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The Gabrielle Giffords Shootingnew

Rightbloggers comfort the real victims of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting: Themselves.
The Village Voice  |  Roy Edroso  |  01-11-2011  |  Commentary

White America Has Lost Its Mindnew

The white brain, beset with worries, finally goes haywire in spectacular fashion.
The Village Voice  |  Steven Thrasher  |  09-29-2010  |  Commentary

Afraid of Freedom?new

Backtracking on warrantless surveillance, president still scorns privacy rights.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  02-01-2007  |  Commentary

Our Human Rights Shownew

Countries abusing their prisoners say they are following America's practices.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  01-18-2007  |  Commentary

What the Democrats Must Donew

Mandate for the new majority: Curb the president's power to torture.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  11-30-2006  |  Commentary

A Question of 'Compromise'new

McCain's deal on prisoners means the White House's lawlessness rolls on.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  10-04-2006  |  Commentary

Prisons of Darknessnew

The CIA leads the United States in "researching for the low moral ground" in the war against terrorism.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  12-05-2005  |  Commentary

A Wounded Cheney Becomes Even More Dangerousnew

People are finally starting to talk about that elephant in the living room, U.S. CEO Dick Cheney.
The Village Voice  |  Ward Harkavy  |  11-10-2005  |  Commentary

The Conservative Crack-Up Over Harriet Miersnew

Harriet Miers is not the openly committed conservative ideologue right-wingers dreamed about.
The Village Voice  |  Brian Z. Tamanaha  |  10-05-2005  |  Commentary

CIA Criminalsnew

For the first time in any country where CIA kidnappers have plucked people off the street, 13 CIA agents involved in the abduction of a radical imam have been indicted in Italy.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  07-13-2005  |  Commentary

Bush's Pap About Innocent Folksnew

George W. Bush's reaction to the London attacks was typically moronic, reflecting his comic-book view of the world.
The Village Voice  |  Ward Harkavy  |  07-08-2005  |  Commentary

The Case of the Ohio Recountnew

As a strategy for election reform, a recount in Ohio can only work if it produces a convincing record of abuse. That hasn't happened, and so neither has the necessary work of educating the public.
The Village Voice  |  Rick Perlstein  |  12-22-2004  |  Commentary

Right-Wing Class Warfare Swung the 2004 Electionnew

The idea that last week's election results show that there is a great silent majority of Americans who vote first and foremost on their moral values is nonsense. What put Bush over the top is the wealth.
The Village Voice  |  Rick Perlstein  |  11-09-2004  |  Commentary

The Dream Is Lost: Bush Gets Mandate for Theocracynew

Not only did George Bush win, but he captured the presidency by a margin of what now looks like 4 million votes. That's a clear mandate and a big green light for the right wing to push ahead with an ideological program.
The Village Voice  |  James Ridgeway  |  11-03-2004  |  Commentary

Convention of Hate: Presidency Shouldn't Be Won on Slandernew

We have seen nastiness at both parties' rallies before, but in my time, which goes back to FDR, I can remember no oratory sanctioned by a major party that was more obviously a hate speech than Zell Miller's.
The Village Voice  |  Sydney H. Schanberg  |  09-08-2004  |  Commentary

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