Government Whitewashing Didn’t Stop With Watergate Government Whitewashing Didn’t Stop With Watergate
Forty years after President Richard Nixon resigned, our leaders have become even less accountable.
Aug 8, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
Why Some People Just Aren’t Buying Glenn Beck’s ‘Evolved’ Politics Why Some People Just Aren’t Buying Glenn Beck’s ‘Evolved’ Politics
Has Glenn Beck really changed?
Aug 8, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Dogged by Protests and Scandal, Christie Forges Ahead for 2016 Dogged by Protests and Scandal, Christie Forges Ahead for 2016
Polls show surprising support among Republicans for the New Jersey governor.
Aug 8, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
By Authorizing Air Strikes, Did Obama Open the Door for the Iraq Hawks? By Authorizing Air Strikes, Did Obama Open the Door for the Iraq Hawks?
The president continues a two-decade legacy of wrapping the military option in Iraq in humanitarian packaging.
Aug 8, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
I Voted To Impeach Richard Nixon: Here’s What Watergate Means Today I Voted To Impeach Richard Nixon: Here’s What Watergate Means Today
Neither Congress nor the courts have taken the example to heart and stood firmly against presidential crimes or serious misconduct.
Aug 7, 2014 / From the Archive / Elizabeth Holtzman
Does Senator Vitter Really Think Cancer Prevention Groups and Wildlife Nonprofits Are Part of a Nefarious Cabal? Does Senator Vitter Really Think Cancer Prevention Groups and Wildlife Nonprofits Are Part of a Nefarious Cabal?
Vitter’s report claims that environmental and public health foundations are responsible for spreading “bogus propaganda.”
Senators to Obama: Stop Censoring the Torture Report Senators to Obama: Stop Censoring the Torture Report
Lawmakers say the CIA redacted “key facts” from a long-awaited investigation into the agency’s cruel interrogation tactics.
Aug 6, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
America Can’t Control the World’s Destiny Anymore America Can’t Control the World’s Destiny Anymore
Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on Morning Joe to discuss how Washington’s recent policy polls reflect American sentiments on the government’s role in leading the country...
Aug 6, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Could Obama Solve the Immigration Crisis Through Executive Action? Could Obama Solve the Immigration Crisis Through Executive Action?
A surprise announcement planned for after Labor Day could stop millions of deportations.
Aug 6, 2014 / Blog / William Greider
One Person, One Vote: This Is a Reform Whose Time Has Come One Person, One Vote: This Is a Reform Whose Time Has Come
The NPVIC might help make the American vote count by transforming US presidential elections into a truly reformed one person, one vote practice.
Aug 6, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel