“The President Cannot Ignore an Impeachment” “The President Cannot Ignore an Impeachment”
After months of revelations about his ham-handed attempts to politicize investigations and prosecutions by U.S. Attorneys and sections of the Department of Justice he heads, after...
Jul 31, 2007 / John Nichols
A Reply to Dave Zirin A Reply to Dave Zirin
In The Nation's web-letters, Dave Zirin repliesto my post about his column on Michael Vick. In the nicest possibleway, he suggests that I'm out of my depth in tackling a sportssub...
Jul 31, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
Help Jesse Friedman Overturn his Wrongful Conviction Help Jesse Friedman Overturn his Wrongful Conviction
There was great news in this morning's inbox from Elisabeth Friedman, wife of Jesse Friedman. After running into wall after brick wall in his attempt to have his conviction overt...
Jul 31, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
A Commitment to the Constitution A Commitment to the Constitution
The Center for Constitutional Rights, Human Rights Watch and MoveOn.org have launched a vital campaign to put restoration of the Constitution on the agenda for Democratic presiden...
Jul 27, 2007 / John Nichols
Who’s the Victim in the Case of Michael Vick? Who’s the Victim in the Case of Michael Vick?
Michael Vick has a 10-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons for $130 million. His skill at running, kicking and throwing a football has won him the admiration of millions ...
Jul 26, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
War Made Easy War Made Easy
In 2005, Norman Solomon released his book, War Made Easy, which exposes the manner in which US presidents manage to sell war, like clockwork, through the same fallacious arguments...
Jul 26, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Specialist Town Goes to Washington Specialist Town Goes to Washington
Yesterday in the Cannon House Office Building, Room 334, it was standing room only as the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs held a hearing titled "PTSD and Personality Disorder...
Jul 26, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Clinton, Kissinger and the Corruptions of Empire Clinton, Kissinger and the Corruptions of Empire
Of all the corruptions of empire, few are darker than the claim that diplomacy must be kept secret from the citizenry. This hide-it-from-the people faith that only a cloistered g...
Jul 25, 2007 / John Nichols
The Democrats Increased Funding for WHAT? The Democrats Increased Funding for WHAT?
I'm way late on this, so I hope you've already squawked to your congressperson about a particularly nasty bit of gristle buried in the big fat bratwurst that is the ...
Jul 25, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
Why Obama Got it Right Why Obama Got it Right
In Monday's debate, and with the benefit of having time to think through her response, HillaryClinton posed as the foreign policy sophisticate to Barack Obama the bold leader who ...
Jul 25, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel