Political Figures

Gore Warms Up Gore Warms Up

Al Gore is trying to save the world by stirring a nation in denial over global warming to meaningful action. The pity is that this is a job for a former politician, not a current o...

May 25, 2006 / David Corn

Heckuva Job Heckuva Job

Desperate to report progress in Iraq Bush boasts that the newest Iraqi leader has taken his phone call twice. Wow. And it only cost $200 billion and thousands of dead and maimed Am...

May 24, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Race to Replace Arnold: Running on Empty The Race to Replace Arnold: Running on Empty

The limp grassroots response to Democratic gubernatorial candidates reveals that the plummeting popularity of one party doesn't automatically translate into support for the other.

May 18, 2006 / Feature / Marc Cooper

George & Tony’s Not So Excellent Adventure George & Tony’s Not So Excellent Adventure

If democracy represents the will of the people, then there is either something wrong with democracy in the United States and Britain or something wrong with the people on both side...

May 18, 2006 / Column / Gary Younge

What Bush Got Right What Bush Got Right

Bush has taken a sensible stance on immigration, but his plummeting credibility will prevent people from embracing his proposals.

May 17, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

The New Kerry The New Kerry

After years of vacillation, John Kerry has gone bold, finding his voice on Iraq and national security and thinking hard about running for President. But his future cannot be separa...

May 11, 2006 / Ari Berman

The Spook in Your Phone The Spook in Your Phone

Gen. Michael Hayden, nominated by President Bush to head the CIA, is the man responsible for the most extensive attack ever on the privacy of US citizens.

May 10, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Case for Impeaching President George W. Bush

The Case for Impeaching President George W. Bush The Case for Impeaching President George W. Bush

When an Administration with a track record of lies, torture and abuses of power cannot even float a palatable rationale for expanding unsupervised spying on American citizens, it f...

May 4, 2006 / Michael Ratner

Bush’s Other War Bush’s Other War

The FBI's bid to examine Jack Anderson's papers is the latest battle in the Bush Administration's war against the media.

Apr 27, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Deciderator The Deciderator

Bush's goofily unmoored positioning of himself as "the decider" duncifies us all.

Apr 27, 2006 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

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