Political Figures

Bush’s Iraq Outdoes Saddam Bush’s Iraq Outdoes Saddam

Ethnic cleansing, chemical weapons, self-appointed executioners: Sound familiar? The US occupation in Iraq has created conditions just as bad--if not worse--than Saddam Hussein's r...

Nov 30, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Did Bush Really Want to Bomb Al Jazeera? Did Bush Really Want to Bomb Al Jazeera?

Given the Administration's record of attacking Al Jazeera verbally and militarily, is it conceivable that President Bush tried to convince Tony Blair to bomb its international head...

Nov 23, 2005 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Cheney’s Trouble with the Truth Cheney’s Trouble with the Truth

No other modern politician has come so close as Dick Cheney has to perfecting the theater of the absurd. Even as he protests his innocence of lying about matters of state, he lies ...

Nov 23, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Cheney, Speaking From Experience Cheney, Speaking From Experience

Cheney maintains tough guys never run: They stick. Well, don't they, Dick?

Nov 23, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Real McCain The Real McCain

John McCain is a war hero, a sometime Democratic ally, a crusader for campaign finance reform. But the centrist maverick will most likely take a turn to the right if he wants to ge...

Nov 22, 2005 / Feature / Ari Berman

The Champ Meets the Chump The Champ Meets the Chump

When George W. Bush met Muhammad Ali at the White House last week, the Champ had one last rope-a-dope up his sleeve. You don't have to guess who won this match.

Nov 18, 2005 / Feature / Dave Zirin

Break Up Cheney’s Cabal Break Up Cheney’s Cabal

If the United States is to extricate itself from the Iraq debacle, the first step is to break up the cabal of Bush Administration officials who have led the nation to war.

Nov 18, 2005 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Cornbread and Roses Cornbread and Roses

With his campaign to eradicate poverty in America, John Edwards has shed his Clinton Lite image. But to truly redefine the Democratic party and win the 2008 presidency, he has a lo...

Nov 10, 2005 / Feature / Bob Moser

Bringing Down the Bully Bringing Down the Bully

The lesson of the defeat in California of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's referendum revolution is this: The American people will not forever be fooled. The negative message of the Re...

Nov 10, 2005 / Feature / Robert Scheer

Germ Boys and Yes Men Germ Boys and Yes Men

Stewart Simonson is a former Amtrak corporate attorney with zero medical experience. So why is he in charge of emergency health and bioterrorism in the federal government?

Nov 9, 2005 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

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