IOWA: Moseley Braun and Dean IOWA: Moseley Braun and Dean
DES MOINES -- When the Rev. Al Sharpton tore into Howard Dean's minority hiring record during Sunday's Iowa Black and Brown Forum debate here among the Democratic presidential con...
Jan 15, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
DC VOTE: Dean’s Real; So Is Sharpton DC VOTE: Dean’s Real; So Is Sharpton
While the fact was little noted, voting has finally begun in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. More than 43,000 voters in Washington, DC, participated in a non-...
Jan 14, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
IOWA: John Edwards’ moment IOWA: John Edwards’ moment
DES MOINES -- The big news story out of Iowa last week told of the endorsement by U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean. Harkin, Iowa's senior D...
Jan 12, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
Dean’s Fifty-State Strategy Dean’s Fifty-State Strategy
Iowa and New Hampshire are important, but it takes 2,162 delegates to win.
Jan 8, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols
Comparing Bush and a Certain Dictator Comparing Bush and a Certain Dictator
It is safe to say that Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie never met a truth he did not seek to distort. So it should come as no surprise that the lobbyist-turned-...
Jan 7, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
Willie Nelson sings for peace, Kucinich Willie Nelson sings for peace, Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich still faces an uphill climb in his campaign to win the Democratic presidential nomination. But his anti-Iraq war candidacy has already inspired better music than t...
Jan 4, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
Election Matters Election Matters
Ralph Nader has finally figured out how to unite Democrats and Greens.
Dec 24, 2003 / Editorial / John Nichols
Remembering Joe Strummer Remembering Joe Strummer
It will long be the fate of fans of Joe Strummer's brilliant music -- and his equally brilliant politics -- to experience a touch of melancholy as the Christmastide swells. The h...
Dec 22, 2003 / Blog / John Nichols
Kucinich Makes Media an Issue Kucinich Makes Media an Issue
When Ted Koppel steered one of the most critical debates of the Democratic presidential contest toward horserace questions about endorsements, poll positions and fund raising, the...
Dec 14, 2003 / Blog / John Nichols
Gore’s a Dean Man Now Gore’s a Dean Man Now
Al Gore endorsed Howard Dean for President for the same reason that so many other Democrats have: He wanted to be where the action is in his party.
Dec 10, 2003 / Editorial / John Nichols