Government

Congress Tunes In Congress Tunes In

Chastened by voter response to their earlier errors, many legislators push reform.

May 5, 2005 / Feature / John Nichols, Robert W. McChesney, and Ben Scott

Fiddling While Crucial Programs Starve Fiddling While Crucial Programs Starve

Has the United States become like ancient Rome, in love with costly conquest?

Apr 26, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Lessons From the Social Security Debate Lessons From the Social Security Debate

A better approach to measuring poverty.

Apr 26, 2005 / Jared Bernstein and Mark Greenberg

George Bush Nominates John Bolton, a ‘Kiss-Up-Kick-Down Sort of Guy,’ to Be Ambassador to the United Nations George Bush Nominates John Bolton, a ‘Kiss-Up-Kick-Down Sort of Guy,’ to Be Ambassador to the United Nations

Bush's bully.

Apr 21, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Let Them Eat Cake Let Them Eat Cake

The Bush budget cuts programs for the hungry.

Apr 21, 2005 / Trudy Lieberman

DeLay’s Grab for NASA DeLay’s Grab for NASA

When it comes to ethics violations, the sky is no longer the limit.

Apr 21, 2005 / David Corn

Legislative Bomb Legislative Bomb

The Republican Senate seeks to eliminate the fillibuster.

Apr 7, 2005 / The Editors

Old Women in the Cold Old Women in the Cold

My 91-year-old friend Alice, like many elderly women, has outlived her modest savings.

Mar 24, 2005 / Ruth Rosen

The Schiavo Hypocrites The Schiavo Hypocrites

With their handling of the heart-wrenching Terri Schiavo case, George W. Bush and his Republican allies in tragedy exploitation were awash in the currency of Washington: hypocris...

Mar 24, 2005 / The Editors

‘Ownership’ Swindle ‘Ownership’ Swindle

George W. Bush hasn't even spelled out the details of his plan to privatize Social Security and it's already in trouble, even among some Republican lawmakers--for good reason.

Mar 17, 2005 / David Moberg

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