Wellstone in 2004 Wellstone in 2004
During the two years when he was exploring a bid for the 2000 Democratic presidential nomination, Paul Wellstone spent a lot of time trying to figure out how a progressive coul...
Oct 23, 2003 / Editorial / John Nichols
Refusing to Write the Blank Check Refusing to Write the Blank Check
In 1965, when President Lyndon Johnson sought a major supplemental appropriation to fund the rapidly expanding US presence in Vietnam, ten members of Congress said "no." The group...
Oct 18, 2003 / Blog / John Nichols
Needed: A Rural Strategy Needed: A Rural Strategy
Democrats can win the farm and small-town vote--if they pay serious attention.
Oct 16, 2003 / Feature / John Nichols
A Healthy Debate A Healthy Debate
Twelve years ago, Harris Wofford made healthcare an issue. Promising to fight for coverage for all, Wofford scored a surprise victory in a Pennsylvania Senate race--inspiring spec...
Oct 16, 2003 / Editorial / John Nichols
Dick’s Special Interest in $87 Billion Dick’s Special Interest in $87 Billion
Vice President Dick Cheney has a special interest in this week's Congressional debate on the Bush administration's request for $87 billion to maintain the occupation of Iraq and o...
Oct 15, 2003 / Blog / John Nichols
Trading Barbs on Trade Trading Barbs on Trade
When Paul Wellstone opted out of the 2000 presidential race, he fretted that trade policy would not be debated in the Democratic primaries and that the party would run a Novemb...
Oct 2, 2003 / Editorial / John Nichols
Against Blind Imperial Arrogance Against Blind Imperial Arrogance
Edward Said closed one of his last published essays with the lines: "We are in for many more years of turmoil and misery in the Middle East, where one of the main problems is, to ...
Sep 25, 2003 / Blog / John Nichols
Which Side Is Clark On? Which Side Is Clark On?
The media shorthand for retired Gen. Wesley Clark's much-anticipated presidential candidacy made him the "antiwar warrior," a military man fully aware of the folly of George Bu...
Sep 25, 2003 / Editorial / John Nichols
Blair Takes a Hit–Bush Next? Blair Takes a Hit–Bush Next?
Forget about the economy. Forget about the environment. Forget about the mess that he has made of US relations with the rest of the world. The issue that is on George W. Bush's m...
Sep 19, 2003 / Blog / John Nichols
Taking Sides Taking Sides
Democrats who want to deny Howard Dean the party's 2004 presidential nomination have a new issue: They are complaining that the front-runner is insufficiently unequivocal in hi...
Sep 18, 2003 / Editorial / John Nichols