Elizabeth de la Vega

Elizabeth de la Vega is a former federal prosecutor with more than twenty years of experience. During her tenure, she was a member of the Organized Crime Strike Force and Chief of the San Jose Branch of the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. Her pieces have appeared in The Nation, the Los Angeles Times and Salon. She writes regularly for Tomdispatch.

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  • Extreme Water Emergencies

    July 28, 2008

    Floods, drought, pollution, wildfires: summer's extreme water conditions afflicting the United States this summer are a call to action. Why are we so helpless?

2006

  • Does the President Really Know Best?

    January 20, 2006

    OK, everyone who has studied the unitary executive theory of the presidency, raise your hand. Anyone? A former prosecutor examines what's behind Bush's legal fig leaf.

2005

  • Shoot the Moon

    December 19, 2005

    How realistic is it to stop the Bush Administration from pursuing its war agenda? Former prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega offers some hard-core advice about how to challenge the status quo.

  • Letters

    November 30, 2005 Subscribe

  • Scooter Libby's Doomed Defense

    November 18, 2005

    Capitalizing on Bob Woodward's revelation that he was one of the first to learn about Valerie Plame's CIA status, Scooter Libby's legal team hopes that will get their client off the hook. That turkey won't fly.

  • The White House Criminal Conspiracy

    October 26, 2005

    The Bush Administration should be prosecuted for conspiracy to defraud the United States by using half-truths and recklessly false statements to lead the country into an illegal war. This article is a collaboration with TomDispatch.com.

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