Help Defend Lynne Stewart Help Defend Lynne Stewart
On February 10, a jury in New York City convicted longtime activist attorney Lynne Stewart of conspiracy, providing material support to terrorists, defrauding the government and m...
Feb 18, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Rushed Rushed
Al Franken's decision not to run for the Senate is a loss for the people of Minnesota and the country, but at least he'll have more time for his very funny radio show and books. I...
Feb 17, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
V-Day 2005 V-Day 2005
Over the past seven years, V-Day, the global movement started by playwright/performer Eve Ensler, has raised more than $25 million to support organizations working to stop violenc...
Feb 16, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Faux Journalism Faux Journalism
As the Gannongate scandal grows more disturbing by the day, it is worth remembering that this is but the latest round in the Bush White House's assault on the freedom of the press...
Feb 15, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Free Speech on (One) Campus Free Speech on (One) Campus
As a joke some years ago, a friend gave me a copy of Ward Churchill's 1998 book Pacifism as Pathology: Reflections on the Role of Armed Struggle in North America. In it, the Unive...
Feb 14, 2005 / John Nichols
Zephyr Teachout to Howard Dean Zephyr Teachout to Howard Dean
The blogopshere is jam-packed with strategic advice for new DNC Chair Howard Dean. One of the most thoughtful pieces was written by Zack Exley--former director for MoveOn.org and ...
Feb 13, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Hold Chertoff Accountable Hold Chertoff Accountable
Michael Chertoff received adulation at the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing to consider his nomination as Secretary of Homeland Security on F...
Feb 9, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
‘New Cities’ Fight Back ‘New Cities’ Fight Back
Progressives have not been so poorly positioned to guide public policy at the federal and state levels in decades. Both the White House and the Congress are controlled by conserva...
Feb 9, 2005 / John Nichols
The Republican Dictionary, IV The Republican Dictionary, IV
In Bush's State of the Union address, he mentioned personal accounts seven times but private accounts zero times, which is interesting because only a few months ago he was using b...
Feb 8, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush’s Budget and “Wounded Travelers” Bush’s Budget and “Wounded Travelers”
The federal budget is not just an accounting tool--it's a statement about our nation's values and priorities. This week, Bush released a budget that Representative Jan Schakowsky ...
Feb 8, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel