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Stockman’s Folly Stockman’s Folly

After all these years, will Reagan's budget chief go to jail for cooking the books?

Apr 3, 2007 / William Greider

Betting on Healthcare Betting on Healthcare

At a union-sponsored forum in Las Vegas, John Edwards presented a real healthcare plan, but Hillary Clinton captured the crowd.

Apr 3, 2007 / Marc Cooper

Obama’s Community Roots Obama’s Community Roots

Barack Obama's political vision grew out of his early experiences as a community organizer in Chicago.

Apr 3, 2007 / Feature / David Moberg

John McCain and the Jew-Counter John McCain and the Jew-Counter

Every day, the presidential campaigns email to reporters press releases touting the endorsements they have most recently snagged. On Tuesday morning, the Jo...

Apr 3, 2007 / David Corn

Politicize the War Politicize the War

Generally that was a predictable performance by the Decider, but one thing stuck out to me. The New Rationale TM for the war, (I've lost track of how many this is) is that the gen...

Apr 3, 2007 / The Nation

Did Bush Machinations Provoke Seizure of Brits? Did Bush Machinations Provoke Seizure of Brits?

President Bush describes Iran's seizure of fifteen British sailors and Marines as "inexcusable behavior." But did the Bush Administration's anti-Iran machinations lead to the esc...

Apr 3, 2007 / The Nation

Pelosi’s Spring Break in Syria Pelosi’s Spring Break in Syria

If it's spring break in Washington, then that must be House Speaker Nancy Pelosi--accompanied by, my goodness, the perpetually pro-Israel Tom Lantos!-- heading for Syria this week...

Apr 2, 2007 / The Nation

Attorneygate in Guam Attorneygate in Guam

Before there was Attorneygate, there was the 2002 firing of a US Attorney in Guam engaged in a prosecution of Jack Abramoff. Anyone see a pattern here?

Apr 2, 2007 / Ari Berman

Legislation Watch: Dodd’s Moral Compass Legislation Watch: Dodd’s Moral Compass

Presidential candidate Senator Chris Dodd has made defending our Constitution a focus of his campaign in a way that the "front-runners" have not. In February, he introduced the R...

Apr 2, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The New SDS The New SDS

Can the new Students for a Democratic Society avoid the internal conflicts that plagued the original group?

Apr 2, 2007 / Feature / Christopher Phelps

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