Judiciary Panel OK’s Waterboarding, Er, Mukasey Judiciary Panel OK’s Waterboarding, Er, Mukasey
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning approved President Bush's nomination of former Federal Judge Michael Mukasey to replace Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General. Muk...
Nov 6, 2007 / John Nichols
The New Prohibition The New Prohibition
Reason magazine offers a stinging critique of a new crop of increasingly draconian DUI laws titled, "Prohibition Returns!" One example: In Washington DC, cops can arrest ...
Nov 5, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Citigroup: Too Big to Fail? Citigroup: Too Big to Fail?
The fall of Citigroup is a resonant political event--akin to the Republican Party's failure to win reform of Social Security--only this time the bell tolls for the Democratic Party...
Nov 5, 2007 / William Greider
Mukasey Is (Much) Worse Than Gonzales Mukasey Is (Much) Worse Than Gonzales
George Bush's nominee to replace disgraced former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, retired Federal Judge Michael B. Mukasey, must be rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee f...
Nov 4, 2007 / John Nichols
‘A Potential Death Sentence’ ‘A Potential Death Sentence’
If the situation in Iraq is improving, as Bush and Cheney insist, why are US diplomats likening forced postings in Iraq to "a potential death sentence"? In a contentious hour-long...
Nov 4, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Waterboarding Justice Waterboarding Justice
Maybe it's to be expected that a Bush Administration nominee for Attorney General refuses to say whether waterboarding--an interrogation tactic that simulates drowing and that has...
Nov 3, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Preparing for the Inevitable Preparing for the Inevitable
The San Diego wildfires should prompt political candidates to address the fact that communities across America are ill-equipped to deal with natural and unnatural disasters.
Nov 3, 2007 / Donald Cohen
San Francisco No Longer Sweat-Free San Francisco No Longer Sweat-Free
The city has backed away from its longstanding commitment to avoid procuring city workers' garments from offshore sweatshops.
Nov 3, 2007 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Is The Government Finally Scrutinizing The Death Penalty? Is The Government Finally Scrutinizing The Death Penalty?
The Supreme Court's focus on the administration of death by lethal injection could expose the plethora of problems that come with the death penalty. That's the hope of Russ Feing...
Nov 2, 2007 / The Nation
Calling the Question — In the House — on Impeaching Cheney Calling the Question — In the House — on Impeaching Cheney
Broadcast media's gate-keeping "stars" have done just about everything in their power to keep the matter of presidential accountability off the radar of the American people. That ...
Nov 2, 2007 / John Nichols