A War We Can Win A War We Can Win
Win the global war against disease--AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and pandemics. America must deliver more food, medicine and development aid to poorer nations.
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Jim McDermott
The Right to Vote The Right to Vote
Approve a Voting Rights Amendment to the Constitution, granting all the right to vote; craft a unitary voting system for federal, state and local elections, guaranteeing an honest ...
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Jesse Jackson Jr.
George W. Bush Explains the ‘Signing Statement’ Issued When He Signed John McCain’s Anti-Torture Amendment Into Law George W. Bush Explains the ‘Signing Statement’ Issued When He Signed John McCain’s Anti-Torture Amendment Into Law
Using special "signing" language, the torturer-in-chief shows the world who's boss.
Jan 19, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Rocking the House Rocking the House
The time is ripe for progressives to revitalize the state of our union: Americans are ready to undo the damage of the Bush era and turn to a just and peaceful future.
Jan 19, 2006 / Editorial / The Editors
The Impeachment of George W. Bush The Impeachment of George W. Bush
The time has come to call for the impeachment of President Bush. Any President who maintains he is above the law--and acts repeatedly on that belief--seriously endangers our consit...
Jan 11, 2006 / Feature / Elizabeth Holtzman
Pro-Alito Buzz Cloaks a Draconian Agenda Pro-Alito Buzz Cloaks a Draconian Agenda
Advocates of Samuel A. Alito's nomination to the US Supreme Court praise him for "judicial restraint" and "not legislating from the bench." But the buzzwords conceal a political ag...
Dec 13, 2005 / Feature / Seth Rosenthal
First the Lying, Then the Pardon First the Lying, Then the Pardon
Shades of Iran/contra: Since the indictment of I. Lewis Libby, Washington is abuzz about presidential pardons. If officials who violate the law and lie about it know with certainty...
Nov 10, 2005 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
One Possible Scenario One Possible Scenario
One twisted tale of how Harriet Miers's confirmation hearings will unfold.
Oct 20, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin
No Privilege for Miers No Privilege for Miers
Harriet Miers's slender public record makes it imperative that her advice the president on personal, executive and constitutional matters be fully disclosed to the Senate Judiciary...
Oct 20, 2005 / Editorial / Stephen Gillers
Frontier Injustice Frontier Injustice
In Andrew Jackson: A Life and Times, the frontier president is cast as a one-man beacon for democracy. But Jackson's core belief was a fervent defense of land.
Oct 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Anatol Lieven