Less Butter, More Guns Less Butter, More Guns
If the war in Iraq is winding down, why does the Pentagon need so much money? Because the Bush Administration has visions of a permanent war economy.
Feb 16, 2006 / The Editors
In Your Dreams, Condi In Your Dreams, Condi
Condoleezza Rice's myopic optimism mirrors that of the delusional Dick Cheney: Witness her refusal to be alarmed by rise of Moqtada al Sadr.
Feb 15, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Democratic Alarms in PA Democratic Alarms in PA
Robert Casey Jr.'s endorsement of Samuel Alito could cost him the support of Pennsylvania Democrats and illustrates the perils of early intervention by DC Democrats in Senate races...
Feb 9, 2006 / John Nichols
Bush’s War on the Poor Bush’s War on the Poor
George W. Bush's irrational governance has wrought yet another outrage: The Administration's $2.77-trillion budget request.
Feb 8, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Can Justice Be Trusted? Can Justice Be Trusted?
The Justice Department meddled in a case against Jack Abramoff in Guam in 2002; last week, Bush nominated the current Abramoff prosecutor to the federal bench. Can the DOJ credibly...
Feb 2, 2006 / Feature / Ari Berman
Abramoff’s Evangelical Soldiers Abramoff’s Evangelical Soldiers
Leaders of the Christian right are paying the price as evidence mounts of their complicity in a sordid GOP gambling-industry scheme.
Feb 2, 2006 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
Exile on K Street Exile on K Street
Scandals abound in the smoking remains of the Alexander Strategy Group.
Feb 2, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Empire vs. Republic Empire vs. Republic
Instead of Bush's imperial presidency, America needs the vision of Congressional progressives: rapid withdrawal from Iraq, universal healthcare, campaign reform and a shift to rene...
Feb 2, 2006 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
On Roy Blunt’s Promise to Reform Lobbying Rules If He Becomes House Majority Leader On Roy Blunt’s Promise to Reform Lobbying Rules If He Becomes House Majority Leader
With plenty of friends on K Street, Roy Blunt is not as forthright as his name suggests.
Jan 26, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Does the President Really Know Best? 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.
Jan 20, 2006 / Feature / Elizabeth de la Vega