The Fall of the One-Party Empire The Fall of the One-Party Empire
Unmaking the empire of fantasy and fraud that the Republican Party has created will not be done quickly and the outcome is uncertain. But historians may one day write that the fake...
Nov 23, 2005 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell
Cheney, Speaking From Experience Cheney, Speaking From Experience
Cheney maintains tough guys never run: They stick. Well, don't they, Dick?
Nov 23, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Minority/Majority Minority/Majority
While Steny Hoyer seeks to "make himself the first contact for K Street," Nancy Pelosi and George Miller are pressing forward with their crackdown on lobbying and ethics abuses.
Nov 23, 2005 / Editorial / David Sirota
The Murtha Moment The Murtha Moment
John Murtha is right: The American public has turned against the war. Democrats and Republicans must put aside politics and work together to bring the troops home quickly and focus...
Nov 23, 2005 / Editorial / The Editors
Dictionary of Republicanisms Dictionary of Republicanisms
Compassionate conservativism n. An expensively cultivated phrase created by a decades-old and well-funded Radical Right program of Orwellian doublespeak.
Nov 22, 2005 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Mismanaged Care Mismanaged Care
Tennessee once had a visionary health care plan for that left only 14 percent of residents uninsured. But with federal cuts and a governor's misguided attempt to privatize Medicaid...
Nov 22, 2005 / Feature / Trudy Lieberman
The Real McCain The Real McCain
John McCain is a war hero, a sometime Democratic ally, a crusader for campaign finance reform. But the centrist maverick will most likely take a turn to the right if he wants to ge...
Nov 22, 2005 / Feature / Ari Berman
Buyers’ Remorse Buyers’ Remorse
Home equity--for those lucky enough to own a house or condo--is a primary source of economic security. But unsold inventory, rising interest rates and record levels of mortgage def...
Nov 21, 2005 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Champ Meets the Chump The Champ Meets the Chump
When George W. Bush met Muhammad Ali at the White House last week, the Champ had one last rope-a-dope up his sleeve. You don't have to guess who won this match.
Nov 18, 2005 / Feature / Dave Zirin
Break Up Cheney’s Cabal Break Up Cheney’s Cabal
If the United States is to extricate itself from the Iraq debacle, the first step is to break up the cabal of Bush Administration officials who have led the nation to war.
Nov 18, 2005 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith