GOP to Gonzales: Care For Some Hemlock? GOP to Gonzales: Care For Some Hemlock?
The reviews are in: The Bush White House pronounces the president "pleased" with his solicitor's response to the rabble. It is a discreet pleasure. While the president may be sa...
Apr 20, 2007 / John Nichols
The Progressive Gap The Progressive Gap
Senator Bernie Sanders is frustrated. He believes there is a gap between the American people who are increasingly embracing progressive values and what's going on in Congress. "...
Apr 19, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Kids are Alright (Part 2) The Kids are Alright (Part 2)
Who says students are apathetic and narcissistic? At Stanford University, twelve student members of the Stanford Labor Action Coalition have been staging a hunger strike for the...
Apr 19, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Gonzales Recognizes The Issue: Political Prosecutions Gonzales Recognizes The Issue: Political Prosecutions
Give Attorney General Alberto Gonzales credit. To a far greater extent than many in Washington have even now come to recognize, he acknowledged in an opening statement prepared fo...
Apr 19, 2007 / John Nichols
Constitutional Crisis (continued) Constitutional Crisis (continued)
On the eve of Alberto Gonzales' testimony before Congress about his deep involvement in US Attorneygate, the Bush Administration has the gall to propose a bill which would greatly...
Apr 19, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ten Questions for Alberto Gonzales Ten Questions for Alberto Gonzales
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales goes in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee today as the most embattled high-ranking member of a presidential administration to appear before...
Apr 19, 2007 / John Nichols
Impeach Cheney First? Impeach Cheney First?
It is no secret that Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich has been toying with the idea of moving articles of impeachment against a member of the Bush administration. And he appears t...
Apr 18, 2007 / John Nichols
Stamp Out the Rate Hikes Stamp Out the Rate Hikes
America's founders understood the First Amendment would be worth little without a postal system that encouraged broad public participation in America's "marketplace of ideas." Tho...
Apr 18, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Benn Better Benn Better
The New York Times reported yesterday that Hilary Benn – a senior politician in the Labour Party and Tony Blair's international development secretary – has spoken out against ...
Apr 18, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Give a Pulitzer to James McMurtry Give a Pulitzer to James McMurtry
The Pulitzer Prizes have been awarded for 2OO6, and they have gone to the usual deserving souls. Of special note is the national reporting award to the Boston Globe's Charlie Sava...
Apr 17, 2007 / John Nichols