Independence Day for Libby Independence Day for Libby
Liberated from having to serve time for his crime, he shares a perch with Bush and Cheney, somewhere high above the law.
Jul 4, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Supremely Bad Decisions Supremely Bad Decisions
With gleeful judicial activism, the Roberts Court swings right and sides with the interests of power.
Jun 29, 2007 / Bruce Shapiro
Zyklon B on the US Border Zyklon B on the US Border
A grim history lesson of what happened in the 1920s when fears of alien infection inflamed American eugenicists.
Jun 21, 2007 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
A New Green Card Deal A New Green Card Deal
History is full of examples showing that policies designed to exclude immigrants are doomed to fail.
Jun 21, 2007 / Mae Ngai
In Praise of Red Tape In Praise of Red Tape
When lawmakers and the media failed to hold the Bush Administration to account, it was left to bureaucrats to defend the integrity of government.
Jun 21, 2007 / Chris Hayes
When Did Bush Know About Abu Ghraib? When Did Bush Know About Abu Ghraib?
A close reading of L. Paul Bremer's memoir shows the President knew details about torture far earlier than he has acknowledged.
High-Tech Hysteria High-Tech Hysteria
Alarmist predictions of a talent shortage of high-tech workers are driving the race to the bottom.
Jun 15, 2007 / Feature / Elizabeth Schuster and Michelle Chandra
Shots in the Dark Shots in the Dark
When guns claim lives where any middle-class child might be, America mourns. But in barrios, projects and trailer parks, it's as if the crime never happened.
Jun 14, 2007 / Column / Gary Younge
Curing the Rot at Justice Curing the Rot at Justice
Congress has thus far failed to hold Alberto Gonzales accountable for politicizing the Justice Department. Polite words must now give way to bold actions.
Jun 14, 2007 / John Nichols
US Justice, Euro Prisons US Justice, Euro Prisons
The Council of Europe and courts at home are calling the Bush Administration to account for secret torture outposts in Poland and Romania.
Jun 14, 2007 / The Editors