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Ralph Nader's Questions for John Roberts 
Ask Roberts: Should the rule of law broaden democracy at the expense of giant corporations?
Written by Ralph Nader
Tuesday, 13 September 2005...
Posted: Wed, Sep 14, 2005 2:08pm PDT
Roberts Testifies Roe v. Wade is "Settled As a Precedent" But Refuses to Say More Chief Justice nominee John Roberts declined to say on Tuesday if he would reverse the long-standing decision legalizing abortion, but said he believed the Constitution accorded Americans the right to privacy, which is the key underpinning of Roe v. Wade. We speak with the president of the National Organization for Women....
Posted: Wed, Sep 14, 2005 7:22am PDT
Roberts Grilled on Voting Rights Act Chief Justice nominee John Roberts was grilled on a number of contentious issues on the second day of his Senate confirmation hearing, including abortion, civil rights, women's rights and education. We play excerpts of the hearing....
Posted: Wed, Sep 14, 2005 7:20am PDT
Senate Dems Call For Open Questioning of Roberts During the opening day of confirmation hearings of John Roberts as chief justice, Democrats repeatedly said all questions to the nominee were fair game, including about issues such as abortion and civil rights. Republicans encouraged Roberts not to answer questions about his views on controversial topics. We play excerpts of the hearing....
Posted: Tue, Sep 13, 2005 8:16am PDT
Laurence Tribe’s paean to Rehnquist: a liberal pays tribute to reaction Of the many hymns sung in praise of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist since his September 3 death, none was more obsequious than that penned by Harvard law professor Laurence H. Tribe for the New York Times....
Posted: Fri, Sep 9, 2005 9:17pm PDT
FEMA Director Brown's Resume Full Of Lies When President Bush nominated Michael Brown to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 2003, Brown's boss at the time, Joe Allbaugh, declared, "the President couldn't have chosen a better man to help...prepare and protect the nation." But how well was he prepared for the job? Since Hurricane Katrina, the FEMA director has come under heavy criticism for his performance and scrutiny of his background. Now, an investigation by TIME has found discrepancies in his online l...
Posted: Fri, Sep 9, 2005 8:43pm PDT
Cheney Visits MS After Halliburton Awarded $12M for Reconstruction in Gulfport We get a report from Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill on Halliburton's role in reconstruction in the Gulf area, plus a survey of the current situation in New Orleans....
Posted: Fri, Sep 9, 2005 7:25am PDT
Bush rejects responsibility in Hurricane Katrina disaster The Bush administration’s response to the social disaster unfolding in Louisiana and Mississippi is to deny any responsibility for the horrifying conditions facing more than one million people. White House officials, from Bush on down, have rejected all criticism of the federal government’s failure to prepare before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast or respond adequately afterwards....
Posted: Fri, Sep 9, 2005 6:54am PDT
Go Fuck Yourself Mr. Vice President! 
While Cheney spoke, a passer-by hurled an expletive at the vice president. 'First time I've heard it,' Cheney said...
Posted: Fri, Sep 9, 2005 12:30am PDT
Inside a FEMA Detainment Camp 
I just got back from a FEMA Detainment Camp...
Posted: Thu, Sep 8, 2005 5:41pm PDT
FEMA Chief Brown: Former head of the Arabian Horse Association Qualified to Manage Agency We speak with Judd Legum from the Center of American Progress about FEMA's role in handling the catastrophe in the wake of hurricane Katrina. As the fallout from Hurricane Katrina continues, more is being revealed about FEMA's role in handling the catastrophe and the qualifications of the people in charge of the agency. Michael Brown heads FEMA and his official title is Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response. President Bush merged the agency with the Depa...
Posted: Thu, Sep 8, 2005 7:59am PDT
NEO ORLEANS TRAGEDY: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL BONANZA FOR BUSH &Co. Don't let the result of 4 years of neglect turns to an economic and political bonanza for Bush & Co.! Republican pundits, public relation firms and embedded corporate media publicists are already changing the debate about dereliction of duty of Bush administration and its years of neglect in providing the necessary fund for the repair of the levees into a photo opportunity session for the administration officials to present themselves as crusaders for health and welfare of citizens of Neo Orl...
Posted: Wed, Sep 7, 2005 8:55pm PDT
Criminal Negligence Started at the Top: Firing Mike Brown is Not Enough Firing Mike Brown is Not Enough...
Posted: Wed, Sep 7, 2005 6:47am PDT
FEMA On August 29th: First Responders Urged Not To Respond Release Date: August 29, 2005
Release Number: HQ-05-174
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response and head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), today urged all fire and emergency services departments not to respond to counties and states affected by Hurricane Katrina without being requested and lawfully dispatched by state and local authorities under mutual aid agreements and the Emergency Management Assis...
Posted: Mon, Sep 5, 2005 10:42pm PDT
Hour-Long Special on John Roberts, Nominee to Be Supreme Court Chief Justice In this hour-long online special we examine the legal background and history of Judge John Roberts. Earlier today President Bush nominated Roberts to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court replacing the late William Rehnquist, who died at the age of 80 on Saturday....
Posted: Mon, Sep 5, 2005 9:02am PDT
Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff Refuses To Resign Over Handling Of Hurricane ...
Posted: Mon, Sep 5, 2005 8:55am PDT
As hurricane disaster mounts, Bush scapegoats state, local officials The Bush administration has set out to shift attention from its own responsibility for the enormous damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. With the federal government coming under increasing criticism for its shocking display of indifference and negligence, the White House is seeking to transfer blame onto the backs of local and state authorities....
Posted: Mon, Sep 5, 2005 7:50am PDT
Just to give you a sense of just how badly FEMA has f*cked up. Just to give you a sense of just how badly FEMA has f*cked up.
Posted by Clark Warner on September 3, 2005 - 2:23pm.
This is beyond my comprehension and after spending two frustrating days trying to just get someone to let us help we've FINNALLY been told we can conduct "renegade" boat rescues via the just concluded press conference that Gov. Blanco just held....
Posted: Sun, Sep 4, 2005 10:37pm PDT
Message to All Greens: Peter Camejo's Statement on Tulsa 
Since 2004, the Green Party in the United States has seen its influence severely challenged. Many attempts have been made to restore the party to the strength it had in 2000 with poor results. Most recently, attempts were made in Oklahoma and Utah to debate the party's future. Peter Camejo, who was Nader's Vice-Presidential running mate in an independent campaign in 2004 here explains his views and those of the GDI (Greens for Independence and Democracy) about what went wrong, and how the ...
Posted: Sat, Sep 3, 2005 11:13pm PDT
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