Suicide Debaters and ‘Chickenhawks’: GOP Prepares for NH Bloodletting Suicide Debaters and ‘Chickenhawks’: GOP Prepares for NH Bloodletting
Two debates this weekend in New Hampshire will see some ugliness. It begins with Newt Gingrich’s stalking of Mitt Romney. But it is likely to get even uglier when Gingrich cl...
Jan 6, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Iowa and the High Cost of Low Living Iowa and the High Cost of Low Living
Eric on winter concerts and Reed on why the Iowa caucuses are bad for journalism.
Jan 6, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Huntsman: The Better Foreign Policy Alternative to Paul Huntsman: The Better Foreign Policy Alternative to Paul
Many on the left have fallen for Ron Paul’s non-interventionism. But there’s a Republican with a more responsible approach: Jon Huntsman.
Melissa Harris-Perry: President Obama’s Bold Recess Appointment Melissa Harris-Perry: President Obama’s Bold Recess Appointment
President Obama gets bold in the election year.
Jan 6, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
No Ideals or Ideas From Romney, Just a ‘Well-Designed Corporate Strategy’ No Ideals or Ideas From Romney, Just a ‘Well-Designed Corporate Strategy’
The paper that knows Romney best, the Boston Globe, dismisses him as a blank slate who is “merely checking boxes on the GOP playlist.”
Jan 6, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Santorum’s Empty Rhetoric of Economic Populism Santorum’s Empty Rhetoric of Economic Populism
Liberals should not fall for Rick Santorum’s phony presentation as someone who cares about—or would do anything for—working-class Americans.
Santorum Secret: A Jobs and Manufacturing Focus Wins Votes Santorum Secret: A Jobs and Manufacturing Focus Wins Votes
In Iowa, Santorum ran unexpectedly well in factory and union towns. To a far greater extent than the other GOP candidates, he talked about renewing US industries. Now he propo...
Jan 5, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Arms Dealer Obama Will Win by Default Arms Dealer Obama Will Win by Default
How much are the Democrats counting on the profits and jobs generated by arming the world in the coming election?
Jan 5, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Buying Congress in 2012 Buying Congress in 2012
Time to stop being cynical about corporate money in politics and start being angry.
Jan 5, 2012 / Bill McKibben
Rick Santorum Is Not a ‘Working-Class Candidate’ Rick Santorum Is Not a ‘Working-Class Candidate’
Conservative commenators and mainstream reporters describing Santorum as an advocate of the working class based solely on his rhetoric, when his actual policies are plutocratic.&nb...