Opinion

Offsets Aren’t Enough

Two environmental groups cave in to Big Coal in Texas.

Megan Tady

How Does Laura Bush Sleep at Night?

The worst First Lady in recent memory has had no consistent program or agenda to changes things for the better, while at the same time providing PR cover for her husband

Susan J. Douglas

Mining Roves Katrina Legacy

Rove was the man President Bush quietly put in charge of overseeing the administration's response plan, though he had no expertise in homeland security or disaster relief

Amanda Terkel

The Counterproductive War on Gangs

The conclusion of the report, "Gang Wars: The Failure of Enforcement Tactics and the Need for Effective Public Safety Strategies," persuasively argues that punitive policies of policing that specifically target gangs increase rather than decrease gang violence

Salim Muwakkil

The Crafting of Obama

When Barack Obama launched his presidential bid, he decided to build a staircase, not merely a platform, thereby differing with most African-American presidential aspirants

Laura S. Washington

Gitmo’s Last Honest Man

Abraham found that "evidence" was generally gathered by inexperienced staff with little legal or intelligence training, and he got no assurance that he was given access to all available evidence on a detainee

H. Candace Gorman

Blogs Up, Hacks Down

The appearance of seven Democratic presidential contenders at the YearlyKos convention demonstrated that the Kossacks and fellow A-listers--along with what the Liberal Blog Advertising Network calls their 3 million daily readers--are now ensconced as political players

Jessica Clark

Justice Denied

One man stands between Flozelle Woodmore and the "free" world--California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Silja J.A. Talvi

The Bush Administration’s New Target: Uninsured Kids

Fighting against SCHIP is Bush's first salvo in the battle for major health care reform

Art Levine

The Squandering of Obama

Political masterminds have transformed the candidate from a political visionary into an electoral product like every other presidential aspirant

Salim Muwakkil

Bloomberg Could Tie Centrists in Knots

If the New York mayor runs, he will stymie the ability of the Democratic nominee to play both sides of the fence on issues like guns, gay rights, immigration and choice

Laura S. Washington

Get Me Out of Gitmo

Most detainees at Guantánamo are willing and able to go home, but Bush's spin continues to dizzy our corporate media

H. Candace Gorman

Death from Above

For the Iraqi people, the surge in U.S. troops has meant more bombs dropping from the sky and a surge in deaths

Brian Cook

Is Cheney Evil or Just a Weasel?

By likening Dick to He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named, we confirm the bully's power rather than undermine it

Susan J. Douglas

Sicko’s Critics and the Upside of Hitler

Critics of the movie are hooked on pharmaceutical company payouts and part of a system that is rotten to the marrow and should be put out of its misery

Terry J. Allen

God—And Progressives—Save This Honorable Court!

The Supreme Court's recent decisions further underscore the dire need to beat back the right's threats to basic fairness.

Hans Johnson

Rocking Out To Our Demise

It'll take more than outdoor concerts to stop global warming

Megan Tady

Entrapping Inflated Threats

Terrorist "plots" exposed by the administration have been notable for their lack of credible threat and the whiff of political opportunism

Salim Muwakkil