Campus Climate Challenge Campus Climate Challenge
Last August in this space, I lauded the great work being done by the student activists behind the Campus Climate Challenge, a project of more than 30 leading youth organizations t...
Jun 21, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
What to Do About Joe? What to Do About Joe?
Listening to Senator Joseph Lieberman these days, it's difficult to believe that this is the man who was once Al Gore's running mate and not some Pioneer or Ranger or Misadventure...
Jun 20, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
“Heckuva job, Alberto!” “Heckuva job, Alberto!”
The campaign to impeach Alberto Gonzales -- organized by Democracy for America and filmmaker Robert "Outfoxed" Greenwald's Brave New Films crew under the slogan "President Bush wo...
Jun 19, 2007 / John Nichols
Blackstone Greed Blackstone Greed
Thank you, Blackstone, for being so greedy. Your decision to go public in an IPO has, at long last, led to much-needed scrutiny and legislation that may upend the rules of the ga...
Jun 18, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dysfunctional Debate, Dysfunctional Policies Dysfunctional Debate, Dysfunctional Policies
The tragedy of Washington's narrow to the point of dysfunctional "debate" about the Middle East is that few American political players are willing to comment in a serious manner a...
Jun 16, 2007 / John Nichols
Senate Weighs Workers’ Rights–UPDATED Senate Weighs Workers’ Rights–UPDATED
The Senate began debate on the Employee Free Choice Act yesterday as labor and its supporters nationally continued to press lawmakers to support this critical bill. In early Marc...
Jun 14, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
How to Restore Habeas Corpus How to Restore Habeas Corpus
The American Civil Liberties Union is right when it says that last week's Senate Judiciary Committee vote in favor of the restoration of habeas corpus protections "signals to the ...
Jun 14, 2007 / John Nichols
It’s Not About Dan and Katie It’s Not About Dan and Katie
When asked about his view of CBS Evening News during a radio interview with MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Monday, Dan Rather said network execs had tried to boost ratings by "dumbin...
Jun 13, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Justice Department Scandals Draw Subpoenas Justice Department Scandals Draw Subpoenas
The most amusing spin following the vote by a majority of US senators to prepare a "no-confidence" vote against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was the suggestion that the scand...
Jun 13, 2007 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Fights for Green Collar Jobs Bernie Sanders Fights for Green Collar Jobs
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is excited. And when Sanders - longtime maverick populist - is in that frame of mind, you know something right and smart is in the works. In thi...
Jun 13, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel