Political Figures

Al Gore Moves On Al Gore Moves On

A speech at NYU offers a stinging condemnation of Bush's leadership on the war.

Aug 8, 2003 / Feature / Ari Berman, Ibrahim Ahmad, and Sasha Chavkin

Bush Plays Pope on Gay Marriage Bush Plays Pope on Gay Marriage

In America, it is a civil institution, not a religious one.

Aug 7, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Heat Is On The Heat Is On

As questions grow, so does bush's vulnerability.

Jul 31, 2003 / Feature / John Nichols

Payments for Perle Payments for Perle

An odd thing happened in February when a European television station approached Richard Perle for an interview.

Jul 31, 2003 / Ari Berman

Bush’s Visit Shuts Down Senegal Bush’s Visit Shuts Down Senegal

The Senegalese capital Dakar was put on lockdown mode for Bush's recent visit.

Jul 24, 2003 / Feature / Jonah Engle

A Firm Basis for Impeachment A Firm Basis for Impeachment

Does the President not read? Does his national security staff, led by Condoleezza Rice, keep him in the dark about the most pressing issues of the day?

Jul 15, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

Paul Wellstone Paul Wellstone

When Paul Wellstone perished in a plane crash along with his wife, his daughter and three members of his staff in October 2002, the horror of his death nearly overshadowed the ...

Jul 2, 2003 / Feature / Joe Conason

“…the evidence indicates a pattern of abuse…” “…the evidence indicates a pattern of abuse…”

Post-9/11 detainees at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn were held in lockdown twenty-three hours a day (an

Jul 2, 2003 / Keith Aoki and Garrett Epps

A Nation of Victims A Nation of Victims

Bush uses well-known linguistic techniques to make citizens feel dependent.

Jun 12, 2003 / Feature / Renana Brooks

A Rebuke to Ashcroft A Rebuke to Ashcroft

"We have to hold these people until we find out what is going on." According to a report issued June 2 by the Justice Department's own Inspector General, that's what Michael Ch...

Jun 12, 2003 / David Cole

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