ELECTION 2002: Mark Twain for Congress ELECTION 2002: Mark Twain for Congress
Mark Twain was no fan of war, which he described as "a wanton waste of projectiles," and he nurtured a healthy disdain for anyone who suggested that patriotism was best displayed ...
Nov 5, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols
ELECTION 2002: Challenging “the corporate state” ELECTION 2002: Challenging “the corporate state”
In a state that prides itself on letting corporations off easy – especially local firms such as the DuPont chemical conglomerate – candidates for the position of Delaware Atto...
Nov 3, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols
ELECTION 2002: Making war an issue ELECTION 2002: Making war an issue
This is how one homestate newspaper editorial described the U.S. Senate candidate: "...he suffers from multiple sclerosis, which makes it difficult for him to walk long distances....
Nov 1, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols
Mourning Wellstone, Preparing for Nov. 5 Mourning Wellstone, Preparing for Nov. 5
MINNEAPOLIS -- "We pay tribute to a leader -- a true DFL liberal..." shouted US Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, invoking the initials and the ideological tradition of the Minnesota De...
Oct 30, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols
Bob Dylan, Dick Cheney and Paul Wellstone Bob Dylan, Dick Cheney and Paul Wellstone
Most Americans had no idea where Eveleth, Minnesota, was until they saw the maps showing where Senator Paul Wellstone, his wife and daughter, three staffers and two pilots perishe...
Oct 29, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols
Sheila Wellstone’s Senate Career Sheila Wellstone’s Senate Career
When initial reports of Senator Paul Wellstone's death reached Minnesota's Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party leaders and activists immediately asked: "W...
Oct 27, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols
Paul Wellstone, 1944-2002 Paul Wellstone, 1944-2002
For grassroots economic and social justice activists, there was never any doubt about the identity of their representative in Washington.
Oct 25, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols
The Fight for the Senate The Fight for the Senate
The man behind the "Jeffords Jump" is aiding Democratic efforts to stay on top.
Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols
Rewarding Dissent Rewarding Dissent
Democrat Paul Wellstone, the only vulnerable incumbent senator to vote against blank-check authorization to use force against Iraq, is locked in one of the year's closest Senat...
Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols
Money Flows Into Anti-Wellstone Campaign Money Flows Into Anti-Wellstone Campaign
US Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minnesota, is the Democrat the Bush administration loves to hate. White House political director Karl Rove personally selected Wellstone's Republican cha...
Oct 24, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols