Bush Backs Down on Patriot Act Bush Backs Down on Patriot Act
U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, who four years ago stood alone in the Senate to defend the Bill of Rights, finished this year by scoring a dramatic win in his fight to preserve civil lib...
Dec 22, 2005 / John Nichols
Why Intelligent Design Is ‘Creationism Relabeled’ Why Intelligent Design Is ‘Creationism Relabeled’
In the history of the ongoing battle between science and faith, Dover, Pennsylvania, has written the latest chapter. Last month, the residents, who usually vote Republican, ouste...
Dec 21, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Raising the Issue of Impeachment Raising the Issue of Impeachment
As President Bush and his aides scramble to explain new revelations regarding Bush's authorization of spying on the international telephone calls and emails of Americans, the rank...
Dec 20, 2005 / John Nichols
Cheney’s Cheerleading Falls Flat Cheney’s Cheerleading Falls Flat
Even as President Bush was trying, once more on Sunday, to spin the fantasy that the Iraq invasion and occupation are some kind of success, Vice President Dick Cheney's visit to I...
Dec 19, 2005 / John Nichols
Spying and Lying Spying and Lying
"This shocking revelation ought to send a chill down the spine of every American." Senator Russell Feingold, December 17, 2005 As reported by the New York Times on Friday, "M...
Dec 18, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Feingold Beats Bush In Patriot Act Fight Feingold Beats Bush In Patriot Act Fight
Four years ago, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold distinguished himself as the Senate's premier defender of the Constitution, when he cast the chamber's sole vote against enactment of th...
Dec 16, 2005 / John Nichols
Run, Lowell, Run Run, Lowell, Run
George W. Bush has a new favorite senator: Joe Lieberman. As part of his "I've-Got-a-Secret-Plan-That's-Just-As-Good-As-Nixon's" stump tour to shore up sagging support for his wa...
Dec 15, 2005 / John Nichols
“The War Against Christmas” “The War Against Christmas”
Not since Iraqi WMD has there been a bogus news story more loved by the conservative media than the quote-unquote "War against Christmas." So complete is their martyrdom-like pas...
Dec 14, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush: “I’m Responsible” — Sort Of — For War Bush: “I’m Responsible” — Sort Of — For War
In the latest of his speeches on the Iraq imbroglio, President Bush did something that is highly unusual for him. He acknowledged personal responsibility for actions taken by his...
Dec 14, 2005 / John Nichols
The Limits of Power The Limits of Power
Sometime in the mid-1990s, after it had become quite clear that Bill Clinton's presidency would deliver rather less than had been hoped, and when it was becoming clear that Newt G...
Dec 12, 2005 / John Nichols