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2005 Stories by Doug Ireland

• Impeaching Presidents — and Messengers

  published December 22, 2005

  Illustration by Mr. FishWhen the U.S. Senate last Friday refused to renew the liberticidal Patriot Act — with its provision... More >>

• Alito the Hun

  published November 3, 2005

  The don’t call Judge Samuel Alito “Scalito” (meaning “Little Scalia”) for nothing. In fact, it’s hard to imagine a more reactionary... More >>

• Closet Politics

  published October 13, 2005

  When House Speaker Dennis Hastert announced on September 28 that California Congressman David Dreier — the powerful chair of the Hous... More >>

• “Next Time, You’ll Be Executed”

  published September 29, 2005

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• Trial by Bush

  published September 15, 2005

  When a U.S. Disctrict Court ruled last week in favor of President Bush in the case of Jose Padilla — the only American imprisoned as a... More >>

• Shame of Iran

  published September 1, 2005

  The Islamic Republic of Iran is engaged in a major crackdown on gays and gay sex, including executions of those found guilty of engaging... More >>

• Restoring Pasolini

  published August 4, 2005

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• The Man Who Would Destroy PBS

  published June 30, 2005

  Big Bird gave San Bernardino County Congressman Jerry Lewis a black eye last week. Lewis, who is chairman of the House... More >>

• Truths and Consequences

  published June 23, 2005

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• The Mouth

  published June 16, 2005

  Howard Dean did it again: He touched off a firestorm from within his own Democratic Party with an impolitic, off-the-cuff remark. Last... More >>

• Deep Throat’s Crimes

  published June 9, 2005

  After Mark Felt outed himself as the legendary Deep Throat in the Watergate case last week, there was a media rush to canonize the FBI’... More >>

• The New Blacklist

  published June 9, 2005

  Illustration by Tra SelthrowSpurred on by a biblical injunction evangelicals call “The Great Commission,” and emboldened by George ... More >>

• The French Revolt

  published June 2, 2005

  The massive defeat of the new European Constitution by the French in a May 29 referendum means a virtual political revolution in France ... More >>

• In Our Misery

  published April 7, 2005

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• Censor Alert

  published March 24, 2005

  Just as a TIME magazine poll out this week shows Americans want more TV censorship, a brace of... More >>

• “Lowest Grade of Ignorance”

  published February 10, 2005

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• Post Cards of Intolerance

  published February 3, 2005

  A ferocious new wave of Christer-driven censorship — much of it anti-gay — is washing over America, with support from the Bu... More >>

• Is the Doctor In?

  published January 20, 2005

  Can Howard Dean be stopped in his bid to become the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee? That’s th... More >>

• The Bush Theocracy

  published January 13, 2005

  President Bush’s appointment of his new chief domestic-policy adviser, Claude Allen — a notorious homophobe,... More >>

• Dirty Little Secrets

  published January 13, 2005

  The Bush White House thinks it’s being clever by naming a prosecutor instead of a criminal to head the Department of Homelan... More >>