Fighting Pickering Fighting Pickering
Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson says it's like this: If judicial nominee Charles Pickering is confirmed by a Democratic Senate, the Bush Administration will have a green ...
Feb 28, 2002 / Editorial / John Nichols
From Muckraker to Mayor From Muckraker to Mayor
As a take-no-prisoners political columnist for an alternative newspaper in Dallas, Laura Miller made mayors miserable. She declared city officials "brain dead" and portrayed them ...
Feb 18, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols
Enron’s Global Crusade Enron’s Global Crusade
The Texas company has been a scandal in other countries for a long time.
Feb 14, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols
‘At Issue is the Shape of American Democracy’ ‘At Issue is the Shape of American Democracy’
Like last year's freewheeling Senate debate on the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill, this week's debate on the House version of McCain-Feingold, the Shays-Meehan bill,...
Feb 14, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols
Enron? Nader Is Glad You Asked Enron? Nader Is Glad You Asked
Back in the spotlight, he condemns the trading of political favors for cash.
Feb 7, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols
George W. Bush’s ‘Homeland Insecurity’ George W. Bush’s ‘Homeland Insecurity’
George W. Bush wants to drain the Social Security trust fund, with a proposal to divert more than $2 trillion in Social Security and Medicaresurpluses over the next ten years. ...
Feb 6, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols
Educational (and Essential) Television Educational (and Essential) Television
Rare is the evening when we would suggest that turning on the television set could represent the best way to study up on a vital issue -- especially so complex an issue as the d...
Feb 5, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols
Another Thousand Points of Light Another Thousand Points of Light
Few presidents in the history of the United States have been given the opportunity handed George W. Bush to lead the nation to higher ground. No president, with the possible exce...
Feb 1, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols
What’s This About “Accountability.” What’s This About “Accountability.”
George W. Bush could not bring himself to mention the name "Enron" inhis State of the Union address. But no one doubted that, when thepresident spoke of the need for greater corpo...
Jan 30, 2002 / Blog / John Nichols
Political Twist Political Twist
Congress returns--will the Democrats challenge Bush?
Jan 24, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols