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Dear Scooter, From Dick Dear Scooter, From Dick

October 28, 2005 MR. I. LEWIS LIBBYc/o MR. JOSEPH A. TATE, ESQ.DECHERT LLP Dear Scooter,

Oct 28, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Patrick Fitzgerald: It’s Not Over Patrick Fitzgerald: It’s Not Over

The most intriguing news with regard to special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation of the apparent effort by the Bush-Cheney administration to punish former Ambassador ...

Oct 28, 2005 / John Nichols

The High Cost of Low Price The High Cost of Low Price

(I'm heading off to the Green Festival in San Francisco today (Nov. 4), so ActNow will take a breather until Tuesday, November 8. In the meantime, please take the time to read the...

Oct 27, 2005 / Peter Rothberg

With Miers Out, The Games Begin With Miers Out, The Games Begin

Faced with a choice of Biblical proportions, America's born-again president decided to sacrifice Harriet Miers for Karl Rove's sins. On the day when much of official Washington w...

Oct 27, 2005 / John Nichols

Sweet Victory: United Methodist Church Calls For Withdrawal Sweet Victory: United Methodist Church Calls For Withdrawal

It's one thing when former high-ranking members of your own Administration come out against your war. It's another thing when two-thirds of the country calls the invasion and occu...

Oct 26, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What Rosa Parks Gave America What Rosa Parks Gave America

In 1776, the Continental Congress awarded the first Congressional Gold Medal of Honor to General George Washington, a bold and determined man who had the courage to lead his count...

Oct 25, 2005 / John Nichols

‘For God And Country’ ‘For God And Country’

Now that he's published a book about his Guantanamo ordeal, it's time to revisit the story of former Army chaplain James Yee. (I published a column about Yee in 2004 but much has ...

Oct 25, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Seeing Through the Smokescreen Seeing Through the Smokescreen

You may have missed it, but the first week of October was Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week. Was this catchy concept created to raise awareness of people abused by negligence or malpra...

Oct 24, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Fitzgerald Must Broaden Investigation Fitzgerald Must Broaden Investigation

"The CIA leak issue is only the tip of the iceberg," Congressman Jerry Nadler told me when I ran into him on the street near our offices on Friday afternoon. He was quick to tell ...

Oct 22, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A (True) Conservative Case for Exiting Iraq A (True) Conservative Case for Exiting Iraq

George Bush, who once criticized Ronald Reagan's approach to terrorism, is now making a desperate grab for the former president's coattails. In August, Bush said that, because of...

Oct 22, 2005 / John Nichols

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