Thousands March Against War & McCain Thousands March Against War & McCain
ST. PAUL -- "We are the troops!" chanted the Iraq War veterans.
"How do you support us? their comrades responded.
"Bring us home!" came the response.
Sep 1, 2008 / John Nichols
Labor Day: Obama Returns to Union Heartlands Labor Day: Obama Returns to Union Heartlands
ST. PAUL -- Barack Obama will return to the traditional heartlands of the American trade union movement on this Labor Day, marching in and speaking at the close of the annual Labo...
Sep 1, 2008 / John Nichols
Palin on Ron Paul “Right On!” Campaign Palin on Ron Paul “Right On!” Campaign
In a February interview with MTV, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin lavished praise on maverick Republican presidential contender Ron Paul. She had a few nice things to say about anoth...
Sep 1, 2008 / John Nichols
Why Obama Should Fight For Alaska Why Obama Should Fight For Alaska
ST. PAUL -- Barack Obama prevailed in the February 5 Democratic presidential caucuses in Alaska by one of the largest margins he achieved in any of the many state battles that led...
Aug 31, 2008 / John Nichols
Clinton Praises Palin Pick Clinton Praises Palin Pick
ST. PAUL -- Hillary Clinton, after a Democratic National Convention week of scrambling to be on-message for the Barack Obama campaign, veered off message to celebrate the selectio...
Aug 30, 2008 / John Nichols
Obama’s Tough New Populism Obama’s Tough New Populism
DENVER -- William Cobb was going to approve of Barack Obama's acceptence speech. Cobb is a working man, a union man and a proud member of the party of working men and union men: ...
Aug 29, 2008 / John Nichols
Twin Cities Values Twin Cities Values
Minnesota's message to the GOP: we're all better off when we look after one another.
Aug 28, 2008 / John Nichols
It Looks a Lot Like Unity It Looks a Lot Like Unity
DENVER – In 1908, when Democrats first gathered in Denver, African-American activists asked the party to make a place for them -- inside the convention, in the platform and in t...
Aug 28, 2008 / John Nichols
The Right Speech — For Clinton and Obama The Right Speech — For Clinton and Obama
DENVER -- Even the Obama delegates were reaching for Clinton signs. Such was the intensity of the moment, as delegates of every political stripe grabbed up the white signs -- "Pa...
Aug 27, 2008 / John Nichols
Michelle Obama’s Elegant Remarks Michelle Obama’s Elegant Remarks
DENVER -- Asking the wife of a candidate for president to address the national convention at which her husband is to be nominated is a relatively recent phenomenon. And the histo...
Aug 26, 2008 / John Nichols