‘Not McAuliffe’ Wins! ‘Not McAuliffe’ Wins!
The Republican National Committee staff swallowed hard, wiped away a tear and got to work on trying to come up with a reason why Virginians should not elect state Senator Creigh D...
Jun 10, 2009 / John Nichols
‘Senator Schakowsky’ Is Not to Be ‘Senator Schakowsky’ Is Not to Be
Jan Schakowsky should be a U.S. Senator. The chamber desperately needs more progressives with track records of opposing the war in Iraq, the Patriot Act, misguided trade policies...
Jun 9, 2009 / John Nichols
Double-Digit Unemployment Poses Political Danger for Obama Double-Digit Unemployment Poses Political Danger for Obama
America already has double-digit unemployment. In fact, the real unemployment rate, as opposed to the official rate, is well over 15 percent. That's because the official unemplo...
Jun 6, 2009 / John Nichols
The Age of Paine The Age of Paine
It was Tom Paine, ink-stained wretch and citizen of the world, who first roused American patriots to action.
Jun 3, 2009 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Bipartisan Objections to a Bad Bailouts Bipartisan Objections to a Bad Bailouts
Thirty-six members of the U.S. House -- Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives -- recently wrote to President Obama asking him to stop the White House Auto Task For...
Jun 3, 2009 / John Nichols
The ‘New GM’: Layoffs, Factory Closings, Offshoring The ‘New GM’: Layoffs, Factory Closings, Offshoring
The trouble with the whole "Nixon goes to China" theory -- which is grounded in the calculus that big progress is made when a politician goes against type to address a seemingly i...
Jun 1, 2009 / John Nichols
A Killing in Kansas A Killing in Kansas
Prochoice groups declared Monday a national day of mourning following the murder of Dr. George Tiller, a provider of late-term abortions who was long a target of antiabortion zealo...
May 31, 2009 / Feature / John Nichols
Newt Gingrich Reaches His ‘Sell-By’ Date Newt Gingrich Reaches His ‘Sell-By’ Date
It is always difficult to pinpoint the precise moment when a politician reaches his "sell-by" date. We have seen some remarkable comebacks in America. Richard Nixon, defeated fo...
May 31, 2009 / John Nichols
Did Terry McAuliffe Try to Buy Off a Political Foe? Did Terry McAuliffe Try to Buy Off a Political Foe?
Consumer activist Ralph Nader has made a significant charge against former Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe -- that of attempting to bribe a political foe in or...
May 28, 2009 / John Nichols
Judge Sotomayor’s Diabetes: Not a Weakness But a Strength Judge Sotomayor’s Diabetes: Not a Weakness But a Strength
There is little doubt that Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, when and if she is confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice, will be a role model. As the first Latina on the...
May 27, 2009 / John Nichols