Elizabeth de la Vega

Elizabeth de la Vega is a former federal prosecutor with more than
twenty years of experience. During her tenure, she was a member of the
Organized Crime Strike Force and Chief of the San Jose Branch of the US
Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California. Her pieces
have appeared in The Nation, the Los Angeles Times and
Salon. She writes regularly for Tomdispatch.

EnvironmentJuly 28, 2008

Extreme Water Emergencies

Floods, drought, pollution, wildfires: summer’s extreme water conditions afflicting the United States this summer are a call to action. Why are we helpless?

Elizabeth de la Vega
Covert OpsJanuary 20, 2006

Does the President Really Know Best?

OK, everyone who has studied the unitary executive theory of the presidency, raise your hand. Anyone? A former prosecutor examines what’s behind Bush’s legal fig leaf.

Elizabeth de la Vega
ActivismDecember 19, 2005

Shoot the Moon

How realistic is it to stop the Bush Administration from pursuing its war agenda? Former prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega offers some hard-core advice about how to challenge the status quo.

Elizabeth de la Vega
November 30, 2005

Letters

BUSH: INDICTABLE CO-CONSPIRATOR?

Aiken, SC

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Covert OpsNovember 18, 2005

Scooter Libby’s Doomed Defense

Capitalizing on Bob Woodward’s revelation that he was one of the first to learn about Valerie Plame’s CIA status, Scooter Libby’s legal team hopes that will get their client off the hook. That turkey won’t fly.

Elizabeth de la Vega
Political FiguresOctober 26, 2005

The White House Criminal Conspiracy

The Bush Administration should be prosecuted for conspiracy to defraud the United States by using half-truths and recklessly false statements to lead the country into an illegal war. This article, is a collaboration with TomDispatch.com.

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EnvironmentJuly 28, 2008

Floods, drought, pollution, wildfires: summer’s extreme water conditions afflicting the United States this summer are a call to action. Why are we helpless?

Covert OpsJanuary 20, 2006

OK, everyone who has studied the unitary executive theory of the presidency, raise your hand. Anyone? A former prosecutor examines what’s behind Bush’s legal fig leaf.

ActivismDecember 19, 2005

How realistic is it to stop the Bush Administration from pursuing its war agenda? Former prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega offers some hard-core advice about how to challenge the status quo.

November 30, 2005

BUSH: INDICTABLE CO-CONSPIRATOR? Aiken, SC

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Covert OpsNovember 18, 2005

Capitalizing on Bob Woodward’s revelation that he was one of the first to learn about Valerie Plame’s CIA status, Scooter Libby’s legal team hopes that will get their client off the hook. That turkey won’t fly.

Political FiguresOctober 26, 2005

The Bush Administration should be prosecuted for conspiracy to defraud the United States by using half-truths and recklessly false statements to lead the country into an illegal war. This article, is a collaboration with TomDispatch.com.

BUSH: INDICTABLE CO-CONSPIRATOR?

Aiken, SC