US Arms for Terrorists? US Arms for Terrorists?
Two US military officers are caught delivering weapons to Colombian paramilitaries.
May 26, 2005 / Frank Smyth
Judicial Wars Aren’t Over Judicial Wars Aren’t Over
Democrats must continue the fight to preserve an independent judiciary.
May 26, 2005 / The Editors
Letters Letters
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May 26, 2005 / Our Readers, Ronald Aronson, and Joshua Foer
Blackmailed Onto the Court Blackmailed Onto the Court
Thanks to the compromise agreement made possible by seven Democrats who collaborated with Republicans to end the Senate impasse over judicial nominations, Priscilla Owen will now ...
May 25, 2005 / John Nichols
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
A review of James Hurt's Writing Illinois.
May 25, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Megan Marz
M.A.D. About You M.A.D. About You
When the Republicans thought they were going to win the filibuster fight, they tried to change the term of art from "nuclear option" to "constitutional option." The GOP's lexicogr...
May 25, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wal-Mart Tries to Grow a Pair Wal-Mart Tries to Grow a Pair
If Wal-Mart finds resistance irksome, it should lobby for universal healthcare.
May 25, 2005 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
Standing Against Genocide Standing Against Genocide
On May 18th, the Illinois State Assembly passed a bill to prevent the State Treasurer from investing in companies doing business in Sudan. This requires the selling off of about ...
May 25, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Bad Deal on Judges Bad Deal on Judges
As the showdown on the so-called "nuclear option" approached, polls showed that the American people opposed scheming on the part of Senate GOP leaders to eliminate judicial filibu...
May 24, 2005 / John Nichols
Sweeping Up the Aliens Sweeping Up the Aliens
A trial that will begin on March 8 in Tucson, Ariz. may have far-reaching political and legal consequences throughout the United States.