Government

Katrina vanden Heuvel on the GOP’s Push for Government Shutdown Katrina vanden Heuvel on the GOP’s Push for Government Shutdown

If the GOP has their way in the budget battles, they'll force a childish and unproductive government shutdown.

Apr 6, 2011 / Press Room

Obama Tries, Without Success, to Explain an Undeclared War

Obama Tries, Without Success, to Explain an Undeclared War Obama Tries, Without Success, to Explain an Undeclared War

The rhetoric was lovely, but the president’s speech on Libya was a bumbling affair in which he kept referencing the fact that he took the country to war without properly cons...

Mar 29, 2011 / John Nichols

Ten Calls From Congress for a Debate About War

Ten Calls From Congress for a Debate About War Ten Calls From Congress for a Debate About War

When it comes to President Obama's war of whim in Libya, Democrats and Republicans, liberals and libertarians are saying: The Constitution must be respected.

Mar 23, 2011 / John Nichols

Kucinich Proposes Congressional Action to Defund Undeclared Libya War Kucinich Proposes Congressional Action to Defund Undeclared Libya War

"We have already spent trillions of dollars on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.... Now, the President is plunging the United States into yet another war we cannot afford...

Mar 22, 2011 / John Nichols

After Three Mile Island: The Rise and Fall of Nuclear Safety Culture

After Three Mile Island: The Rise and Fall of Nuclear Safety Culture After Three Mile Island: The Rise and Fall of Nuclear Safety Culture

The 1979 partial meltdown prompted more regulations and greater enforcement. Then in the 1990s, a Republican Congress took aim.

Mar 22, 2011 / Christian Parenti

The Human Cost of Slashonomics

The Human Cost of Slashonomics The Human Cost of Slashonomics

A new initiative from Half in Ten and the Coalition on Human Needs allows those most affected by federal budget cuts to tell their stories.

Mar 21, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Wars Should Be Declared by Congress, Not Merely Launched by Presidents

Wars Should Be Declared by Congress, Not Merely Launched by Presidents Wars Should Be Declared by Congress, Not Merely Launched by Presidents

Even if a war is considered "just," even if it is launched under the auspices of the UN, US military interventions should be debated and approved by Congress before they ...

Mar 21, 2011 / John Nichols

Documenting the Obama Administration’s ‘Gitmo in the Heartland’ Documenting the Obama Administration’s ‘Gitmo in the Heartland’

The Obama Administration has continued to operate Bush's legally-dubious detention centers for terrorism prisoners, but the opaque practices at these secret prisons deserve to be ...

Mar 18, 2011 / WNYC

America’s Not Broke, Wisconsin’s Not Broke; We’re Just Wasting Money on War America’s Not Broke, Wisconsin’s Not Broke; We’re Just Wasting Money on War

“There is simply no rationale for continuing American involvement with no end in sight, rising deaths for civilians and our brave soldiers, declining public sentiment, and se...

Mar 18, 2011 / John Nichols

The Nuke Lobby has the US Regulatory Commission in Their Pocket The Nuke Lobby has the US Regulatory Commission in Their Pocket

According to Christian Parenti, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's "culture" of bowing to industry demands prevents it from keeping plants truly safe.

Mar 17, 2011 / MSNBC

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