Dick Cheney

Obama on surveillance: I’m not Dick Cheney

The President defended the NSA surveillance program in an interview with Charlie Rose

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:51 PM UTC 22
Politics Barack Obama, NSA, Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney praises NSA surveillance program

The former Vice President also called Edward Snowden a "traitor," and President Obama "not credible"

Jillian Rayfield Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 4:37 PM UTC 25
Politics Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, NSA

Where does all our military spending go?

As much as $385 billion is being doled out to private companies like KBR, the former subsidiary of Halliburton

David Vine, TomDispatch.com Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:13 PM UTC
Business TomDispatch.com, Halliburton

America’s dirty wars exposed

Jeremy Scahill's new book examines our newly militarized CIA and the blowback it's inspiring around the world

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 4:16 PM UTC
Entertainment TomDispatch.com, CIA

Pretending to know about North Korea

Want to know what's going on in the Korean peninsula? So does the entire American press

Alex Pareene Friday, Apr 12, 2013 1:09 PM UTC 23
Politics Opening Shot, North Korea, War

Vice-presidential historian on “Veep”: “This is nothing like reality”

As the comedy about a bumbling, inconsequential pol returns, one historian says Selina Meyer is a real joke

Daniel D'Addario Friday, Apr 12, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Dying Iraq War vet’s angry message to Bush, Cheney

Tomas Young, paralyzed in a war he signed up for at age 22, writes of his fury at the "war criminals"

Natasha Lennard Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 8:01 PM UTC 38
News George W. Bush, Dick Cheney

What’s not being taught about the Iraq war

Don't blame the textbooks -- which can be surprisingly good. Teachers aren't encouraged to bring it up

Jonathan Zimmerman Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 23
Politics Education, Textbooks, Iraq war

LGBT’s new allies: The Gay Kid Converts

Gay rights didn't matter to Rob Portman, Dick Cheney and these other politicians and celebs -- until it hit home SLIDE SHOW

Katie Mcdonough Saturday, Mar 16, 2013 2:30 PM UTC 43
Life slideshow, LGBT, LGBT Rights

Must do’s: What we like this week

Novelist Barbara Pym comes back into vogue; Cheney mouths off; and we wonder: Is Raylan Givens too trigger happy?

Kera Bolonik Saturday, Mar 16, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Our Picks: Books, our picks: TV

GOP Sen. Rob Portman comes out in support of gay marriage

The Ohio senator said his views began changing when his college-age son admitted he was gay

Associated Press Friday, Mar 15, 2013 12:01 PM UTC 10
News Associated Press, Rob Portman

Pick of the week: Dick Cheney has no regrets

Pick of the week: Battered but defiant, the Darth Vader of politics shows no emotion -- except over firing Rumsfeld

Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Mar 15, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 43
Entertainment Movies, TV, Documentaries, Politics

Obama on drones: I’m not Dick Cheney

The president reportedly embraced "at least it's not the Bush era" logic to Democratic senators

Natasha Lennard Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 1:35 PM UTC 13
News Dick Cheney, Barack Obama

American foreign policy will never recover from Iraq

Ten years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Middle East is more unstable than we ever could have imagined

Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch.com Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 5:34 PM UTC 36
Politics TomDispatch.com, Iraq

Scooter Libby can vote again

GOP finally finds a reason to get excited about voting rights, as Va. governor reinstates disgraced Cheney aide

Jillian Rayfield Friday, Mar 1, 2013 3:46 PM UTC
Politics Dick Cheney, Virginia

GOP Rep. says Cheney will rot in hell

Rep. Walter Jones says the former VP will achieve this destiny for pushing the Iraq War

Alex Seitz-Wald Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 1:08 PM UTC 34
Politics Dick Cheney, Iraq war

Laura Bush and Dick Cheney aren’t courageous

It’s not gutsy to come out for marriage equality now. Updated: Bush asks to have her name removed from the ad VIDEO

Joan Walsh Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 9:00 PM UTC 30
News Video, Laura Bush, Dick Cheney

Cheney backs Obama on drones

But adds that Obama picked Hagel because he wants to "do serious, serious damage to our military capabilities" VIDEO

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 2:09 PM UTC
Politics Video, Drones, Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney helps his cousin

His trashing the president reminds liberals that Obama isn’t quite “Cheney-lite” on national security. Updated

Joan Walsh Monday, Feb 11, 2013 9:00 PM UTC 34
News Dick Cheney, Editor's Picks

Paul Bremer still believes Iraq is better off

A confrontation with a protester reveals that 10 years later, the neocon architects of the war remain unrepentant

Murtaza Hussain Monday, Feb 11, 2013 6:57 PM UTC
Politics Iraq, Paul Bremer

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