Fixing the Torture Fix Fixing the Torture Fix
Congress has passed legislation allowing evidence obtained through torture to be used against terror suspects in court. But human rights groups and some Congressional leaders will ...
Dec 21, 2005 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
A White House Response to Senator Feingold A White House Response to Senator Feingold
Chastised by Russ Feingold for extrajudicial spying, the President who would be king invokes the divine right of kings.
Dec 21, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
It Wasn’t All Bad It Wasn’t All Bad
Bush is on the defensive. The GOP is mired in corruption. The media are waking up. Civil liberties are beginning to matter. See? Good things did happen in 2005.
Dec 21, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Year of Vanished Credibility The Year of Vanished Credibility
2005 added up to this: No credibility for the President, or for the Democrats, or for the New York Times, which took a year to figure out whether the Constitution is worth fighting...
Dec 21, 2005 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Minority/Majority Minority/Majority
While the Democratic Leadership Council issued a report advising Democrats to behave more like Republicans, Senator Russ Feingold has transcended party lines, forging a large, bipa...
Dec 21, 2005 / Editorial / David Sirota
The Emperor’s Powers The Emperor’s Powers
The Bush Administration believes it can ignore the rule of law--in pursuit of torture, Pentagon surveillance of antiwar groups and now, domestic spying. We must continue to insist ...
Dec 21, 2005 / Editorial / David Cole
Iraq After the Election Iraq After the Election
In the wake of the Iraqi elections, Congress must make any future funding for American forces contingent on establishing a clear-cut deadline for withdrawal to quell the insurgency...
Dec 21, 2005 / Editorial / The Editors
Bush’s High Crimes Bush’s High Crimes
A belligerent President has vowed that warrantless domestic spying will continue. He also hopes to quash open debate of the issue in Congress on security grounds. Given the palpabl...
Dec 21, 2005 / Editorial / The Editors
The Hidden State Steps Forward The Hidden State Steps Forward
The Bush Administration is not a dictatorship, but it has all the markings of one in embryonic form. Bush has declared himself to be above the law, and members of Congress have no ...
Dec 20, 2005 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell
Rebels Rebels
With persistence and strong convictions, insurgents can change a political party. Galvanized by the war and disgusted with weak-spined party leaders, rank-and-file Democrats may at...
Dec 20, 2005 / Feature / William Greider