Stop the Madness Stop the Madness
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) --nearly one-third of the Democratic Caucus with 71 members--has challenged a Bush budget that would continue to drain our treasury thro...
Mar 13, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Pelosi’s Disastrous Misstep on Iran Pelosi’s Disastrous Misstep on Iran
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her allies in the chamber's Democratic leadership initially accepted that spending legislation designed to outline an Iraq exit strategy should...
Mar 13, 2007 / John Nichols
Not Silent Anymore Not Silent Anymore
In 2000, the Surgeon General released a report describing "the silent epidemic of oral diseases" affecting mainly the poor due to lack of access to dental care. Two weeks ago, th...
Mar 11, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Honoring Our Rock and Roll Tom Paine Honoring Our Rock and Roll Tom Paine
"O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth!" -- Tom Paine "I can relate to Thomas Paine. When he wrote Common Sense, he was ...
Mar 11, 2007 / John Nichols
George McGovern to Cheney: Resign George McGovern to Cheney: Resign
George McGovern has a word for Vice President Dick Cheney: "Resign." Responding to Tuesday's conviction of Cheney's former chief-of-staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, on charges of...
Mar 10, 2007 / John Nichols
Alt Spring Break Alt Spring Break
If you're a high school or college student, you can use your spring break to become a part of the next generation of human rights leaders. Taking place in Austin, Texas from Mar...
Mar 9, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Legislation Watch Legislation Watch
Earlier this year, as the new Democratic Congress gathered, I highlighted 10 pieces of legislation that I believe deserve to be passed – they would certainly help put our nation...
Mar 8, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dems Aren’t Urgent Enough About Withdrawal Dems Aren’t Urgent Enough About Withdrawal
If we accept scientific estimates of the Iraqi death toll since the U.S. invasion of that country, as detailed in the British medical journal The Lancet, then it is fair to say th...
Mar 8, 2007 / John Nichols
Left Forum 2007 Left Forum 2007
One of the country's premiere progressive events, this weekend's Left Forum brings together activists and intellectuals from across the globe to share ideas for understanding and ...
Mar 8, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Vermont Votes to Impeach Bush/Cheney Vermont Votes to Impeach Bush/Cheney
When Vermont Governor Jim Douglas, a Republican with reasonably close ties to President Bush, asked if there was any additional business to be considered at the town meeting he wa...
Mar 7, 2007 / John Nichols