Cox in the Henhouse Cox in the Henhouse
Even his supporters acknowledged that former U.S. Rep. Christopher Cox was a controversial nominee to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. A former corporate lawyer who h...
Jul 31, 2005 / John Nichols
Anti-Sweet Victory: The Week From Hell Anti-Sweet Victory: The Week From Hell
This was supposed to be a Sweet Victory post. That's the weekly feature Sam Graham-Felsen and I started last fall. In those grim days after the election, we believed that one anti...
Jul 29, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush Meets Mick (Jagger) Bush Meets Mick (Jagger)
A couple of months ago, with the help of terrific song suggestions from Nation readers, I put together a playlist for Dubya's iPod. Radiohead's Hail to the Thief, Green Day's Amer...
Jul 29, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
CAFTA Vote Outs “Bush Democrats” CAFTA Vote Outs “Bush Democrats”
The Central American Free Trade Agreement, which was such a high priority for the Bush administration that the president personally lobbied Congressional Republicans on the issue ...
Jul 28, 2005 / John Nichols
Punish the CAFTA 15 Punish the CAFTA 15
Last night, President Bush eked out a very narrow victory on his top trade priority, with the House of Representatives approving a free-trade agreement with Central American count...
Jul 28, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Labor Gets Tough on CAFTA Labor Gets Tough on CAFTA
Let's be clear: Any member of Congress who votes for the Central American Free Trade Agreement has signaled their disregard for labor, environmental, farm, consumer and human righ...
Jul 27, 2005 / John Nichols
Help Halt Unfair Trade Pact Help Halt Unfair Trade Pact
After more than two years of campaigning, the CAFTA fight has come down to the wire with a vote scheduled to take place this week. NAFTA led to the loss of almost one million US ...
Jul 26, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
The House of Labor and the Future The House of Labor and the Future
So, with the heaving sound of an old tree suddenly splitting apart in a storm, the labor movement is finally breaking up. On Sunday, leaders of four of the country's largest labo...
Jul 26, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Corruption Machine The Corruption Machine
At a time when the scale of corruption in Congress has risen to obscene heights, the fight to achieve a clean government has heated up–and the good Senator from Wisconsin, Russe...
Jul 24, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Torture and Lies: Who is Accountable? Torture and Lies: Who is Accountable?
Congressman Maurice Hinchey had the crowd of more than 900--packed into New York's Ethical Culture Society's sweltering auditorium this beautiful summer Saturday--on its feet. H...
Jul 23, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel