Farewell to Senator Bill Frist, R-Frist Family Farewell to Senator Bill Frist, R-Frist Family
It is too bad that outgoing Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tennessee, had decided not to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2OO6. It would have been entertainin...
Nov 30, 2006 / John Nichols
News Flash: Major Media Begins to Think for Itself News Flash: Major Media Begins to Think for Itself
Something important in the overall scheme of the American experiment happened this week. On Monday morning, MSNBC anchor Contessa Brewer appeared on cable television screens acro...
Nov 28, 2006 / John Nichols
A Republican Takes the Lead on Iraq A Republican Takes the Lead on Iraq
In radio and television interviews since the election, I have argued repeatedly that the November 7 vote did not just empower Democrats to do the right thing with regard to the Ir...
Nov 27, 2006 / John Nichols
Political “News” Replaced By Political Ads Political “News” Replaced By Political Ads
When Franklin Roosevelt and the first New Deal Congress faced the question of how best to organize broadcasting on the public airwaves, they enacted the federal Communications A...
Nov 24, 2006 / John Nichols
“Freedom, Brotherhood, and Justice…” “Freedom, Brotherhood, and Justice…”
Sixty-five years ago, in that tense passage after the worst of the Great Depression began to ease but before the bombings at Pearl Harbor drew this country into the wars of Europe...
Nov 23, 2006 / John Nichols
A New Congressman Says ‘No’ to the President A New Congressman Says ‘No’ to the President
Most freshman Democratic members of the House of Representatives attended last week's reception at the White House with President Bush, Vice President Cheney, White House politica...
Nov 22, 2006 / John Nichols
Power Shifts in the States Power Shifts in the States
Democratic gains in Statehouses around the country validated Howard Dean's "50-state strategy" and set the stage for a long process of party renewal.
Nov 21, 2006 / John Nichols
Pelosi’s Problem Pelosi’s Problem
Of course, House Democrats made a mistake in choosing the slick favorite of Washington special interests, Steny Hoyer, over shambling populist John Murtha to serve as House Majori...
Nov 19, 2006 / John Nichols
The Senate’s “Horrible Mistake” The Senate’s “Horrible Mistake”
For decades, the official policy of the United States has been to discourage nuclear proliferation, particularly in southern Asia. But the U.S. Senate now says: No more. At the ...
Nov 17, 2006 / John Nichols
Back to the Future With Trent Lott Back to the Future With Trent Lott
After losing the House and the Senate in the November 7 election, Republicans have been talking about how to create a new and more appealing public image for the Congressional par...
Nov 15, 2006 / John Nichols