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An "impeachment from below" movement is gathering steam, and Congress needs to pay attention to it.

Unfortunately, the Constitution's impeachment clause only works for criminals, not the grossly incompetent.

Between Iraq, Katrina and wiretapping, the case for removing Bush is overwhelming.

The story behind the story of Gerald Ford's pardon of Nixon.

Now that he is safely dead, good guy Jerry Ford has come out against the war.

Thirty years after Watergate, we again face a constitutional crisis at home and a misconceived war abroad. The United States will remain a helpless giant until we finally learn that power in the nuclear, postimperial age is diplomatic, not military.

Condoleezza Rice's myopic optimism mirrors that of the delusional Dick Cheney: Witness her refusal to be alarmed by rise of Moqtada al Sadr.

Instead of Bush's imperial presidency, America needs the vision of
Congressional progressives: rapid withdrawal from Iraq, universal
healthcare, campaign reform and a shift to renewable energy.

OK, everyone who has studied the unitary executive theory of the presidency, raise your hand. Anyone? A former prosecutor examines what's behind Bush's legal fig leaf.

Repair America's infrastructure, starting with New
Orleans; resettle displaced people in the city, give them construction
jobs and pay all a fair wage.