Category: Politics
A Vast Rightwing Conspiracy? | Bush Clips SCHIP
by WS Editors | Aug 1, 2007 | PoliticsPlame’s Day in Court—Lefty bloggers went through the roof, July 19, when D.C. Federal District Judge John D. Bates threw out the lawsuit Valerie Plame had filed against Vice President Dick Cheney, Scooter Libby, et al. for revealing Plame’s identity as a CIA agent. Regarding Bates, the critics are spot on. He was a deputy assistant counsel […]
A Long-Ball Hitter Gets Benched
by WS Editors | Jul 15, 2007 | Legal Affairs, PoliticsON JUNE 5, I. LEWIS “SCOOTER” LIBBY was sentenced to thirty months in prison and fined $250,000 by U.S. District Court Judge Reggie B. Walton, following Libby’s March 6 conviction on four counts of obstruction of justice and perjury. On June 14, Walton ordered the vice president’s former aide to prepare to begin serving his […]
The D.C. Madam Strikes Again | McCain Is in Trouble | It Ain’t Easy Being the Veep
by WS Editors | Jul 15, 2007 | Legal Affairs, PoliticsFamily Values—The admission by Senator David Vitter (R-LA) that he was involved with someone in the employ of Washington madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey is the second linking of Vitter’s name to a prostitute. In his 2004 Senate campaign, Vitter, a Christian conservative, had to fight off allegations he was involved with a New Orleans prostitute, […]
Coming to a Theater Near You: Five Years in Guantánamo
by WS Editors | Jul 1, 2007 | Foreign Policy, Legal AffairsBREMEN, Germany FIFTEEN AMERICAN SOLDIERS WATCHED over a man, shackled to a seat in the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemasterthe Air Force workhorse that usually moves Abrams tanks, Chinook helicopters or infantry vehicles. Wearing goggles that shut out all light, a soundproof headset and a mask that covered his mouth so he could not […]
Vice Presidential Hubris | Tony Blair to the Rescue?
by WS Editors | Jul 1, 2007 | PoliticsWaxman v. Cheney—The current fight between Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Vice President Dick Cheney is a rematch of the Walker v. Cheney lawsuit of 2002, when Comptroller General David Walker sued the vice president on behalf of House members Waxman and John Dingell (D-MI). The veteran Congressmen wanted lists of lobbyists who’d attended Cheney’s energy-task-force meeting […]
Bad Faith Documentary
Bad Faith
“A great and powerful and timely film” – Ken Burns
Critics are raving about BAD FAITH, the sensational expose of Christian Nationalism from directors Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones
“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024” – Variety
Editor’s Picks
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By Anthony Barnett
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Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy
By Hamilton Fish
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God and QR Codes for Trump; The Courage Tour Goes to Michigan
By Anne Nelson
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Project 2025: The Latest Plot Against America
By Anne Nelson
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Possible Use of Depleted Uranium Munitions Adds New Dimension to the Human Toll in Mid-East War
By Barbara Koeppel
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What Does Putin Have on Trump?
By Bob Dreyfuss