Rebel Journalist John Ross, the Master of Speaking Truth to Power, Is Dead Rebel Journalist John Ross, the Master of Speaking Truth to Power, Is Dead
American Book Award–winner, chronicler of indigenous struggles and proud radical, Ross wrote his own epitaph: "Life, like reporting, is a kind of death sentence. Pa...
Jan 18, 2011 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
When Public Employees Were Under Attack, Rev. King Stood With the Workers When Public Employees Were Under Attack, Rev. King Stood With the Workers
Public employees are under attack in states across the country. As we honor Rev. King today, we should all remember that he went to Memphis to march with AFSCME members.
Jan 17, 2011 / John Nichols
More Competent Than Steele? New GOP Chair Reince Priebus Confused Obama and Osama More Competent Than Steele? New GOP Chair Reince Priebus Confused Obama and Osama
If the point of getting rid of Michael Steele is to put an abler communicator in charge of the GOP, how come party chiefs just chose a chair who has trouble distinguishing&nbs...
Jan 15, 2011 / John Nichols
Russ Feingold Speaks Out Russ Feingold Speaks Out
The former senator talks about money and politics, connecting with voters in the age of mass media and his future in public life.
Jan 13, 2011 / Feature / John Nichols
Don’t Tone It Down, Tone It Up: Make Debate ‘Worthy of Those We Have Lost’ Don’t Tone It Down, Tone It Up: Make Debate ‘Worthy of Those We Have Lost’
In Tucson, Obama presents an idealistic appeal to a "one nation" Americanism that only the most hopeful of our leaders—and the most hopeful of our citizens—ha...
Jan 13, 2011 / John Nichols
Determined to Stifle Arizona Violence Debate, Palin Claims She’s the Victim… of ‘Blood Libel’ Determined to Stifle Arizona Violence Debate, Palin Claims She’s the Victim… of ‘Blood Libel’
Sarah Palin joins hyper-defensive conservatives in attacking dialogue that considers the political climate as part of the explanation for the hooting rampage that wounded Cong...
Jan 12, 2011 / John Nichols
Tom DeLay Is Finally Rewarded for His Years of Public Service: With a Jail Sentence Tom DeLay Is Finally Rewarded for His Years of Public Service: With a Jail Sentence
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who took pay-to-play politics to extremes, is sentenced to jail time. It's a small measure of accountability for the large&nb...
Jan 11, 2011 / John Nichols
Palin Put a Gun Target on Giffords’s District; Now a Colleague Says: ‘Palin Needs to Look at Her Own Behavior’ Palin Put a Gun Target on Giffords’s District; Now a Colleague Says: ‘Palin Needs to Look at Her Own Behavior’
The tragedy in Arizona has sparked an overdue dialogue about how to maintain robust debate in a civil society.
Jan 9, 2011 / John Nichols
You Say Sarah Palin’s Just Not Extreme Enough? How About Michele Bachmann for President? You Say Sarah Palin’s Just Not Extreme Enough? How About Michele Bachmann for President?
The Tea Party congresswoman from Minnesota is headed for the first-caucus state of Iowa. She's openly discussing a presidential bid. But would she really run? Only "...
Jan 8, 2011 / John Nichols
Tea Partisan Congressmen Misread the Constitution—Literally and Figuratively Tea Partisan Congressmen Misread the Constitution—Literally and Figuratively
They missed the part about assuring against monarchy and dictatorship. Figures.
Jan 7, 2011 / John Nichols