speech.pdf

• "Kerry Will Restore American Dignity," editorial in The Iconoclast (Crawford, Texas), September 28, 2004.
  http://www.iconoclast-texas.com/Columns/Editorial/editorial39.htm

• John Eisenhower, "Why I Will Vote for John Kerry for President ," The Manchester Union Leader, September 28, 2004.
  http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=44657

• Dale Maharidge, "Rust and Rage in the Heartland," In These Times, September 20, 2004.
  http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040920&s=maharidge

• Michael Moore, "Put Away Your Hankies," September 20, 2004.
  http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?messageDate=2004-09-20

• "Nader 2000 Leaders United to Defeat Bush," September 14, 2004.
  http://www.vote2stopbush.com

• E. L. Doctorow, "The Unfeeling President," The East Hampton Star, September 9, 2004.
  http://www.easthamptonstar.com/20040909/col5.htm

• Bernie Sanders, "Time To Commit," In These Times, August 26, 2004.
  http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/1088/

• Garrison Keillor, "We're Not in Lake Wobegon Anymore," In These Times, August 26, 2004.
  http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/979/

• Naomi Klein, "Shameless in Iraq," The Nation, August 12, 2004.
  http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml%3Fi=20040712&s=klein

• Bruce Springsteen, "Chords for Change," New York Times, August 5, 2004.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/05/opinion/05bruce.html

• Barack Obama, speech to the Democratic National Convention, July 27, 2004.
  http://www.dems2004.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=luI2LaPYG&b=131063&ct=158769

• William Clinton, speech to the Democratic National Convention, July 26, 2004.
  http://www.dems2004.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=luI2LaPYG&b=131063&ct=158734

• Jimmy Carter, speech to the Democratic National Convention, July 26, 2004.
  http://www.dems2004.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=luI2LaPYG&b=131063&ct=158731

• Al Gore, speech to the Democratic National Convention, July 26, 2004.
  http://www.dems2004.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=luI2LaPYG&b=131063&ct=158741

• Michael Moore, "My Wild First Week with Fahrenheit 9/11," July 3, 2004.
  http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/ message/index.php?messageDate=2004-07-04

• Patrick J. Buchanan, "The War We're Losing," The American Cause, June 30, 2004.
  http://www.theamericancause.org/patwarwerelosingprint.htm

• Maureen Dowd, "Are They Losing It?," New York Times, June 27, 2004.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/opinion/27DOWD.html

• Thomas L. Friedman, "Dancing Alone," New York Times, May 13, 2004.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/13/opinion/13FRIE.html

• Edward Kennedy, "The War in Iraq," Council on Foreign Relations, March 5, 2004.
  http://www.cfr.org/publication.php?id=6834

Resource materials on the Iraq war and U.S. policy in the Persian Gulf written prior to the beginning of the conflict (by author):

• Phyllis Bennis, prepared testimony on Iraq policy, July 31, 2002.
  http://www.ips-dc.org/comment/Bennis/iraqtestimony.htm

• Jimmy Carter, "The Troubling New Face of America," Washington Post, September 5, 2002.
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A38441-2002Sep4

• Al Gore, "Iraq and the War on Terrorism," September 23, 2002.
  http://www.commonwealthclub.org/archive/02/02-09gore-speech.html

• Edward Kennedy, "The Bush Doctrine of Pre-Emption," October 7, 2002.
  http://truthout.com/docs_02/10.09A.kennedy.htm

• Paul Krugman, "Dead Parrot Society," New York Times, October 25, 2002.
  http://www2.nytimes.com/2002/10/25/opinion/25KRUG.html

• Anthony Lewis, "Bush and Iraq," New York Review of Books, November 7, 2002.
  http://www.nybooks.com/articles/15790

• Mo Mowlam, "Real Goal is the Seizure of Saudi Oil," Guardian, September 5, 2002.
  http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0905-06.htm

• Frank Rich, "It's the War, Stupid," New York Times, October 12, 2002.
  http://www2.nytimes.com/2002/10/12/opinion/12RICH.html

• Scott Ritter, "Is Iraq a True Threat to the US?" Boston Globe, July 20, 2002.
  http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0721-02.htm

• Scott Ritter, "The Coming War on Iraq," C-SPAN interview, August 1, 2002.
  http://www.peaceandjustice.org/issues/iraqdb/ritteriv.html

• Matthew Rothschild, "The Case Against the Iraq War," August 28, 2002.
  http://www.progressive.org/webex/wxiraq082802.html

• Arundhati Roy, "Come September," September 18, 2002.
  http://www.lannan.org/pdf/roy_a/roy_essay_20020918.pdf

• Arundhati Roy, "Not Again," Guardian, September 27, 2002.
  http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/AR092702.html

• Brent Scowcroft, "Don't Attack Saddam," Wall Street Journal, August 15, 2002.
  http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002133

• Susan Thompson, "Iraq and the Art of Misdirection," October 2, 2002.
  http://www.moveon.org/moveonbulletin/bulletin5.html