Foggy Bottom Foggy Bottom
If we are suspending the law in deference to Bush's unchecked impulses, let's call it by its proper name: Benign lawlessness? Gitmo Governance? Fear Factor?
Jan 19, 2006 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Impeachment of George W. Bush The Impeachment of George W. Bush
The time has come to call for the impeachment of President Bush. Any President who maintains he is above the law--and acts repeatedly on that belief--seriously endangers our consit...
Jan 11, 2006 / Feature / Elizabeth Holtzman
The Limits of Power: Questions for Alito The Limits of Power: Questions for Alito
Revelations of the Bush Administration's domestic spying program have sharply shifted the focus of Samuel Alito's Supreme Court confirmation hearings from domestic and social issue...
Jan 6, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
The President’s Measured Response to Criticism of His Secret Domestic Spying Operation The President’s Measured Response to Criticism of His Secret Domestic Spying Operation
Since I am Commander in Chief, My powers to spy or debrief Are limitless. That's my belief. So go somewhere else with your beef.
Jan 5, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
A White House Response to Senator Feingold A White House Response to Senator Feingold
Chastised by Russ Feingold for extrajudicial spying, the President who would be king invokes the divine right of kings.
Dec 21, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Emperor’s Powers The Emperor’s Powers
The Bush Administration believes it can ignore the rule of law--in pursuit of torture, Pentagon surveillance of antiwar groups and now, domestic spying. We must continue to insist ...
Dec 21, 2005 / David Cole
Bush’s High Crimes Bush’s High Crimes
A belligerent President has vowed that warrantless domestic spying will continue. He also hopes to quash open debate of the issue in Congress on security grounds. Given the palpabl...
Dec 21, 2005 / The Editors
The Hidden State Steps Forward The Hidden State Steps Forward
The Bush Administration is not a dictatorship, but it has all the markings of one in embryonic form. Bush has declared himself to be above the law, and members of Congress have no ...
Dec 20, 2005 / Jonathan Schell
Bush’s Iraq Outdoes Saddam Bush’s Iraq Outdoes Saddam
Ethnic cleansing, chemical weapons, self-appointed executioners: Sound familiar? The US occupation in Iraq has created conditions just as bad--if not worse--than Saddam Hussein's r...
Nov 30, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
Did Bush Really Want to Bomb Al Jazeera? Did Bush Really Want to Bomb Al Jazeera?
Given the Administration's record of attacking Al Jazeera verbally and militarily, is it conceivable that President Bush tried to convince Tony Blair to bomb its international head...
Nov 23, 2005 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill