A Chronicle of Despair, A Promise of Change A Chronicle of Despair, A Promise of Change
Before he dismissed it as a "gauzy, feel-good commercial," John McCain really should have watched the thirty-minute television program that Barack Obama's campaign aired Wednesday...
Oct 30, 2008 / John Nichols
Vermont v. Bush Vermont v. Bush
Charlotte Dennett is running for Vermont attorney general on a platform that includes not letting George W. Bush get away with murder.
Oct 29, 2008 / John Nichols
Numbers Game: How to Read the Polls Now Numbers Game: How to Read the Polls Now
Barack Obama's poll numbers have been looking good for so long that it is easy for his supporters to assume a triumphalism stance as America's longest-ever presidential campaign e...
Oct 27, 2008 / John Nichols
Obama Highlights a Vote for McCain: George Bush’s Obama Highlights a Vote for McCain: George Bush’s
Barack Obama has gotten plenty of help from Republicans over the course of the past week. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell jumped party lines to endorse the Democrat for pr...
Oct 26, 2008 / John Nichols
Palin Pays Stylist: $22,800; Policy Aide: $12,500 Palin Pays Stylist: $22,800; Policy Aide: $12,500
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is a "serious" candidate. She's about substance, not style. And to suggest otherwise, she will tell you, is unfair. So, surely, there is some good ex...
Oct 24, 2008 / John Nichols
Michele Bachmann Versus Paul Wellstone Michele Bachmann Versus Paul Wellstone
After she was elected to the U.S. House in 2006 as a very conservative in 2006, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann -- who had already stirred more than her share of controve...
Oct 23, 2008 / John Nichols
The Raucous Caucus The Raucous Caucus
A wave of progressive women candidates could help steer the next Congress in new directions on war and peace, fair trade and civil liberties.
Oct 22, 2008 / John Nichols
“Socialist” Is Not an Epithet “Socialist” Is Not an Epithet
"There is always a charge that socialism does not fit human nature. We've encountered that for a long time. Maybe that's true. But can't people be educated? Can't people learn to ...
Oct 20, 2008 / John Nichols
A Conscience Challenge for Maine’s Susan Collins A Conscience Challenge for Maine’s Susan Collins
Maine Senator Susan Collins is running for reelection as a moderate -- dare we say, "maverick" -- Republican who is willing to break with her party on matters of political honor. ...
Oct 18, 2008 / John Nichols
Obama the Adult Versus McCain’s Economic Easter Bunny Obama the Adult Versus McCain’s Economic Easter Bunny
Debating on a night when global markets were tanking, Barack Obama and John McCain engaged in an edgy debate about "spreading the wealth," "class warfare" and creating an economy ...
Oct 16, 2008 / John Nichols