Impeach Alberto Gonzales? Why, yes! Impeach Alberto Gonzales? Why, yes!
California Congressman Darrell Issa is one of the most conservative Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee. So it should come as no surprise that he offered an approp...
May 31, 2006 / John Nichols
Empire State For Peace Empire State For Peace
If you're a New Yorker angry about the war and the Democratic Party leadership's failure to make the case for a quick withdrawal, then add your name to a petition appealing to New...
May 30, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
The New Cheerleader The New Cheerleader
The favorite spin of the Bush administration and its amen corner in the media in recent weeks has been the line that: Aside from quagmire in Iraq, things are going great -- especi...
May 30, 2006 / John Nichols
All About Paris All About Paris
Senator Bill Frist has promised a vote to repeal the estate tax soon after Memorial Day and the spin on this issue is as egregious as it is outrageous. So let's get one thing stra...
May 30, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Time to Mourn A Time to Mourn
The wisdom of wars can be debated on any day, and this column has not hesitated to question the thinking -- or, to be more precise, the lack of thinking -- that has led the United...
May 28, 2006 / John Nichols
Ken Lay–Guilty. George Bush–Guilty. Ken Lay–Guilty. George Bush–Guilty.
The man who paid many of the biggest bills for George Bush's political ascent, Enron founder Kenneth Lay, has been found guilty of conspiracy and fraud almost five years after his...
May 25, 2006 / John Nichols
Hayden Hijinks Hayden Hijinks
If there actually was an opposition party in Washington, the nomination of Air Force General Michael Hayden to serve as director of the Central Intelligence Agency would have been...
May 25, 2006 / John Nichols
With God On Our Side With God On Our Side
If it were up to me, we'd keep religion and politics completely apart. I think one of the best things about America is the idea of the wall between church and state. But it's not ...
May 25, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Sweet Victory: A Wake-Up Call from Alaska Sweet Victory: A Wake-Up Call from Alaska
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. Al Gore's new film, An Inconvenient Truth, which finally hits theatersthis week, makes the case with devastating clarity: globalwarming is not a ...
May 24, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
House Vote Harms Palestine, Israel, US House Vote Harms Palestine, Israel, US
Jimmy Carter has been blunt: Despite the fact of a Palestinian election result that was not to their liking, the former president says, "it is unconscionable for Israel, the Unit...
May 24, 2006 / John Nichols