Ned Lamont v. Joe Lieberman Ned Lamont v. Joe Lieberman
Ned Lamont, the Connecticut cable television entrepreneur whose anger over Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman's support of Bush administration policies spurred him to explore w...
Mar 14, 2006 / John Nichols
It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp
Political corruption, the world's second oldest profession, just isn't as easy as it used to be. Take defense contractor Mitchell Wade, for example. He had a good thing going with...
Mar 14, 2006 / Adam Howard
The War’s More Popular Than Bush The War’s More Popular Than Bush
George Bush's approval ratings have hit a record low according to a new poll released Monday night, but what does that really mean? Well, consider this: Bush's approval rating ha...
Mar 14, 2006 / Adam Howard
Feingold’s Folly? Feingold’s Folly?
I admit to great ambivalence over Senator Russ Feingold's flagging effort to officially censure President Bush. The same sort of ambivalence I felt when he voted – a few year...
Mar 14, 2006 / Adam Howard
Student Debts, Stunted Lives Student Debts, Stunted Lives
As Congress jacks up the rates students and their parents are paying for college loans, the consequences are already being felt by young people whose ability to have a child or own...
Mar 14, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Exit Katharine Harris? Exit Katharine Harris?
Republican insiders always knew it would be a major mistake to pin their hopes for unseating Florida Senator Bill Nelson, a supposedly vulnerable Democrat, on one of the most bizar...
Mar 13, 2006 / Adam Howard
Is Gore Still Looking for Votes in Florida? Is Gore Still Looking for Votes in Florida?
Al Gore returned to Florida this weekend. And you know what that means. (Insert joke about butterfly ballots, hanging chads, Katherine Harris and Jews for Buchanan.) He still uses...
Mar 13, 2006 / Ari Berman
Feingold Moves to Censure Bush Feingold Moves to Censure Bush
U.S. Senator Russ Feingold on Monday asked the Senate to officially censure President Bush for breaking the law by authorizing an illegal wiretapping program, and for misleading C...
Mar 12, 2006 / John Nichols
A Subversive Southerner Passes A Subversive Southerner Passes
On Monday, March 6, when Anne Braden died, the South lost one of its most dedicated, courageous and feisty fighters for racial justice, civil liberties and economic rights. I met ...
Mar 12, 2006 / Adam Howard
Leaking Bubble Leaking Bubble
The US housing market has been responsible for about half the economy's recent growth, but increasing dependence on home-equity credit could create a financial disaster.
Mar 12, 2006 / Doug Henwood