Run, Lowell, Run Run, Lowell, Run
George W. Bush has a new favorite senator: Joe Lieberman. As part of his "I've-Got-a-Secret-Plan-That's-Just-As-Good-As-Nixon's" stump tour to shore up sagging support for his wa...
Dec 15, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Bush: “I’m Responsible” — Sort Of — For War Bush: “I’m Responsible” — Sort Of — For War
In the latest of his speeches on the Iraq imbroglio, President Bush did something that is highly unusual for him. He acknowledged personal responsibility for actions taken by his...
Dec 14, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
The Limits of Power The Limits of Power
Sometime in the mid-1990s, after it had become quite clear that Bill Clinton's presidency would deliver rather less than had been hoped, and when it was becoming clear that Newt G...
Dec 12, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Eugene McCarthy’s Lyrical Politics Eugene McCarthy’s Lyrical Politics
Even the poets are restless now. They¡¦re not content to go along with Shelley and be the unacknowledged legislators of the world. They want to be acknowledged just a little bit...
Dec 11, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Feingold to Fight Patriot Act Reauthorization Feingold to Fight Patriot Act Reauthorization
Four years ago, when U.S. Senator Russ Feingold stood alone in the Senate to oppose the Bush administration's Patriot Act, he was portrayed as a political fringe dweller whose det...
Dec 10, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
An Antiwar Challenge to Hillary Clinton An Antiwar Challenge to Hillary Clinton
Former National Writers Union president Jonathan Tasini, one of the most outspoken progressive activists in the U.S. labor movement, is expected this week to launch a Democratic p...
Dec 5, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
The Abramoff Effect The Abramoff Effect
The controversy surrounding conservative lobbyist Jack Abramoff is creating headaches for red-state and swing-state Republicans and opportunities for Democrats to turn a national ...
Dec 1, 2005 / Editorial / John Nichols
Pelosi Sides With Murtha For Withdrawal Pelosi Sides With Murtha For Withdrawal
The big news on any day when President Bush delivers a "major address" regarding Iraq is never what the commander-in-chief says. Bush has been on autopilot for so long now that he...
Dec 1, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Al Franken Overrules Antonin Scalia Al Franken Overrules Antonin Scalia
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is, supposedly, a very smart man.Indeed, he is frequently referred to as the intellectual giant on the current highcourt. Yet, when Scalia wa...
Nov 28, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
“The Rebel Jesus” “The Rebel Jesus”
Despite the worst efforts of Wal-Mart and its equally carnivorous competitors to hype up an earlier start, Thanksgiving Day still marks something akin to the official opening of t...
Nov 23, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols