Without our reputation as a country that cares about human rights, respecting them in our own actions and advocating them globally, the United States loses its identity and becomes “just another superpower doing what’s necessary” to maintain its hegemony, Harold Hongju Koh, dean of the Yale Law School, told a Humphrey Institute audience Tuesday over […]

Good Friday morning Fellow Seekers,
Pres. Bush’s nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey to be attorney general is scheduled for a Judiciary Committee vote Tuesday. The nomination, which was considered a sure bet for confirmation before the committee hearings, has run into problems with several Democratic senators because Mukasey wouldn’t say whether he believes water-boarding is a […]

Good Wednesday morning Fellow Seekers,
The joint appearance on Almanac a week ago Friday featuring Al Franken, Mike Ciresi and Jim Cohen, was the closest thing we’ve had to a debate among the DFL Senate candidates. It was polite (or bland, depending on your tastes) and didn’t highlight a lot of clear differences among the three […]

(Written by Eric Black) 
Peace groups have been targeting Congressman Jim Ramstad for special attention this summer, believing that the famously moderate 9th-term Republican can be brought over from pro-war to anti-war.
Ramstad believes the choices in Iraq are often oversimplified and that there is a middle path. See if he can convince you.
The plan of this […]