GOP to UN: Drop Dead GOP to UN: Drop Dead
NEW YORK -- John Kerry has taken his hits at this year's Republican National Convention. But the Democratic presidential nominee came off easy compared with the United Nations. N...
Sep 3, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
Bringing the Protests to the Republicans Bringing the Protests to the Republicans
NEW YORK – During a week of protests against President Bush and the Republican National Convention that he will address tonight, demonstrations have taken many different forms â...
Sep 2, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
The Man in Black Bloc The Man in Black Bloc
NEW YORK -- It was a lot like a Johnny Cash song. On one side of the street, wearing their suits and gowns, were the rich and powerful celebrating the renominations of George W. ...
Sep 1, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
McCain v. Moore McCain v. Moore
NEW YORK -- When US Senator John McCain took a shot at film maker Michael Moore in his speech to the Republican National Convention Monday night, he had no reason to know that the...
Aug 31, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
Less Than La Guardia; Less Than Lindsay Less Than La Guardia; Less Than Lindsay
Forty years ago, when Republicans suffered their worst presidential election defeat of the post-World War II era, roughly 800,000 New Yorkers voted for the party's nominee, Arizon...
Aug 30, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
No Dissent Allowed No Dissent Allowed
The principle that people of good faith might disagree on issues such as abortion, family planning and gay and lesbian rights lost by a 4-1 margin when members of the Republican p...
Aug 27, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
A Little Education Can Be a Dangerous Thing A Little Education Can Be a Dangerous Thing
Most teachers delight at being remembered by their former students. But when the student is Dick Cheney, it can be embarrassing. Consider the case of Dr. H. Bradford Westerf...
Aug 26, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols
Hunting for RINOs Hunting for RINOs
"Republicans In Name Only."
Aug 26, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols
Not So Swift Not So Swift
Two news stories, of vastly differing consequence, have over the past week raised the question of how issues of war and peace will play in this year's presidential contest: 1.) T...
Aug 25, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
Global Fights Go Local Global Fights Go Local
Missouri Governor Bob Holden learned how volatile globalization issues have become when his Democratic primary challenger, Claire McCaskill, started banging away on him for offsh...
Aug 12, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols