Executive

2010

The Breakdown: Defense Spending and the 2011 Budget

Christopher Hayes : Iraq War

What effect will the reduction in troops in Iraq that Obama has promised have on defense spending?

Great Expectations for Obama

GRIT TV

Is the watered-down stimulus bill a signal of a more ambitious agenda for Obama or a harbinger of reduced expectations?
Dismantling the Imperial Presidency

Aziz Huq : George W. Bush

Don't assume that the end of the Bush administration marks the end of the imperial presidency he established.

True Leadership

Xan White

This essay, a finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that the best presidents are humble, open to new options and eager to learn.
Bush's Lame Duck Laws

MSNBC : George W. Bush

The Nation's Dave Zirin joins Rachel Maddow to discuss potential abuses when government agencies are given carte blanche.
Obama's First 100 Days

Democracy Now : Barack Obama

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel on the first 100 days of Obama's presidency and the future of US-Russia relations.
Impeach Bush Now

Elizabeth Holtzman : George W. Bush

If we don't act now, future generations will see that a weapon intended to defend the rule of law grew rusty and unusable on our watch.

Time to Choose

Progressives, Liberals, & The American Left

Eight Nation contributors make the best case for their candidate.
Dangerous Privilege

Aziz Huq : Constitutional Questions

We need a law to define and limit the President's claim of executive privilege, and should set a process for Congress to overcome it.
Impeachment Fever Rises

John Nichols : George W. Bush

An "impeachment from below" movement is gathering steam, and Congress needs to pay attention to it.
Impeachment: The Case Against

Sanford Levinson : George W. Bush

Unfortunately, the Constitution's impeachment clause only works for criminals, not the grossly incompetent.
Impeachment: The Case in Favor

Elizabeth Holtzman : George W. Bush

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

Too Late for Empire

Jonathan Schell : US Politics & Government

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.
The Impeachment of George W. Bush

Elizabeth Holtzman : George W. Bush

The time has come to call for the impeachment of President Bush. Any President who maintains he is above the law--and acts repeatedly on that belief--seriously endangers our consitutional system of government.

Frontier Injustice

Anatol Lieven : Native Americans

In Andrew Jackson: A Life and Times, the frontier president is cast as a one-man beacon for democracy. But Jackson's core belief was a fervent defense of land.

When Presidents Lie

Eric Alterman : US Politics & Government

Official dishonesty is never worthwhile.
The Haunted Archives

: Conservatives & The American Right

The national archivist is crucial in a democratic society.