Blackmailed Onto the Court Blackmailed Onto the Court
Thanks to the compromise agreement made possible by seven Democrats who collaborated with Republicans to end the Senate impasse over judicial nominations, Priscilla Owen will now ...
May 25, 2005 / John Nichols
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
A review of James Hurt's Writing Illinois.
May 25, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Megan Marz
M.A.D. About You M.A.D. About You
When the Republicans thought they were going to win the filibuster fight, they tried to change the term of art from "nuclear option" to "constitutional option." The GOP's lexicogr...
May 25, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wal-Mart Tries to Grow a Pair Wal-Mart Tries to Grow a Pair
If Wal-Mart finds resistance irksome, it should lobby for universal healthcare.
May 25, 2005 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
Standing Against Genocide Standing Against Genocide
On May 18th, the Illinois State Assembly passed a bill to prevent the State Treasurer from investing in companies doing business in Sudan. This requires the selling off of about ...
May 25, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Bad Deal on Judges Bad Deal on Judges
As the showdown on the so-called "nuclear option" approached, polls showed that the American people opposed scheming on the part of Senate GOP leaders to eliminate judicial filibu...
May 24, 2005 / John Nichols
Sweeping Up the Aliens Sweeping Up the Aliens
A trial that will begin on March 8 in Tucson, Ariz. may have far-reaching political and legal consequences throughout the United States.
A Hypocritical Church’s Sex Lessons A Hypocritical Church’s Sex Lessons
The pope has minimized priests' crimes while wagging a finger at gays.
May 24, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
The No-Nuke Deal The No-Nuke Deal
The Senate will not be nuked. As the doomsday clock ticked down, seven so-called moderates from each party concocted a deal that was more of a win for the R...
May 24, 2005 / David Corn
Twelve Die on the US Border Twelve Die on the US Border
A dozen deaths in three days marks the onset of the season of death along the US-Mexican border.
May 24, 2005 / Feature / Marc Cooper