Bush’s Royal Edict: Don’t Cooperate With Congress Bush’s Royal Edict: Don’t Cooperate With Congress
President Bush has treated Congress with contempt for more than six years. But the most regal executive to reign over the United States since King George III was deposed has neve...
Jul 12, 2007 / John Nichols
Justice for Troy Davis-UPDATED Justice for Troy Davis-UPDATED
UPDATE: The state parole board Monday temporarily halted the execution of Troy Anthony Davis less than 24 hours before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection. The board issued...
Jul 11, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
A “Family Values” Headache for Senate GOP A “Family Values” Headache for Senate GOP
Republicans are already facing a lot of trouble going into the 2008 competition for control of the Senate. And, now, they've got a prostitution problem -- invloving Louisiana Sena...
Jul 11, 2007 / John Nichols
Texas’ Commuter-in-Chief Texas’ Commuter-in-Chief
When approached by lawyers representing mentally retarded inmates, Bush refused.
Jul 10, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush Erects Another Stonewall Against Accountability Bush Erects Another Stonewall Against Accountability
Barely a week after he commuted the 30-month sentence of a former White House insider who was convicted of engaging in felonious attempts to thwart investigations of administratio...
Jul 9, 2007 / John Nichols
Operation Understanding DC Operation Understanding DC
In early July Operation Understanding DC sent 31 African American and Jewish high school students from the DC area on a 25 day-long trip to learn about the great struggles--and th...
Jul 9, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
An Old Radical Response to a Newly Radical Court An Old Radical Response to a Newly Radical Court
As the Bush-Cheney administration enters its final 18 months, the White House is getting competition from the U.S. Supreme Court for status as greatest threat to the Constitution ...
Jul 8, 2007 / John Nichols
Women’s Rights are Human Rights, Iranian Edition Women’s Rights are Human Rights, Iranian Edition
Via Feministing comes awful news from Iran. For participating in a banned rally for women's rights in June,2006, twenty-four year old Delaram Ali has been sentenced to 34 mon...
Jul 6, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
Killing the Money Primary Killing the Money Primary
July 4th's Washington Post featured a front-page story about how campaign contributors heavily favored Democrats in the three-month period that ended last weekend, giving three do...
Jul 6, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cheney on the Defensive Cheney on the Defensive
Dick Cheney has been a destructive force on the checks and balances of American government for more than six years. He has subverted long-standing processes, procedures, protocols...
Jul 6, 2007 / Peter Rothberg