An Unlawful Dentention An Unlawful Dentention
Way off the world's radar and in continued violation of international human-rights law, on September 22 the Vietnamese Government abruptly transferred political dissident Dr. Nguy...
Dec 17, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Are You Better Off? Are You Better Off?
Is America better off now than it was a year ago? I'm sure everyone has a quick answer, but the Drum Major Institute's Year in Review provides you with the hard facts, evidence, ...
Dec 16, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Torturers at Justice Torturers at Justice
Just weeks after the election, President Bush nominated White House counsel Alberto Gonzales to be the next Attorney General of the United States. Given his role in numerous Bus...
Dec 16, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Feingold for President? Feingold for President?
The crowd at the Democratic Party's annual dinner in western Wisconsin's Vernon County was large, loud and longing for a little partisan passion. Far from feeling beat down by th...
Dec 15, 2004 / John Nichols
Needed: Enlightened Business Leaders Needed: Enlightened Business Leaders
When I read last month that James Rowse--the chairman of Veryfine Products Inc., the juice bottling concern, Âhad died, I thought of how this man's life embodied a much more enli...
Dec 13, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Vote for Fahrenheit 9/11 Vote for Fahrenheit 9/11
Michael Moore's provocative, election-season documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 has been nominated by the People's Choice Awards as the American public's "Favorite Film of the Year." The...
Dec 10, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
No Shortcut to Power No Shortcut to Power
Have you heard about the sweet victory of the week? The Working Families Party, and other allies in New York State's fight for economic justice, won a six-year campaign to raise t...
Dec 9, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Guarantee the Right to Vote Guarantee the Right to Vote
As US Rep. John Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, chaired Tuesday's hearing on irregularities in the presidential voting in Ohio on November 2, the ...
Dec 8, 2004 / John Nichols
Holding Torturers Accountable Holding Torturers Accountable
In a historic effort to hold US officials accountable for acts of torture, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and four Iraqi citizens recently filed a criminal complaint ...
Dec 8, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Secretary of Agribusiness Secretary of Agribusiness
Democrats are talking a lot these days about how to reconnect with rural voters. It's an important conversation, as much about the decline in the party's fortunes can be traced to...
Dec 7, 2004 / John Nichols