To the Courts, Then, on Behalf of the Constitution! To the Courts, Then, on Behalf of the Constitution!
The founder of the Republic, conscious of the excesses that resulted when King George III and his Parliament cooperated, endeavored to put the legislative and executive branches o...
Jul 2, 2007 / John Nichols
Another World Is Possible; Another U.S.A. is Necessary Another World Is Possible; Another U.S.A. is Necessary
ATLANTA -- The political discussion in the United States is, for the most part, disappointing -- not merely because it is too ideologically and intellectually narrow but also beca...
Jun 30, 2007 / John Nichols
Contempt of Congress Contempt of Congress
No one was all that surprised when the Bush administration announced Thursday that it would not cooperate with congressional demands for documents and testimony by prominent forme...
Jun 28, 2007 / John Nichols
Senate Subpoenas Cheney, White House Documents on Spying Senate Subpoenas Cheney, White House Documents on Spying
After putting up with months of stonewalling by President Bush, Vice President Cheney and their aides, the Senate Judiciary Committee has issued subpoenas seeking information about...
Jun 27, 2007 / John Nichols
Feingold on Cheney: “I Think He’s Confused.” Feingold on Cheney: “I Think He’s Confused.”
Along with venerable West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd, Russ Feingold enjoys the relatively lonely distinction in the current Congress of having demonstrated something more than a...
Jun 27, 2007 / John Nichols
Calling Cheney’s Bluff Calling Cheney’s Bluff
Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel has come up with the right response to Dick Cheney's attempt to suggest that the Office of the Vice President is not part of the executive branch...
Jun 25, 2007 / John Nichols
No Confidence in a Congress that Bends to Bush No Confidence in a Congress that Bends to Bush
Confidence in Congress has hit an all-time low. A mere 14 percent of Americans tell Gallup pollsters that they have a great deal or quite a lot of faith in the US House and Senate...
Jun 22, 2007 / John Nichols
“Heckuva job, Alberto!” “Heckuva job, Alberto!”
The campaign to impeach Alberto Gonzales -- organized by Democracy for America and filmmaker Robert "Outfoxed" Greenwald's Brave New Films crew under the slogan "President Bush wo...
Jun 19, 2007 / John Nichols
‘A French Lesson for Republicans’ ‘A French Lesson for Republicans’
American right wingers, led by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, fell in love with France last month. They got excited because the voters of France turned to the right in May and...
Jun 18, 2007 / John Nichols
Dysfunctional Debate, Dysfunctional Policies Dysfunctional Debate, Dysfunctional Policies
The tragedy of Washington's narrow to the point of dysfunctional "debate" about the Middle East is that few American political players are willing to comment in a serious manner a...
Jun 16, 2007 / John Nichols