Oversight Begins Oversight Begins
Last month, President Bush and His Congress snuck a provision into a military authorization bill that would put an end to the good work of the Special Inspector General for Iraq R...
Nov 14, 2006 / The Nation
A New Direction A New Direction
It's been so long since Democrats have won a sweeping Congressional election that many don't know quite how to feel. It might be instructive therefore to study the reaction of the...
Nov 14, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wanted: A Real Leader Wanted: A Real Leader
Steny Hoyer spouts Beltway conventional wisdom no matter what the cost to his party; Jack Murtha has the potential to help revise our national security and economic priorities. Is ...
Nov 14, 2006 / David Sirota
Murtha: “Iraq Is Crucial” Murtha: “Iraq Is Crucial”
If the election for House Majority Leader becomes a referendum on corruption, Jack Murtha loses, despite his opponent Steny Hoyer's numerous ties to K Street lobbyists. That's wh...
Nov 14, 2006 / The Nation
How the GOP Could Win How the GOP Could Win
On the darkest day for Republicans in decades, the GOP had one bright light: Arnold Schwarzenegger, who got more votes than any other candidate in his party on November 7 â&e...
Nov 14, 2006 / Jon Wiener
Pelosi Backs Murtha for No. 2: Iraq over Ethics? Pelosi Backs Murtha for No. 2: Iraq over Ethics?
This morning, I called Melanie Sloan, the executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washing...
Nov 13, 2006 / David Corn
Democracy Promotion Now (continued) Democracy Promotion Now (continued)
Recently I wrote of the need for an expansive agenda of Democracy promotion here at home to strengthen and repair our broken electoral system. The urgency of one critical element...
Nov 13, 2006 / The Nation
Conservative Dissonance Conservative Dissonance
Republicans are drawing an odd lesson from Tuesday's defeat: they weren't conservative enough. Conservatives abandoned their small-government principles, a growing consensus alle...
Nov 13, 2006 / The Nation
A Presidential Vote for Torture A Presidential Vote for Torture
Last Wednesday, the President held a news conference in the wake of that election thumpin' in which he announced the sacking of Donald Rumsfeld, made (strained) jokes, pledged him...
Nov 13, 2006 / The Nation
Pelosi Backs Murtha Pelosi Backs Murtha
When Nancy Pelosi becomes Speaker of the House, Democrats will have to fill the position of majority leader. The complex contest pits Pennsylvania Democrat John Murtha, who has be...
Nov 13, 2006 / The Nation