On AlterNet: nixon

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Books That Changed My Life: "All the President's Men"

blueoregon, Daily Kos. May 24, 2012.

Revisiting the Watergate classic as a detective story and a personal touchstone.

40 Years Ago Today, Feds Denied the Truth About Pot -- Now It's Obama's Chance to Act

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. March 20, 2012.

A congressional commission on US drug policy did something extraordinary 40 years ago: it told the truth about marijuana.

The 5 Worst (and 5 Best) Presidents of All Time

Scott Thill, AlterNet. February 17, 2012.

Happy Presidents Day: Here's a list of the worst and the best in history.

9 Huge Blows to the Catastrophic War on Drugs -- Will We Have Sane Drug Policy Some Day?

Tony Newman, AlterNet. December 2, 2011.

2011 has been a watershed year for the movement working to end our county’s disastrous war on drugs.

Back to the Future? Generation X and Occupy Wall Street

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. November 16, 2011.

We started out with Nixon. Could Occupy Wall Street lead us to a new society?

SWAT Teams, Flash-Bang Grenades, Shooting the Family Pet: The Shocking Outcomes of Police Militarization in the War on Drugs

Norm Stamper, AlterNet. November 11, 2011.

There are more than 50,000 police paramilitary raids in the US each year – more than 130 every day. Virtually all are for prosecution of drug warrants.

How This Week's Events Make LA the Center of the Anti-Drug-War Movement

Pete White, AlterNet. October 31, 2011.

To mark the drug war's 40th anniversary, hundreds of people will gather to demand an end to the criminalization of drug users and call for health-centered policies instead.

Why Ending the War on Drugs is a Social Justice Imperative

Yolande Cadore, AlterNet. June 24, 2011.

We need to call out the war on drugs for what it really is -- a war on families and communities.

40 Years of Drug War Hasn't Worked; "Time for a Change," Says 9-Year Veteran

Eric Sterling, AlterNet. June 15, 2011.

The public understands how disastrous it's been -- now it's time for the politicians and law enforcement to change course.

The Fascinating Story of How Shameless Right-Wing Lies Came to Rule Our Politics

Rick Perlstein, Mother Jones. May 26, 2011.

From Nixon's plumbers to James O'Keefe's video smears: How political lying became normal.

The Disastrous War on Drugs Turns 40: 5 Ways to Stop the Madness

Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet. February 11, 2011.

Four decadesafter President Nixon declared his war on drugs, let's take a look at the devastation and figure out how to end this thing.

Rachel Maddow: In America Today, Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower Would Be Bernie Sanders in the U.S. Senate

Rachel Maddow, AlterNet. January 28, 2011.

The huge ever rapid shift rightward makes Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon look like lefty radicals today.

How Bob Dylan, Gregory Corso, Joyce Carol Oates and Others Helped Stop Nixon From Deporting John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Jon Wiener, Los Angeles Times. October 10, 2010.

When Nixon tried to deport John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the country's cultural elites started a campaign to keep them in the country.

Tribunal Puts Pol Pot-Era Prison Director Away for 35 Years But Ignores U.S. Involvement; U.S. Embassy Celebrates Relationship

Tom Fawthrop, Foreign Policy in Focus. August 31, 2010.

The Obama administration should stop demanding that Cambodians pay for the bombs used to kill so many of their fellow citizens.

Even Pat Buchanan Thinks Obama/Nixon Comparisons Are Idiotic

Ben Armbruster, ThinkProgress. October 22, 2009.

Top Nixon aide Pat Buchanan dismissed out-of-hand any comparison of Obama to Nixon.

Kennedy Historians Debunk "Greatest Regret" Myth

Jed Lewison, Daily Kos. September 2, 2009.

Kennedy was "always anxious to reach an agreement," Adam Clymer, a former Times reporter wrote. "But that didn't mean any agreement."

Two Mass Murderers, Two Very Different Stories and Much Hypocrisy

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. August 31, 2009.

William Calley and the alleged Pan Am bomber were both convicted of mass murder. Yet Calley's recent appearances have provoked no outrage. Why the double standard?

Babes in Torture Land: It Took a Bunch of Kids to Grill Condi the Way the Media Should Have

Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. May 7, 2009.

Why do we leave it to children to demand the truth about torture and the rule of law?

Steele's Overlooked Radio Rant: Compares Obama to Nixon, Declares 'Ultimate Political Armageddon'

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. March 16, 2009.

Mid-way through the program, a caller offered words up support for the embattled RNC chair. "Don't let them shut you up," the voice said.

Our Cities Are Devastated -- Will Obama Bail Out Urban America?

Clay Risen, AlterNet. February 27, 2009.

40 years of benign (and not so benign) neglect have done inordinate damage to the socioeconomic structures of our inner cities.

Cheney Biographer: Dick's View of Presidential Power Is 'More Radical' Than Nixon's

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress. December 23, 2008.

Cheney has made the astounding claim that if the President does anything during wartime to protect the country, it is legal -- echoing Nixon.

Newly Released Presidential Tapes Expose Nixon's Treason

Blue Texan, Firedoglake. December 6, 2008.

Would Humphrey have won in '68 if LBJ went public and exposed Nixon's treachery?

New Nixon Tapes Released, and They Do Not Disappoint

Digby, Hullabaloo. December 3, 2008.

"I can't have a high-minded lawyer ... I want a son-of-a-b----. I want someone just as tough as I am." -- Nixon.

Now Is No Time to Sing Kumbaya: We Must Hold the Bush Regime Accountable

Ian Welsh, Firedoglake. November 14, 2008.

We cannot just ignore Bush's crimes and incompetence because Obama got elected.

Bush Disapproval Ratings Reach All Time High

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. November 10, 2008.

Bush is now more unpopular than Nixon was when he resigned from office during Watergate. By a lot.