Elizabeth de la Vega

Elizabeth de la Vega is a former federal prosecutor with more than
twenty years of experience. During her tenure, she was a member of the
Organized Crime Strike Force and Chief of the San Jose Branch of the US
Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. Her pieces
have appeared in The Nation, the Los Angeles Times and
Salon. She writes regularly for Tomdispatch.

Extreme Water Emergencies Extreme Water Emergencies

Floods, drought, pollution, wildfires: summer's extreme water conditions afflicting the United States this summer are a call to action. Why are we helpless?

Jul 28, 2008 / Feature / Elizabeth de la Vega

Does the President Really Know Best? Does the President Really Know Best?

OK, everyone who has studied the unitary executive theory of the presidency, raise your hand. Anyone? A former prosecutor examines what's behind Bush's legal fig leaf.

Jan 20, 2006 / Feature / Elizabeth de la Vega

Shoot the Moon Shoot the Moon

How realistic is it to stop the Bush Administration from pursuing its war agenda? Former prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega offers some hard-core advice about how to challenge the sta...

Dec 19, 2005 / Feature / Elizabeth de la Vega

Letters Letters

BUSH: INDICTABLE CO-CONSPIRATOR? Aiken, SC

Nov 30, 2005 / Our Readers and Elizabeth de la Vega

Scooter Libby’s Doomed Defense Scooter Libby’s Doomed Defense

Capitalizing on Bob Woodward's revelation that he was one of the first to learn about Valerie Plame's CIA status, Scooter Libby's legal team hopes that will get their client off th...

Nov 18, 2005 / Feature / Elizabeth de la Vega

The White House Criminal Conspiracy The White House Criminal Conspiracy

The Bush Administration should be prosecuted for conspiracy to defraud the United States by using half-truths and recklessly false statements to lead the country into an illegal wa...

Oct 26, 2005 / Feature / Elizabeth de la Vega

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