Primary Predicament Primary Predicament
With little public notice and no serious debate inside the party, Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe and his allies have hatched a plan to radically alter the...
Jan 3, 2002 / Editorial / John Nichols
The Making of a Movement The Making of a Movement
Getting serious about media reform: at a standstill now, the media reform movement's time has come.
Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney
Dems Back in the Game Dems Back in the Game
The win in Virginia of Democrat Mark Warner is one sign of welcome political change.
Nov 8, 2001 / Editorial / John Nichols
Other Races to Watch Other Races to Watch
MUNICIPAL UPHEAVALS The highest-profile fight nationally has to be the race to succeed New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, with labor-backed Democrat Mark Green and Republican Mic...
Oct 25, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols
MUD-Wrestling in California MUD-Wrestling in California
San Franciscans will vote on whether to create a public power company.
Oct 25, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols
The Democrats’ Dilemma The Democrats’ Dilemma
In trying to avoid being seen as unpatriotic, they risk looking like lapdogs.
Oct 11, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols
Policy Profiteers Policy Profiteers
Battling the war profiteers of World War I, Robert La Follette reminded America that "wealth has never yet sacrificed itself on the altar of patriotism." The progressive senato...
Oct 4, 2001 / Editorial / John Nichols
Trading on Terror Trading on Terror
Moving to exploit a shifting political landscape in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President Bush's Congressional ...
Oct 3, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols
The Beat The Beat
PEACEFUL JUSTICE In every region of the country, a movement for a "justice, not vengeance" response to the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon is...
Sep 27, 2001 / Column / John Nichols
A Growing Opposition A Growing Opposition
While to some the United States might seem to be united in its thirst for vengeance, there's a burgeoning antiwar movement that belies the war rhetoric.
Sep 27, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols