Poll-oriented groups say that public opinion surveys prove Americans care most about jobs and lack the capacity to act on some distant threat. But here's where they're wrong.
As in the historical Dred Scott and Amistad cases, the Supreme Court must once again rule on whether the executive branch of the government can seize, imprison, and abuse people without allowing an appeal to the court.
Bush was greeted by protesters filling the streets of Guatemala City this week to denounce a heartless immigration raid in Massachusetss which jailed hundreds of workers, and separated many from their children without warning.
The new Democratic Congress will likely subpoena documents that the White House may refuse to hand over -- if that happens, we may witness a struggle that puts our democratic republic on the brink.
The standoff between the Senate and the Bush Administration over military tribunals, torture and war crimes will determine the kind of country America wishes to be.
First Lt. Ehren Watada has refused orders to go to Iraq. He says the war and the occupation violate the Constitution, international law and Army regulations.
If the Bush administration attacks Iraq, the world can unite to stop the war by using a highly effective legal procedure authorized by the United Nations.
