By David Swanson

Increasingly, all the news that’s fit to print does not include the news that editorial writers deem significant. The New York Times and many other newspapers have developed the habit of writing lengthy editorials about news stories that never make it into the news section. One example of this trend is the story of last Monday’s presidential signing statement. If you don’t know what a signing statement is, you should consider flipping first to the editorial page read more

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Wow. I’ve heard John Nichols speak many times on impeachment, and I’ve read his book “The Genius of Impeachment,” but this 60 minute recording of an interview I did with him Tuesday evening lays it all out in one place better than anything I’ve heard before: http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/audio/2008/#january

By David Swanson

On the day of the State of the Union, apparently hoping nobody would notice, President George W. Bush posted a statement on the White House website announcing his intention to violate major sections of the Defense Authorization bill that he just signed into law.

For their part, the Democrats in Congress have chosen not to push for a just and decent economic stimulus plan, because they want to work amicably with Bush. They’ve chosen not to vote on contempt citations for read more

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