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Oppose the Gonzales Nomination Oppose the Gonzales Nomination

A few weeks ago in this space, I wrote about the more than two dozen civil rights and human rights groups who had raised what they called 'serious concerns' over President Bush's ...

Jan 5, 2005 / Peter Rothberg

Backing Gonzales Is Backing Torture Backing Gonzales Is Backing Torture

Is there bipartisan Congressional support for torture?

Jan 4, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Shirley Chisholm’s Legacy Shirley Chisholm’s Legacy

Thirty-three years ago this month, a member of the U.S. House from Brooklyn challenged her party and her country to think more boldly than it ever had before about what the occupa...

Jan 4, 2005 / John Nichols

San Francisco Conference: The Second League San Francisco Conference: The Second League

The delegates may be there to discuss peace, but the cold war is in full bloom at the UN's San Francisco Conference.

Jan 3, 2005 / Feature / Percy E. Corbett

Ken Lay Would Love SS Privatization Ken Lay Would Love SS Privatization

A New Year's Day story in the Washington Post reported that President Bush's allies in corporate trade associations, the financial and securities industries and Fortune 500 compan...

Jan 3, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bush Fails a Global Test Bush Fails a Global Test

George Bush ended 2004 on a sour note. But at least he maintained his record as the most disingenuous president since Richard Nixon. When other world leaders rushed to respond t...

Dec 30, 2004 / John Nichols

How to Help Tsunami Victims How to Help Tsunami Victims

The earthquake and tsunami that ravaged thousands of coastline villages from Thailand to Somalia this past weekend has prompted an urgent need for relief from the international co...

Dec 29, 2004 / Peter Rothberg

Tim Spicer’s World Tim Spicer’s World

Why was a notorious mercenary awarded a $293 million Pentagon contract?

Dec 29, 2004 / Feature / Andrew Ackerman

A Devil’s Island for Our Times A Devil’s Island for Our Times

How can we let this evil persist?

Dec 28, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

Martha Stewart’s Christmas Message Martha Stewart’s Christmas Message

Looking for some good news this holiday season? Check out Martha Stewart's Christmas 2004 message. The old Martha would have been instructing America's women how to wrap those pre...

Dec 27, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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