Conyers Subpoenas Rove Conyers Subpoenas Rove
"Change has come to Washington, and I hope Karl Rove is ready for it," declared House Judiciary Committee chair John Conyers, D-Michigan, on Monday, when he issued a new subpoena ...
Jan 27, 2009 / John Nichols
Feingold Proposes Direct Election of ALL Senators Feingold Proposes Direct Election of ALL Senators
Following New York Governor David Paterson's controversial selection of Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy created by the resignation of Secretary of State Hillary...
Jan 25, 2009 / John Nichols
Feingold Sees a Returning to the Rule of Law Feingold Sees a Returning to the Rule of Law
Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold has not had much to celebrate when it comes to the actions of the executive branch since he came to the Senate almost two decades ago. The maveric...
Jan 22, 2009 / John Nichols
Appoint a Cuomo to the Senate? Yes, Mario Appoint a Cuomo to the Senate? Yes, Mario
Caroline Kennedy is now officially out of the race for the New York U.S. Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. "I informed Governor Paterson today that for p...
Jan 22, 2009 / John Nichols
Exit Caroline Kennedy? Exit Caroline Kennedy?
Caroline Kennedy, briefly the frontrunner to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the senator from New York, is now reportedly out of the running. Or maybe she is still ...
Jan 22, 2009 / John Nichols
A Commander-in-Chief Elected to End a War A Commander-in-Chief Elected to End a War
Barack Obama's presidency will be recorded in the history books as having begun on January 20, 2009, in Washington, D.C. In fact, it began on another, colder January night in Du...
Jan 20, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama’s Vindication of Thomas Paine Obama’s Vindication of Thomas Paine
"I stand here today as hopeful as ever that the United States ofAmerica will endure, that it will prevail, that the dream of ourfounders will live on in our time." Barack Obama, ...
Jan 20, 2009 / John Nichols
Most Valuable Progressives: Code Pink’s Transition Most Valuable Progressives: Code Pink’s Transition
During the course of the soon-to-be-former Bush-Cheney interregnum, millions of Americans resisted the worst excesses of a lawless and irresponsible administration that led this c...
Jan 18, 2009 / John Nichols
Lowery’s Preaching, Not Warren’s, Will Illuminate Inaugural Day Lowery’s Preaching, Not Warren’s, Will Illuminate Inaugural Day
No one should be surprised that President-elect Barack Obama would choose self-promoting Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inaugural. Warren has been hustling fo...
Jan 18, 2009 / John Nichols
Now’s the Time for Congress to Demand Executive Accountability Now’s the Time for Congress to Demand Executive Accountability
The 111th Congress is already busy reviewing and confirming President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet picks. The Senate intends to complete hearings for most if not all of the nomine...
Jan 16, 2009 / John Nichols