‘The Proud Liar Mitt Romney Claimed Today’… ‘The Proud Liar Mitt Romney Claimed Today’…
The MSM’s addiction to false equivalence continues to distort our political debate.
Dec 7, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
What’s Race Got to Do With Herman Cain? What’s Race Got to Do With Herman Cain?
His rise and fall are instructive about the way race, sex and class operate in presidential campaigns.
Dec 7, 2011 / Column / Gary Younge
How Obama’s Embrace Turned Teddy Roosevelt Into a Socialist How Obama’s Embrace Turned Teddy Roosevelt Into a Socialist
After Obama cited Roosevelt in his Kansas speech, Fox News has decided that TR peddled “socialistic nationalism.”
Dec 7, 2011 / John Nichols
Conservatives for Jon Huntsman? Conservatives for Jon Huntsman?
Conservative intellectuals are realizing Huntsman is actually a good candidate for them. Too bad GOP voters don’t care about facts.
Dec 6, 2011 / Ben Adler
John Nichols: Wisconsin’s Recall Drive Is Off to a Strong Start John Nichols: Wisconsin’s Recall Drive Is Off to a Strong Start
The result of the recall drive will impact the political climate.
Dec 5, 2011 / Press Room
A Republican Chooses Not to be Ridiculous: Ron Paul Trumps Trump A Republican Chooses Not to be Ridiculous: Ron Paul Trumps Trump
The congressman from Texas has taken a stand for something the rest of his party seems to reject: seriousness about the presidential race.
Dec 5, 2011 / John Nichols
A Republican Chooses Not to be Ridiculous: Ron Paul Trumps Trump A Republican Chooses Not to be Ridiculous: Ron Paul Trumps Trump
The congressman from Texas has taken a stand for something the rest of his party seems to reject: seriousness about the presidential race.
Dec 5, 2011 / John Nichols
Newt Gingrich’s Tea Party Problem Newt Gingrich’s Tea Party Problem
His rhetoric appeals to the Tea Party, but his past record doesn’t.
Dec 5, 2011 / Ben Adler
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Was for Recalls Before He Was Against Them Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Was for Recalls Before He Was Against Them
An old campaign tape reveals that Scott Walker, who is spending millions to avert a recall election, once hailed them as democracy in action.
Dec 3, 2011 / John Nichols
The Gingrich of Politics Past Mounts a Modern Scrooge-Marley Campaign The Gingrich of Politics Past Mounts a Modern Scrooge-Marley Campaign
Suggesting that poor kids are only good at crime, GOP front-runner renews campaign to end child labor laws and make low-income children “clean the bathrooms.”
Dec 2, 2011 / John Nichols