The Return of the King… for Kucinich The Return of the King… for Kucinich
MANCHESTER, NH -- Anyone who has seen the trilogy of "Lord of the Rings" films knows that Aragorn is up for a daunting battle. And so it should probably come as no surprise that t...
Jan 7, 2008 / John Nichols
Branding the Candidates Branding the Candidates
The election is almost a year away, and already it's come down to branding. In Saturday night's Democratic debate the candidates discussed in considerable detail muclear terroris...
Jan 6, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
The Smartest Political Strategist Not in New Hampshire The Smartest Political Strategist Not in New Hampshire
Most of the people who made Barack Obama the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination – a status that new polls suggest will be confirmed when New Hampshire voters...
Jan 6, 2008 / John Nichols
A New Diplomacy for Pakistan A New Diplomacy for Pakistan
As American policy-makers and pundits seek a Plan B for Pakistan, it's time to recognize the desperate need for a new diplomacy for the Muslim world.
Jan 5, 2008 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Benazir’s Bequest Benazir’s Bequest
In the shock, power grabs and crackdowns that followed Benazir Bhutto's assassination, it's easy to forget that the greatest casualty in Pakistan is the rule of law.
Jan 4, 2008 / Feature / Amy Wilentz
The Tyranny of Super-Delegates The Tyranny of Super-Delegates
Barack Obama's stirring victory in Iowa was also a good night for our democracy. The turnout broke records and young people – who were mobilized and organized – participated i...
Jan 4, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Night at the Caucus A Night at the Caucus
An Iowa native attends his home-town caucus, and discovers deliberative democracy at its freewheeling finest. d
Jan 4, 2008 / Feature / Ari Berman
In the City In the City
The outsize importance of the entirely unrepresentative state of Iowa in the US presidential selection process casts America as tractor pulls, county fairs, town halls and truck s...
Jan 4, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Iowa: Young People Just Made History Iowa: Young People Just Made History
The Iowa youth turnout rate has almost tripled since 2000.
Jan 4, 2008 / The Nation
Writing the New Narrative of American Politics in Precinct 19 Writing the New Narrative of American Politics in Precinct 19
DUBUQUE – As they left Dubuque County Precinct 19's Democratic presidential caucus, supporters of Illinois Senator Barack Obama grabbed up campaign signs they had placed a few h...
Jan 4, 2008 / John Nichols