Challenging ‘Pre-emption’ Challenging ‘Pre-emption’
The rising tide of anti-Americanism is attributable to the distrust engendered by this Bush doctrine.
Dec 15, 2003 / Senator Robert C. Byrd
A Win for Campaign Reform A Win for Campaign Reform
In a 5-to-4 decision as we went to press, the Supreme Court upheld nearly all the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act's provisions.
Dec 11, 2003 / The Editors
Rosenbaum Inquisition Rosenbaum Inquisition
In 2002, Republicans on a House Judiciary subcommittee trained their sights on an unlikely target: conservative Judge James Rosenbaum, Chief Judge of the US District Court for th...
Dec 11, 2003 / David Rubenstein
Steeling for 2004 Steeling for 2004
The unilateralist regime had met its match, at least on one issue.
Dec 11, 2003 / Doug Henwood
The Spirit of Geneva The Spirit of Geneva
The launching of a new Middle East peace plan in Switzerland in early December attracted more than the usual number of luminaries.
Dec 11, 2003 / The Editors
Gore’s a Dean Man Now Gore’s a Dean Man Now
Al Gore endorsed Howard Dean for President for the same reason that so many other Democrats have: He wanted to be where the action is in his party.
Dec 10, 2003 / John Nichols
Protesting to Protect the Constitution Protesting to Protect the Constitution
Three states (Alaska, Arizona and Hawaii) and 219 cities, towns and counties have passed anti-Patriot Act resolutions, ordinances or ballot initiatives. Hundreds more are in prog...
Dec 4, 2003 / The Nation
Bush’s Religious Language Bush’s Religious Language
George W. Bush began to take part in a Bible study group in 1985, after two decades of binge drinking. For two years he studied the Scriptures and put his heavy drinking behind h...
Dec 4, 2003 / Juan Stam
A Present for Murdoch A Present for Murdoch
The Bush Administration will make sure that no Grinch spoils Rupert Murdoch's holiday season.
Dec 4, 2003 / Jeffrey Chester