Now Powell Tells Us Now Powell Tells Us
The former Secretary of State says he and his department's top experts never believed that Iraq posed an imminent nuclear threat, but this made little difference to President Bush.
Apr 12, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
A Considered Jurisprudential Analysis of the Guilty Plea by Yet Another Former Aide to Tom DeLay and DeLay’s Resignation Announcement Three Days Later A Considered Jurisprudential Analysis of the Guilty Plea by Yet Another Former Aide to Tom DeLay and DeLay’s Resignation Announcement Three Days Later
DeLay cut his losses when they were cut for him.
Apr 6, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
What DeLay Left Behind What DeLay Left Behind
To repair the damage Tom DeLay left in his wake, the November elections must be a referendum on the political machine he created, which continues to drive this Congress.
Apr 6, 2006 / John Nichols
Rumsfeld Must Go Rumsfeld Must Go
Calls for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are growing louder. Here is a dossier on his critics, from A to Zinni.
Apr 5, 2006 / Feature / Simon Maxwell Apter
Robert Scheer: ‘Anti-Christian Conspirators’ Slay DeLay Robert Scheer: ‘Anti-Christian Conspirators’ Slay DeLay
Tom DeLay claims to see a vast anti-Christian conspiracy in the legal troubles that forced him out of the House--though his own sins would seem to be sufficient explanation.
Apr 5, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
The President Is Not Smiling The President Is Not Smiling
Card is out, Bolten in. The Senate is stuck on immigration. And every day brings more bad news. Take care of this, will you, Josh?
Mar 28, 2006 / Feature / William Greider
Censoring Censure Censoring Censure
By failing to support Russ Feingold's motion to censure the President for illegal domestic spying, Democrats are taking the same path of overly calculated caution that cost them el...
Mar 23, 2006 / John Nichols
Comeuppance in Cleveland Comeuppance in Cleveland
One tough question from an elderly gentleman in Cleveland punctured the President's pretensions about the reasons for launching the disastrous Iraq war.
Mar 22, 2006 / Feature / Robert Scheer
George W. Bush’s Approach to Maintaining Constitutional Rule in a Democracy Through a Series of Checks and Balances George W. Bush’s Approach to Maintaining Constitutional Rule in a Democracy Through a Series of Checks and Balances
Bush's approach to maintaining control: Can you say Caine Mutiny?
Mar 16, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Improvised Explosive Delusions Improvised Explosive Delusions
As Bush continues to insist the US is bringing peace and freedom to Iraq, his latest plan to quell the insurgency spends billions more to stem the use of improvised explosive devic...
Mar 15, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer