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Stories by Elizabeth de la Vega

Elizabeth de la Vega is a former federal prosecutor. Her pieces have appeared in The Nation, the L.A. Times, Salon, and Mother Jones.

America's Got Water Problems, and No Plan to Fix Them

The lives and income of millions have been upended by government mismanagement of water issues.
Posted on Jul 23, 2008, Source: Tomdispatch.com

How to Make the White House Come Clean About Plame Conspiracy

Libby's trial has raised more questions than it has answered. It's time for a full-scale congressional hearing to hold the Bush administration accountable.
Posted on Mar 1, 2007, Source: Tomdispatch.com

The United States v. George Bush

What would the case against George Bush for intelligence fraud in the leadup to the war in Iraq look like? A former federal prosecutor lays out her case to an imaginary grand jury, and all she needs is the evidence available in the public record to make her case.
Posted on Nov 28, 2006, Source: Tomdispatch.com

One Soldier Against the Empire

Move over, G.I. Joe and Han Solo -- Sgt. Ricky Clousing gives a whole new meaning to 'profile in courage.'
Posted on Nov 4, 2006, Source: Tomdispatch.com

Will Bush Pardon Scooter Libby?

The case against the Valerie Plame leaker is alive and well, but Republicans are working hard to get Cheney's right-hand man off the hook.
Posted on Oct 5, 2006, Source: Tomdispatch.com

Bush's Final Jeopardy

There's really just one question the media should be asking about the President's involvement in the CIA leak affair -- and it's a doozie.
Posted on Apr 11, 2006, Source: Tomdispatch.com

The President Does Not Know Best

Using his wholly fabricated 'Unitary Theory of the Executive,' Bush has decreed his administration to be entirely above the rule of law.
Posted on Jan 19, 2006, Source: Tomdispatch.com

Smoking Guns and Red Herrings

In the wake of Fitzgerald's indictment of Dick Cheney's "alter ego" Scooter Libby, here is what we should and should not expect to happen next.
Posted on Oct 28, 2005, Source: Tomdispatch.com