Nation’s Strongest Campaign Finance Bill Passes in CT. Nation’s Strongest Campaign Finance Bill Passes in CT.
"At the national level, we are seeing the most outrageous string of pay-to-play scandals in a generation," wrote Nick Nyhart, co-founder and Executive Director of Public Campaign...
Dec 2, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Iraq Index The Iraq Index
The tragedy that is Iraq can never be told in numbers alone, but the hard facts--every loss, every life, every dollar--only strengthen the arguments against this brutal war.
Dec 1, 2005 / Feature / John S. Friedman
The Putsch at Public Broadcasting The Putsch at Public Broadcasting
With professionals at the top forced out and replaced by GOP fundraisers, the right-wing takeover of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is now plain to see. Though CPB's Inspe...
Dec 1, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Killing the Messenger Killing the Messenger
It's one thing for our State Department to plant phony stories in the media or jam broadcasts in Cuba. It's quite another for conservative policy analyst Frank Gaffney bolster's Ge...
Dec 1, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Reprehensible Reprehensible
Dick Cheney channels Nat King Cole in an unforgettable rendition of the meaning of the word "reprehensible."
Dec 1, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Post-9/11 Shell Game Post-9/11 Shell Game
José Padilla will never be charged, and never have his day in court.
Dec 1, 2005 / David Cole
The War on Al Jazeera The War on Al Jazeera
A top-secret memo detailing George W. Bush's proposal to bomb Al Jazeera is not "outlandish," as the White House claims. The Bush Administration had been threatening, insulting a...
Dec 1, 2005 / Jeremy Scahill
The Abramoff Effect The Abramoff Effect
The controversy surrounding conservative lobbyist Jack Abramoff is creating headaches for red-state and swing-state Republicans and opportunities for Democrats to turn a national ...
Dec 1, 2005 / John Nichols
Anatomy of a Victory Anatomy of a Victory
George W. Bush's plan to privatize Social Security is dead, thanks to a remarkable mobilization by progressive groups. Much can be learned from the way The Campaign for America's F...
Dec 1, 2005 / The Editors