Targeting Alaska’s Terrible Two Targeting Alaska’s Terrible Two
Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and Representative Don Young, the dynamic duo that brought us the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere," have long been known as the unrepentant kings o...
Jul 25, 2007 / Ari Berman
Dept of Misleading Headlines Dept of Misleading Headlines
According to the latest New York Times poll, "two-thirds of those polled said the United States should reduce its forces in Iraq, or remove them altogether." The same num...
Jul 24, 2007 / Ari Berman
The Dems’ Nuclear Option The Dems’ Nuclear Option
We've done all we can do, Democrats said after pulling an all-nighter last week, when Republicans blocked yet another vote on a proposal to begin withdrawing American troops from I...
Jul 23, 2007 / Ari Berman
DeLay’s Not Dead DeLay’s Not Dead
Tom DeLay is not dead. In Max Blumenthal's new video he appears at the College Republicans annual convention, offering an unconventional solution to America's illegal immigration p...
Jul 20, 2007 / Ari Berman
Powell: Engage Hamas Powell: Engage Hamas
The Bush Administration, in advance of a much-hyped Middle East conference in September, continues to push a "West Bank first" strategy in the occupied territories that c...
Jul 19, 2007 / Ari Berman
Bush to Children: Drop Dead Bush to Children: Drop Dead
On so-called philosophical grounds, President Bush opposes health care for children. A bipartisan group of Senators want to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SC...
Jul 19, 2007 / Ari Berman
Sleepless in the Senate Sleepless in the Senate
Matthew Blake reports from Capitol Hill: Full disclosure: this humble reporter left the Capitol at 1 am but continued watching on C-Span until 2:30 am before nodding off. The Sena...
Jul 18, 2007 / Ari Berman
Deconstructing the Benchmarks Deconstructing the Benchmarks
Last week the Bush Administration announced that the Iraqi government had made "satisfactory" progress on just 8 of the 18 benchmarks the Administration and Congress set ...
Jul 17, 2007 / Ari Berman
Unjust Execution Delayed Unjust Execution Delayed
Guest post by Liliana Segura. Liliana is a member of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty and has written on the death penalty for The Nation and other publications. UPDATE: This...
Jul 16, 2007 / Ari Berman
FEMA: Still F’d Up FEMA: Still F’d Up
Written and Reported by Matthew Blake Gulf Coast residents who've witnessed the incompetence of FEMA might find dark humor in the federal agency's unifying effect. Democratic and ...
Jul 12, 2007 / Ari Berman