Empire vs. Republic Empire vs. Republic
Instead of Bush's imperial presidency, America needs the vision of Congressional progressives: rapid withdrawal from Iraq, universal healthcare, campaign reform and a shift to rene...
Feb 2, 2006 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
Does the President Really Know Best? Does the President Really Know Best?
OK, everyone who has studied the unitary executive theory of the presidency, raise your hand. Anyone? A former prosecutor examines what's behind Bush's legal fig leaf.
Jan 20, 2006 / Feature / Elizabeth de la Vega
The Big Fix The Big Fix
Repair America's infrastructure, starting with New Orleans; resettle displaced people in the city, give them construction jobs and pay all a fair wage.
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Dennis Kucinich
Realistic Immigration Realistic Immigration
Grant legal status to hard-working, tax-paying immigrants; give up the illusion that law enforcement alone will solve immigration problems.
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Hilda Solis
Raising Up Youth Raising Up Youth
Insure funding for programs with proven success rehabilitating violent youths and avoid the failures of the prison system.
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Diane Watson
Good Government Good Government
Elect a Democratic Congress in 2006; restore ethics to Congress; block the appointment of cronies to key posts; stop the politicization of science.
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Henry Waxman
Education Mobilization Education Mobilization
Establish a first-rate education system to draw on our greatest untapped human resource: the children of our inner cities.
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Major Owens
Saving Small Farmers Saving Small Farmers
Give small farmers and ranchers help to compete with global agricultural giants; enact farmer-friendly solutions to existing destructive trade policies.
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Marcy Kaptur
Coming Clean and Green Coming Clean and Green
Rein in political and business interests that degrade the environment; pass the Apollo Energy Act to provide incentives for clean technology.
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Raul Grijalva
A Unified Security Budget A Unified Security Budget
We need a unified security budget to coherently allocate dollars to the military, homeland security and peacemaking efforts abroad.
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Rep. John Conyers