King of Distraction King of Distraction
Michael Jackson has been acquitted on the ten charges of child molestation and related wrongs that were brought against the self-proclaimed "King of Pop." So what! That's righ...
Jun 14, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Dopey Court Ruling Dopey Court Ruling
It is not often that this column finds itself in agreement with Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Sandra Day O'Connor, three...
Jun 7, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Progressive City Leaders Progressive City Leaders
Some progressive municipal officials have jumped beyond the boundaries of their communities to address state and national issues.
Jun 2, 2005 / Feature / John Nichols
Urban Archipelago Urban Archipelago
Progressive cities in a conservative sea.
Jun 2, 2005 / Feature / John Nichols
Iraq Is the Issue Iraq Is the Issue
They came to hear Howard Dean. But they got the message that matters from Arianna Huffington. That's because, while the chairman of the Democratic National Committee delivered a...
Jun 2, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
The Mysteries of Watergate The Mysteries of Watergate
The remarkable thing about the revelation of the identity of the Watergate-era tipster known as "Deep Throat" is that nothing about the news seems particularly remarkable. In hin...
Jun 1, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
French Voters Rewrite History French Voters Rewrite History
Since the close of the Cold War, apologists for corporate arrogance and irresponsibility have argued that the world has reached an "end of history" moment when there can no longer...
May 31, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Blackmailed Onto the Court Blackmailed Onto the Court
Thanks to the compromise agreement made possible by seven Democrats who collaborated with Republicans to end the Senate impasse over judicial nominations, Priscilla Owen will now ...
May 25, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Bad Deal on Judges Bad Deal on Judges
As the showdown on the so-called "nuclear option" approached, polls showed that the American people opposed scheming on the part of Senate GOP leaders to eliminate judicial filibu...
May 24, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Limbaugh vs. Moyers Limbaugh vs. Moyers
Bill Moyers says that journalists have a responsibility to question those in power. Rush Limbaugh, speaking for the economic and political elites that currently occupy positions ...
May 23, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols