The Standard-Bearers The Standard-Bearers
In a 1990 cover story for The Nation, Contributing Editor Kai Bird called Jimmy Carter "the very model of an ex-president." He described his work on human rights, educat...
Mar 16, 2006 / Adam Howard
California’s Cannibal Republicans California’s Cannibal Republicans
Want another way, other than Bush's rock-bottom poll numbers, to measure the depth of the Republican crisis? Take a look at what happened late Wednesday night out here in Californ...
Mar 16, 2006 / Adam Howard
Another Cover-Up? Another Cover-Up?
The patient reader can find much to entertain and enlighten in theNew York Times, if one searches diligently. I came acrossthis pearl today, entitled "Editors' Note." &...
Mar 15, 2006 / Adam Howard
Denny Hastert’s Very Long, Very Bad Day Denny Hastert’s Very Long, Very Bad Day
Watch the news out of House Speaker Dennis Hastert's office today. It may well be the site of the best the debate about the continued funding of the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Anti-...
Mar 15, 2006 / Adam Howard
From NATO to Nation From NATO to Nation
One thing I've always found perplexing is Wesley Clark's continued high-standing amongst the progressive blogosphere. For months he's consistently either won or placed second in th...
Mar 15, 2006 / Ari Berman
Feingold Day Two: The Dems Fold Feingold Day Two: The Dems Fold
Last night I raised some strategic questions about Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold's move to formally censure President Bush. On the conclusion of Day Two of this drama, I have mor...
Mar 15, 2006 / Adam Howard
It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp
Political corruption, the world's second oldest profession, just isn't as easy as it used to be. Take defense contractor Mitchell Wade, for example. He had a good thing going with...
Mar 14, 2006 / Adam Howard
The War’s More Popular Than Bush The War’s More Popular Than Bush
George Bush's approval ratings have hit a record low according to a new poll released Monday night, but what does that really mean? Well, consider this: Bush's approval rating ha...
Mar 14, 2006 / Adam Howard
Feingold’s Folly? Feingold’s Folly?
I admit to great ambivalence over Senator Russ Feingold's flagging effort to officially censure President Bush. The same sort of ambivalence I felt when he voted – a few year...
Mar 14, 2006 / Adam Howard
Exit Katharine Harris? Exit Katharine Harris?
Republican insiders always knew it would be a major mistake to pin their hopes for unseating Florida Senator Bill Nelson, a supposedly vulnerable Democrat, on one of the most bizar...
Mar 13, 2006 / Adam Howard