The Case Against Alito The Case Against Alito
Samuel Alito would swing the Supreme Court to a right-wing authoritarianism that is out of step with the public and the Constitution.
Jan 5, 2006 / The Editors
A ‘Top Ten’ List of Bold Ideas A ‘Top Ten’ List of Bold Ideas
To take back the nation in the post-Bush era, start thinking now about some bold but plausible progressive reforms, from universal health insurance to free daycare and a shorter wo...
Jan 4, 2006 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz and Thad Williamson
La Vie de Bohème La Vie de Bohème
Drawing from the New York counterculture in which he immersed himself, Ted Berrigan's sonnets and other poems sing beautifully about being broken and graceful and tough.
Jan 4, 2006 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
Dr. Fun Dr. Fun
Kenneth Koch was one of the merrier in the bunch known as the New York School of poets. But he was more than just a poet of humor. He sought the essential nature of human existence...
Jan 4, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Melanie Rehak
Abramoff’s Sordid World Abramoff’s Sordid World
The unfolding Jack Abramoff corruption scandal exposes the hypocrisy of the GOP "revolution," which promised to restore morality to Washington but instead sank deepinto a cesspool ...
Jan 4, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
A Motion for Censure A Motion for Censure
In a report issued December 20, Representative John Conyers Jr. documents the misconduct of President Bush and his Adminisration, and makes the case that they should be censured by...
Dec 22, 2005 / Rep. John Conyers
Fixing the Torture Fix Fixing the Torture Fix
Congress has passed legislation allowing evidence obtained through torture to be used against terror suspects in court. But human rights groups and some Congressional leaders will ...
Dec 21, 2005 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
A White House Response to Senator Feingold A White House Response to Senator Feingold
Chastised by Russ Feingold for extrajudicial spying, the President who would be king invokes the divine right of kings.
Dec 21, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
It Wasn’t All Bad It Wasn’t All Bad
Bush is on the defensive. The GOP is mired in corruption. The media are waking up. Civil liberties are beginning to matter. See? Good things did happen in 2005.
Dec 21, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Year of Vanished Credibility The Year of Vanished Credibility
2005 added up to this: No credibility for the President, or for the Democrats, or for the New York Times, which took a year to figure out whether the Constitution is worth fighting...
Dec 21, 2005 / Column / Alexander Cockburn