Russ Feingold Speaks Out Russ Feingold Speaks Out
The former senator talks about money and politics, connecting with voters in the age of mass media and his future in public life.
Jan 13, 2011 / Feature / John Nichols
Tom DeLay Is Finally Rewarded for His Years of Public Service: With a Jail Sentence Tom DeLay Is Finally Rewarded for His Years of Public Service: With a Jail Sentence
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who took pay-to-play politics to extremes, is sentenced to jail time. It's a small measure of accountability for the large&nb...
Jan 11, 2011 / John Nichols
You Say Sarah Palin’s Just Not Extreme Enough? How About Michele Bachmann for President? You Say Sarah Palin’s Just Not Extreme Enough? How About Michele Bachmann for President?
The Tea Party congresswoman from Minnesota is headed for the first-caucus state of Iowa. She's openly discussing a presidential bid. But would she really run? Only "...
Jan 8, 2011 / John Nichols
Rahm Redux: Top Banker for Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Redux: Top Banker for Obama Chief of Staff
Bill Daley's appointment for White House chief of staff is another indication of Wall Street's sway over the Obama Administration.
Jan 5, 2011 / Ari Berman
That ‘Sanders for President’ Talk is Real Enough, But Bernie’s Not Going There That ‘Sanders for President’ Talk is Real Enough, But Bernie’s Not Going There
The democratic socialist senator from Vermont has plenty online backing and prominent proponents. But he is not going to challenge Obama in 2012.
Dec 29, 2010 / John Nichols
Ten Years After ‘Bush v. Gore’, Five Unfinished Election Reforms Ten Years After ‘Bush v. Gore’, Five Unfinished Election Reforms
The United States still has an unstable and unequal election system that is ripe for gaming by political insiders.
Dec 13, 2010 / John Nichols
A Voting Reform Finds its Moment A Voting Reform Finds its Moment
An electoral system known as "Ranked Choice Voting" could open the door to a wider range of viable progressive candidates in races across the country.
Dec 3, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nation Conversations: Ari Berman, Tim Egan and Eli Sanders on the Democrats’ Future Nation Conversations: Ari Berman, Tim Egan and Eli Sanders on the Democrats’ Future
For Berman, Obama's grassroots victory in 2008 built heavily on the fifty-state electoral strategy which Howard Dean pursued as DNC chairman. But in a political climate far differe...
Nov 30, 2010 / The Nation
Palin in Iowa, Palin in Iowa… ‘Oh My Goodness!’ Is This a Caucus State? Palin in Iowa, Palin in Iowa… ‘Oh My Goodness!’ Is This a Caucus State?
Maybe a presidential candidate, maybe not, but definitely spending a lot of time in the first-caucus state.
Nov 29, 2010 / John Nichols
How Sarah Palin Could Beat Obama in 2012 How Sarah Palin Could Beat Obama in 2012
Two words: Michael Bloomberg.
Nov 22, 2010 / Jon Wiener