Mission (Really) Not Accomplished Mission (Really) Not Accomplished
President Bush and his acolytes continually suggest that the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq are "success stories" that just have not receiving proper attention from the U.S. ...
May 4, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols
“Galbraith for President” “Galbraith for President”
Had it not been for the accident of his birth in Iona Station, Ontario, John Kenneth Galbraith, the greatest public intellectual of the second half of the American century, would ...
Apr 30, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols
Frank Church and the Abyss of Warrantless Wiretapping Frank Church and the Abyss of Warrantless Wiretapping
Thirty years ago, on April 26, 1976, the United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, delivered its final report...
Apr 26, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols
New Orleans in Black and White New Orleans in Black and White
The atomization of New Orleans has done more to destroy the political fabric of the post-Katrina city than even some of the most concerned observers had dared imagine. In a commu...
Apr 23, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols
Impeachment From Below: Legislators Lobby Congress Impeachment From Below: Legislators Lobby Congress
Inside the Beltway, legislators have been slow to support moves to censure or impeach President Bush and other members of the administration. Only 33 members of the U.S. House of ...
Apr 22, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols
No to Prowar Democrats No to Prowar Democrats
Upcoming primary challenges are forcing Democratic incumbents in Congress to be more critical of Bush and to press for a plan to bring the troops home.
Apr 20, 2006 / Editorial / John Nichols
Trent Lott’s $700 Million Sin City Scheme Trent Lott’s $700 Million Sin City Scheme
There is one good thing that comes with "conservative" Republican hegemony: Proof positive that the Grand Old Party is no longer even feigns interest in fiscal responsibility. Co...
Apr 20, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols
Is Don Rumsfeld Really the Right Target? Is Don Rumsfeld Really the Right Target?
When Democrats in my home state of Wisconsin voted at their state party convention last spring to call for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, they a...
Apr 18, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols
In Pursuit of Justice, In Search of Peace In Pursuit of Justice, In Search of Peace
The Nazarene whose resurrection is celebrated Sunday preached a gospel of justice and peace. His sincere followers recognize him as a man of action, who chased the money changers ...
Apr 15, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols
Pentagon Papers Figure Bids for Presidency Pentagon Papers Figure Bids for Presidency
In the tradition of the late Paul Tsongas, the former Massachusetts senator who in 1991 launched a decidedly uphill run for the Democratic presidential nomination and succeeded in...
Apr 14, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols