New Orleans in Black and White New Orleans in Black and White
The atomization of New Orleans has done more to destroy the political fabric of the post-Katrina city than even some of the most concerned observers had dared imagine. In a commu...
Apr 23, 2006 / John Nichols
Impeachment From Below: Legislators Lobby Congress Impeachment From Below: Legislators Lobby Congress
Inside the Beltway, legislators have been slow to support moves to censure or impeach President Bush and other members of the administration. Only 33 members of the U.S. House of ...
Apr 22, 2006 / John Nichols
Sweet Victory: Top Five Environmental Wins Sweet Victory: Top Five Environmental Wins
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. Of all of the disastrous hallmarks of the Bush presidency, Bush's darkest legacy in the long run may be his unmitigated assault on the environmen...
Apr 22, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘Pre-emptive’ Peace Actions–UPDATED ‘Pre-emptive’ Peace Actions–UPDATED
This post was updated on April 22. In a very informal, unscientific straw poll I took this week of eight acquaintances spanning the political spectrum--three distinctly right, th...
Apr 20, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Trent Lott’s $700 Million Sin City Scheme Trent Lott’s $700 Million Sin City Scheme
There is one good thing that comes with "conservative" Republican hegemony: Proof positive that the Grand Old Party is no longer even feigns interest in fiscal responsibility. Co...
Apr 20, 2006 / John Nichols
Death and Taxes Death and Taxes
Those inveterate whiners in the White House are now complaining that the president's poll numbers should be much higher given the strong economic indicators at the moment. Their p...
Apr 19, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is Don Rumsfeld Really the Right Target? Is Don Rumsfeld Really the Right Target?
When Democrats in my home state of Wisconsin voted at their state party convention last spring to call for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, they a...
Apr 18, 2006 / John Nichols
Sweet Victory: WiFi For All Sweet Victory: WiFi For All
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. As corporate telecommunications giants accelerate their efforts to create a two-tiered Internet, one of our greatest tools for democracy and equa...
Apr 17, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
In Pursuit of Justice, In Search of Peace In Pursuit of Justice, In Search of Peace
The Nazarene whose resurrection is celebrated Sunday preached a gospel of justice and peace. His sincere followers recognize him as a man of action, who chased the money changers ...
Apr 15, 2006 / John Nichols
The Generals Revolt The Generals Revolt
Batiste. Eaton. Newbold. Riggs. Zinni….Is there a retired general left in the States who hasn't called on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to fall on his sword? While The...
Apr 14, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel