Fight for the Filibuster Fight for the Filibuster
A vote to end debate on the nomination of extreme conservative Priscilla Owen to the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled for Tuesday, May 24--the first strike in the so-c...
May 23, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Limbaugh vs. Moyers Limbaugh vs. Moyers
Bill Moyers says that journalists have a responsibility to question those in power. Rush Limbaugh, speaking for the economic and political elites that currently occupy positions ...
May 23, 2005 / John Nichols
Sweet Victory: CPC Gets in Gear Sweet Victory: CPC Gets in Gear
If you don't know much about the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), you should. With 50-plus members, it's the single largest caucus in the House, and according to a study by...
May 19, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Mr. Galloway Goes to Washington Mr. Galloway Goes to Washington
Norm Coleman is a fool. Not an ideological nut case, not a partisan whack, not even a useful idiot -- just a plain old-fashioned, drool-on-his-tie fool. The Minnesota Republican...
May 18, 2005 / John Nichols
Annals of Outrage II Annals of Outrage II
In January, I wrote my first Annals of Outrage weblog about the waste, fraud and abuse that the Bush Administration has perpetrated against the US taxpayer. But so much has happen...
May 17, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Standing Against Big Media Standing Against Big Media
I'm just back from St. Louis, where Free Press staged its second National Conference on Media Reform. Bringing together more than 2,000 of the country's most dedicated and innova...
May 17, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Insurgents of Labor, Unite! Insurgents of Labor, Unite!
As I wrote in March, charismatic SEIU leader Andy Stern has been anything but shy about triggering the most far-reaching strategic debate in labor in more than a generation. And w...
May 16, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bill Moyers Fights Back Bill Moyers Fights Back
Bill Moyers is not taking attacks by Bush Administration allies on public broadcasting in general and his journalism in particular sitting down. "I should put my detractors on no...
May 15, 2005 / John Nichols
Sweet Victory: Cleaning Up the Cosmetics Industry Sweet Victory: Cleaning Up the Cosmetics Industry
Each day, women and girls use an average of twelve personal careproducts, according to a study by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. "Users of these products might assumethat somebo...
May 13, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ms. Wrong Ms. Wrong
In her latest column, Ann Coulter honors me by announcing me the winner ofthe Lifetime Achievement Award for Most Wrong Predictions. I proudly acceptthis award for in Coulter's t...
May 12, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel