Government

Credibility Gap Credibility Gap

A significant credibility gap opened between Samuel Alito's radical judicial record and his self-portrayal as an open-minded jurist before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his se...

Jan 11, 2006 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro

Biography as Destiny Biography as Destiny

On his first day of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Samuel Alito was purely political, focusing on his blue-collar roots and the accomplishments of his immigrant f...

Jan 10, 2006 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro

Do the Crime, Do No Time Do the Crime, Do No Time

There ought to be a law about bribery in America, but there isn't--not a real one. Bribery is so central to our political culture that it's virtually impossible that any politician...

Jan 6, 2006 / Nicholas von Hoffman

Jack Gordon Jack Gordon

Jack Gordon, "the unabashedly liberal conscience of Florida's State Senate," was chosen majority leader at a time when his politics should have made him an anathema. His fight agai...

Jan 5, 2006 / Molly Ivins

Ruling Class Warriors Ruling Class Warriors

House Republicans rammed through a budget bill in December that cuts $40 billion from domestic programs. Is there anyone of conscience in the Senate to defeat this?

Jan 5, 2006 / Eyal Press

Abramoff’s Sordid World Abramoff’s Sordid World

The unfolding Jack Abramoff corruption scandal exposes the hypocrisy of the GOP "revolution," which promised to restore morality to Washington but instead sank deepinto a cesspool ...

Jan 4, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

Fixing the Torture Fix Fixing the Torture Fix

Congress has passed legislation allowing evidence obtained through torture to be used against terror suspects in court. But human rights groups and some Congressional leaders will ...

Dec 21, 2005 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

A White House Response to Senator Feingold A White House Response to Senator Feingold

Chastised by Russ Feingold for extrajudicial spying, the President who would be king invokes the divine right of kings.

Dec 21, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Iraq After the Election Iraq After the Election

In the wake of the Iraqi elections, Congress must make any future funding for American forces contingent on establishing a clear-cut deadline for withdrawal to quell the insurgency...

Dec 21, 2005 / The Editors

The Ney Scandal Grows The Ney Scandal Grows

As Justice Department investigators follow the cash flow from lobbyist Jack Abramoff's influence-peddling scandal, the evidence mounts against Ohio Republican Congressman Bob Ney. ...

Dec 15, 2005 / Ari Berman

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