Attorneygate in Guam Attorneygate in Guam
Before there was Attorneygate, there was the 2002 firing of a US Attorney in Guam engaged in a prosecution of Jack Abramoff. Anyone see a pattern here?
Apr 2, 2007 / Ari Berman
A Wider Corruption A Wider Corruption
The US Attorneys scandal sheds light on a broader pattern of transforming government agencies into a permanent GOP patronage machine.
Apr 2, 2007 / The Editors
The CIA’s Italian Job The CIA’s Italian Job
The story of Hassan Nasr, a victim of "extraordinary rendition" who was interrogated and tortured in Egypt for four years, is finally being told.
Mar 30, 2007 / Feature / Mohamad Bazzi
As California Goes… As California Goes…
What can the nation learn from the Golden State's struggles to deal with its immigrant population?
Mar 30, 2007 / Feature / Peter Schrag
Porn Cop vs. US Attorney Porn Cop vs. US Attorney
A federal prosecutor fired as he was launching an investigation of a GOP Congressman now stands smeared by the White House and its antiporn crusader.
Mar 29, 2007 / Max Blumenthal
Prosecutors and the Death Penalty Prosecutors and the Death Penalty
As the US Attorney purge scandal intensifies, new light is shed on federal prosecutors' struggles with the Justice Department over the death penalty.
Mar 29, 2007 / Feature / Liliana Segura
Surveillance Makes You Paranoid Surveillance Makes You Paranoid
Reports that New York police conducted sweeping nationwide surveillance of people suspected of anti-Bush sentiment in 2004 just might scare us into silence.
Mar 28, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
Veiled Intolerance Veiled Intolerance
A batch of new books describe how European governments have dealt with Muslim immigrants and citizens since 9/11.
Mar 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Richard Wolin
Gary Tyler’s Quest for Justice Gary Tyler’s Quest for Justice
Sports figures are joining the crusade to free a Louisiana man convicted as a teenager of a murder he didn't commit.
Mar 21, 2007 / Feature / Dave Zirin