Good intentions are not enough to preserve our liberty, and the current PATRIOT Act simply grants too much unchecked authority to our government.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics
Let's drive the message home: we need health insurance reform, we need a strong public option, and we won't settle for less.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics
Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to launch a limited investigation of Bush-era interrogations of terror suspects has sparked intense criticism ...
Howie Klein | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics
If you haven't said thanks yet, I'd recommend today would be a good day to think about Maxine Waters, Jerry Nadler, Donna Edwards, Barney Frank, and any of the other members you've heard speaking out forcefully about the public option.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics
Even as the issue of torture appears likely to burst back onto the public agenda next week -- thanks to the much anticipated release of an internal CI...
Politicker NY | Steve Kornacki | Posted 09.21.2009 | New York
Last weekend, the Obama administration seemed ready to give up on the public option, sending all sorts of signals that the president would sign a heal...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics
The Netroots Nation convention this past weekend offered the progressive political community a chance to catch its breath, reassess and regroup during...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics
Rep. Jerry Nadler, a senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, called Monday for the impeachment of federal judge Jay Bybee, one of the princi...
Rep. John Conyers | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics