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President Bush touts his tax cut plan to a crowd at Lafayette Regional Airport, before departing, Friday, March 9, 2001, in Lafayette, La. The president will spend the weekend at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. (AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert)

May 21, 2013 | Perspectives

Ten years after George Bush’s tax cut on dividends, Bruce Bartlett says even conservative economists can’t defend it, including the one who pushed it through. Continue reading

Bill Moyers Essay: The Hypocrisy of ‘Justice for All’

March 29, 2013

Why is true justice — not just the word we recite from the Pledge of Allegiance — still unaffordable for those who need it most? Continue reading

Breaking Down the DOJ Drone Memo

February 6, 2013 | Q&A

A Justice Department memo reveals the administration's legal case for drone strikes targeting American citizens. Legal expert Vicki Divoll dissects their argument.

This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a MQ-9 Reaper, armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, piloted by Col. Lex Turner during a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Lt. Col.. Leslie Pratt, US Air Force)

Barack Obama, Drone Ranger

February 1, 2013 | On Democracy

The Obama Administration is engaged in a worldwide dragnet of detention and death that raises troubling questions and fervent debate over the fight against terrorism. Continue reading

The Morality of Drone Strikes

February 1, 2013 | Q&A

Are U.S. drone strikes consistent with the idea of “just wars”? A military and political scholar breaks the question down. Continue reading

Moyers Moment (2007): Bruce Fein and John Nichols on George W. Bush and Presidential Overreach

January 30, 2013 | Moyers Moments

Bruce Fein and John Nichols discuss examples of presidential overreach, and its serious consequences for the nation and American democracy. Continue reading

Karl Rove talks in his mobile phone as he walks across the floor before the second session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Book Excerpt: Boss Rove: Inside Karl Rove’s Secret Kingdom of Power

September 14, 2012

An excerpt from Craig Unger's new book, framing Karl Rove as Republican Party kingmaker.

Former Counselor of the State Department Philip Zelikow, gestures during a break in a Senate Administrative Oversight and the Courts subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 13, 2009, to examine Bush administration's detention and interrogation program. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Classified Memo on Interrogations Released: “Cruel, Inhuman, Degrading”

April 6, 2012 | Connecting the Dots

The declassified 2006 memo reflects strong disagreement within the Bush administration over the constitutionality of enhanced interrogation techniques.