Eric Holder’s Mixed Record Eric Holder’s Mixed Record
The attorney general was a champion of civil rights—but not civil liberties.
Oct 1, 2014 / The Editors
Congress Needs to Assert Checks and Balances on Any New Iraq Mission Congress Needs to Assert Checks and Balances on Any New Iraq Mission
The president gets support for humanitarian efforts, but wise voices warn of mission creep.
Aug 11, 2014 / John Nichols
Government Whitewashing Didn’t Stop With Watergate Government Whitewashing Didn’t Stop With Watergate
Forty years after President Richard Nixon resigned, our leaders have become even less accountable.
Aug 8, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
I Voted To Impeach Richard Nixon: Here’s What Watergate Means Today I Voted To Impeach Richard Nixon: Here’s What Watergate Means Today
Neither Congress nor the courts have taken the example to heart and stood firmly against presidential crimes or serious misconduct.
Aug 7, 2014 / Elizabeth Holtzman
With Confirmation of CIA Spying on the Senate, It Is Time for Serious Oversight With Confirmation of CIA Spying on the Senate, It Is Time for Serious Oversight
“The CIA’s misconduct threatens the institution of the Senate and its role in ensuring the proper oversight of our government,” Senator Leahy says.
Aug 1, 2014 / John Nichols
This Is What Happens When the Security State and Anti-Muslim Paranoia Collide This Is What Happens When the Security State and Anti-Muslim Paranoia Collide
A new report reveals that the NSA spied on five prominent American Muslims.
Jul 9, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Elizabeth Warren Reveals Inside Details of Trade Talks Elizabeth Warren Reveals Inside Details of Trade Talks
There's a reason corporations want the TPP negotiations secret—it wouldn’t pass otherwise.
May 15, 2014 / George Zornick
The Senate’s Rejection of Debo Adegbile Sets a Dangerous Precedent The Senate’s Rejection of Debo Adegbile Sets a Dangerous Precedent
The successful smear campaign against him undermined a key principle of our justice system: that everyone is entitled to legal representation.
Mar 12, 2014 / The Editors
Why We Need a New Church Committee to Fix Our Broken Intelligence System Why We Need a New Church Committee to Fix Our Broken Intelligence System
As Senator Feinstein has revealed, the CIA will not only stall but even spy on Congress to impede its investigation of wrongdoing.
Mar 12, 2014 / Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr.
Willie Horton Politics: Senate Votes Against Civil Rights Willie Horton Politics: Senate Votes Against Civil Rights
The right-wing attack machine defeats Debo Adegbile’s nomination to head DOJ Civil Rights Division.
Mar 5, 2014 / Ari Berman