Political Figures

Dissent Dissent

Now Ashcroft says his critics aid An enemy whose plans are laid To turn our torch of liberty quite dim. So we should say, "Do what you please, Forget the usual guarantees"-- Unless, of course, the enemy is Him.

Dec 20, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Up Against Ashcroft Up Against Ashcroft

Civil liberties get short shrift in this perilous time of antiterrorism measures.

Dec 12, 2001 / Feature / David Corn

Gore’s Supreme Challenge Gore’s Supreme Challenge

If I had been so bold as to have wagered that Al Gore would succeed in the latest Supreme Court round, I would have quickly called my bookie this morning after breakfasting in the...

Dec 11, 2001 / David Corn

Connect the Enron Dots to Bush Connect the Enron Dots to Bush

The connections between Enron and the Bush administration run deep—and they should be investigated.

Dec 11, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer

No Finality Without Fairness No Finality Without Fairness

The US Supreme Court's stunning 5-4 stay Saturday of the Florida undervote count--less than 24 hours after the equally stunning Florida Supreme Court decision ordering that same...

Dec 9, 2001 / Bruce Shapiro

Wars Without End Wars Without End

Now that the Taliban is on the run, the 'war on terror' broadens its scope.

Dec 7, 2001 / Michael T. Klare

Chelsea in Oxford Chelsea in Oxford

Chelsea Clinton bristles at the antiwar movement while she attends Oxford.

Dec 4, 2001 / Feature / Daniel Swift

Times Cries Eke! Buries Al Gore Times Cries Eke! Buries Al Gore

Florida revisited: Schadenfreude amid the carnage of the democratic process.

Nov 29, 2001 / Feature / Gore Vidal

Freedom Is History (and Vice Versa) Freedom Is History (and Vice Versa)

George W. Bush, whose administration is addicted to secrecy, wants presidential papers classified indefinitely, not for the usual 12 years.

Nov 21, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman

Bush & Global Warming Bush & Global Warming

It's time for the United States to show as much commitment in the battle against global warming as it does in the "war on terror."

Nov 21, 2001 / Mark Hertsgaard

x