A Patriotic Challenge A Patriotic Challenge
Preserve our nation's core democratic principles by introducing significant reforms to the Patriot Act.
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Sen. Bernie Sanders
Medicare for All Medicare for All
Create a stable healthcare system. Start by expanding the current Medicare system to cover more children and vulnerable adults.
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Pete Stark
Patriot Corporations Patriot Corporations
Pass new laws that reward companies that care about America, its workers and its communities.
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Jan Schakowsky
A War We Can Win A War We Can Win
Win the global war against disease--AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and pandemics. America must deliver more food, medicine and development aid to poorer nations.
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Jim McDermott
The Right to Vote The Right to Vote
Approve a Voting Rights Amendment to the Constitution, granting all the right to vote; craft a unitary voting system for federal, state and local elections, guaranteeing an honest ...
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Jesse Jackson Jr.
George W. Bush Explains the ‘Signing Statement’ Issued When He Signed John McCain’s Anti-Torture Amendment Into Law George W. Bush Explains the ‘Signing Statement’ Issued When He Signed John McCain’s Anti-Torture Amendment Into Law
Using special "signing" language, the torturer-in-chief shows the world who's boss.
Jan 19, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Ethics-Go-Round Ethics-Go-Round
The House Ethics Committee has been defunct for a year: If now is not the time for both parties to get serious on Congressional ethics, when will it be?
Jan 19, 2006 / Ari Berman
Rocking the House Rocking the House
The time is ripe for progressives to revitalize the state of our union: Americans are ready to undo the damage of the Bush era and turn to a just and peaceful future.
Jan 19, 2006 / The Editors
Confirmation and Crisis Confirmation and Crisis
If the Alito confirmation hearings were a test of Democratic strategy, the Alito vote to come is a test of moderate Republican integrity and mettle.
Jan 14, 2006 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro
Everyone’s a Reformer Everyone’s a Reformer
For a long time on Capitol Hill, no one was interested in lobbying reform. Now everybody wants to get in on the act.
Jan 13, 2006 / Feature / Ari Berman