A Texas Lawman Indicts Tom DeLay A Texas Lawman Indicts Tom DeLay
Local lawmen don't usually involve themselves in the affairs of state. It is their job to indict crooks and put them behind bars. But when the affairs of state are corrupted by c...
Sep 28, 2005 / John Nichols
Bush Tries on the Cardigan Bush Tries on the Cardigan
"Our energy problems have the same cause as our environmental problems -- wasteful use of resources. Conservation helps us solve both at once." -- Jimmy Carter, 1977 Despite the ...
Sep 27, 2005 / John Nichols
“Well-Intentioned”–And Arrested (UPDATED) “Well-Intentioned”–And Arrested (UPDATED)
Amid chants of "Arrest Bush," hundreds of antiwar activists participated in a peaceful but boisterous sit-in outside the White House Monday, as part of a day of protests that saw ...
Sep 26, 2005 / John Nichols
Why Bush is Wrong on Poverty Why Bush is Wrong on Poverty
In his September 15 speech to the nation, President Bush asserted that poverty in America is mostly restricted to the nation's Southern states.Like a lot of right-wing ideologues ...
Sep 26, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Marching for Withdrawal (UPDATED) Marching for Withdrawal (UPDATED)
(The verdict is in! Scroll below for an update on the St. Patrick's Day Four trial.) Tens of thousands of protesters rallied on Saturday in Washington and other US and European c...
Sep 25, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
“Victory Means Exit Strategy” “Victory Means Exit Strategy”
It's anti-war quiz time. Who made the following statement: "I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us that it is often easier to make war than peace. This adm...
Sep 24, 2005 / John Nichols
Sweet Victory: Cities Push for Pullout Sweet Victory: Cities Push for Pullout
Somehow, the disconnect persists. Despite a steady stream of polls and statements indicating public opposition to the war in Iraq, the stay-the-course consensus continues to suffo...
Sep 23, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Most Disappointing Vote for John Roberts Most Disappointing Vote for John Roberts
Of all the votes by Democratic senators in favor of the nomination of John Roberts to serve as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, none is likely to be more disappointing to ...
Sep 22, 2005 / John Nichols
Wrong (Leahy) and right (Kennedy) on Roberts Wrong (Leahy) and right (Kennedy) on Roberts
Any doubts about whether the Bush administration's nominee to become the 17th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court will win the endorsement of the Senate Judiciary Committee c...
Sep 21, 2005 / John Nichols
One More Time–UPDATED One More Time–UPDATED
Scroll down for a new update on the St. Patrick's Day Four Trial. As antiwar sentiment keeps broadening and calls for withdrawal become more and more mainstream, this weekend's a...
Sep 21, 2005 / Peter Rothberg