Mass. Senate Race Features Real Debate — Thanks to Coakley Mass. Senate Race Features Real Debate — Thanks to Coakley
The Massachusetts special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat that was held for 46 years by the late Edward Kennedy will likely produce another Democratic senator. Massachusett...
Jan 13, 2010 / John Nichols
Terror in Uganda Terror in Uganda
Uganda is a country where homosexuality is already illegal, where violent attacks are common and where rape is used to 'cure' people of their sexual orientation. Now, a shocking ne...
Jan 12, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Paradise by the Dashboard Light? Paradise by the Dashboard Light?
When Senator Charles Schumer proposed a federal ban on texting while driving, Ford was proud to be the first carmaker to endorse it.
Jan 12, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Holbrooke: Not Hostage to Pakistan Holbrooke: Not Hostage to Pakistan
Last week, during an appearance by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke at the Brookings Institution, I had a chance to ask him a key question about the war, concerning the Pakistan-Taliba...
Jan 12, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
You Can Cut the Pressure in ‘Game Change’ with a Butter Knife You Can Cut the Pressure in ‘Game Change’ with a Butter Knife
Since my poker buddy John Heilemann was good enough to drop off a copy of his embargoed book,
Jan 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Feingold Fears “Lawless” Court Ruling on Corporate Campaigning Feingold Fears “Lawless” Court Ruling on Corporate Campaigning
The Supreme Court ruled this morning against restrictions on corporations' spending to influence election outcomes. On January 12, John Nichols filed the post below in anticipatio...
Jan 12, 2010 / John Nichols
Fox’s Newest Star, Sarah Palin, May Be a Bit Dim Fox’s Newest Star, Sarah Palin, May Be a Bit Dim
Here's another notion with regard to Sarah Palin: Maybe it isn't fair to focus on her mean-spirited and ridiculously partisan statements. Maybe it isn't right to harp about her ...
Jan 11, 2010 / John Nichols
Intellectuals and Pop Culture Intellectuals and Pop Culture
I was honored to be a contributor to Dissent's Winter 2010 issue. The venerable journal's editors asked a group of writers and thinkers, including the Nation's valued columnist Kat...
Jan 11, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Iraq: A New Civil War? Iraq: A New Civil War?
The "good war" in Afghanistan isn't going so well, but the Obama administration may soon learn that the "bad war" -- that would be the one in Iraq -- isn't over...
Jan 11, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
The 2010 Political Timebomb Is Unemployment The 2010 Political Timebomb Is Unemployment
American employers eliminated 4.2 million jobs in 2009 and sent unemployment soaring into double digits for the first time in more than a quarter century. Since the fall of last ...
Jan 9, 2010 / John Nichols