Abramoff’s Last Stand Abramoff’s Last Stand
Senator John McCain's latest Senate inquiry into über-lobbyist Jack Abramoff strikes deep in the corrupt heart of the Bush Administration.
Nov 3, 2005 / Feature / Ari Berman
Serious Questions for Samuel A. Alito Jr. Serious Questions for Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Questions for Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr.: What are the rights of an individual before the law? Are these rights any different from what Alito views as the rights of ...
Nov 1, 2005 / Morton Mintz
One Possible Scenario One Possible Scenario
One twisted tale of how Harriet Miers's confirmation hearings will unfold.
Oct 20, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin
Asbestos Liability Scam Asbestos Liability Scam
The Senate will soon consider the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act (FAIR) that is anything but for the workers whose health has been impaired by asbestos. It's a move by ...
Oct 20, 2005 / William Johnson and Kate Levin
No Privilege for Miers No Privilege for Miers
Harriet Miers's slender public record makes it imperative that her advice the president on personal, executive and constitutional matters be fully disclosed to the Senate Judiciary...
Oct 20, 2005 / Stephen Gillers
Torture on the Hill Torture on the Hill
War crimes are the darkest expression of the moral degradation that permeates the White House. Bush's threat to veto the Senate's anti-torture measure frames a crisis of law and le...
Oct 13, 2005 / The Editors
Frontier Injustice Frontier Injustice
In Andrew Jackson: A Life and Times, the frontier president is cast as a one-man beacon for democracy. But Jackson's core belief was a fervent defense of land.
Oct 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Anatol Lieven
The American Political Tradition The American Political Tradition
The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln expertly balances the roots of a political revolution: the impact of a few key leaders and the lives and aspirations of ordinar...
Oct 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
Ten Questions for Harriet Miers Ten Questions for Harriet Miers
Corporate power and money control our lives and our politics as never before. As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares for Harriet Miers's nomination hearings, here are ten lega...
Oct 11, 2005 / Morton Mintz
I Think I Heard a Liberal Say I Think I Heard a Liberal Say
For working in the shadows of K Street pay-to-play, here's to The Hammer getting the slammer.
Oct 6, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin