House Adopts Know-Nothing Approach to Middle-East House Adopts Know-Nothing Approach to Middle-East
The Congress of the United States went out of its way this week to embarrass itself. At issue was a House resolution "calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppos...
Nov 5, 2009 / John Nichols
Slacker Thursday Slacker Thursday
I've got a new "Think Again" column called "This Fish Rots from the Head Down" and it's about what a crappy, dishonest columnist George Will is, and it's here. ...
Nov 5, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Patience with Iran Patience with Iran
The Green Movement opposition flexed its muscles again in Iran this week, taking advantage of anti-American protests on the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the US embassy in Te...
Nov 5, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Looking Past Karzai Looking Past Karzai
Is the White House thinking about getting out of Afghanistan? Just as Hamlet's mother and his murderous uncle rushed to marry with unseemly haste, even before his slain father's ...
Nov 4, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
A Year Later, Obama Needs to Start Campaigning Again A Year Later, Obama Needs to Start Campaigning Again
MADISON, WI --One year ago Tuesday, Barack Obama redefined American electioneering to such an extent that it was possible to believe that the success of his transformational campa...
Nov 4, 2009 / John Nichols
Four Off-Year Election Scenarios Four Off-Year Election Scenarios
Yes, yes, we've all heard the "all-politics-is-local" bromide with regard to off-year elections. While it is no longer an operative, let alone true, statement – as the nationa...
Nov 4, 2009 / John Nichols
Bloomberg Wins, But Barely Bloomberg Wins, But Barely
Yes, of course, everyone was watching Virginia, New Jersey and upstate New York on Tuesday's off-year election night. But one of the most dramatic stories played out in New York ...
Nov 4, 2009 / John Nichols
House Wins Offset Gubernatorial Losses for Obama, Dems House Wins Offset Gubernatorial Losses for Obama, Dems
White House aides announced Tuesday night that President Obama was not watching off-year election results on television. Actually, the president should have been watching. Indee...
Nov 3, 2009 / John Nichols
Tale of Two Special Elections: One Shifts Right, The Other Left Tale of Two Special Elections: One Shifts Right, The Other Left
The Washington Post positions itself as a "must-read" daily almanac of the political class – a reliable source of information and insight regarding all things electoral. That g...
Nov 2, 2009 / John Nichols
Can We Get Some Small-d Democracy? Can We Get Some Small-d Democracy?
I have long advocated for a strong pro-democracy agenda to repair and strengthen our broken electoral system. The needs are many--from creating an Election Day holiday, to requiri...
Nov 2, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel