“Deathstar” Amendment Would Gut Consumer Protection “Deathstar” Amendment Would Gut Consumer Protection
Consumer groups won a vital ally—the Obama administration—in their fight to protect the ability of states to regulate and prosecute bad banks. But corporate Democrats i...
May 14, 2010 / John Nichols
Tell Congress to Get Serious About Corporate Campaign Abuse Tell Congress to Get Serious About Corporate Campaign Abuse
Ask your House member to co-sponsor Constitutional amendment for fair elections; or find a candidate who will.
Mar 31, 2010 / John Nichols
Make CEOs Take Responsibility for Democracy-Warping Ads Make CEOs Take Responsibility for Democracy-Warping Ads
As someone who has written several books and dozens of major articles on judicial interventions in our politics, and who has covered literally hundreds of campaigns in every state ...
Feb 11, 2010 / John Nichols
How to Get Our Democracy Back How to Get Our Democracy Back
There will be no change until we change Congress.
Feb 3, 2010 / Feature / Lawrence Lessig
Free Speech for People Free Speech for People
My colleague and friend John Nichols' new post appropriately lauds Rep. Donna Edwards' proposed legislation to redress the damage done by the Supreme Court in its decision in the ...
Feb 2, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Groundhog’s Day Budgeting: Again, Obama Underfunds Job Growth Groundhog’s Day Budgeting: Again, Obama Underfunds Job Growth
The 2009 stimulus bill that was supposed to spur job creation at a sufficient rate to prevent double-digit unemployment might have done so if it had been approved at the level and ...
Feb 1, 2010 / John Nichols
Blocking Bernanke is Smart Economics, Smart Politics for Dems Blocking Bernanke is Smart Economics, Smart Politics for Dems
If the Democratic Party wants to lose – or, to be more precise, wants to lose badly in 2010 and 2012, it need only maintain its current loyalty to the most powerful interests...
Jan 25, 2010 / John Nichols
Teddy Roosevelt Was Right: Ban ALL Corporate Contributions Teddy Roosevelt Was Right: Ban ALL Corporate Contributions
What to do about the decision by U.S. Supreme Court to -- in the words of Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold -- "(ignore) important principles of judicial restraint and respect f...
Jan 21, 2010 / John Nichols
The Heart of Wall Street The Heart of Wall Street
It's undeniable that pay czar Kenneth Feinberg has had an impact on compensation at bailed-out firms. But it's equally clear that the casino culture that created this mess remains ...
Oct 30, 2009 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
Nice Work If You Can Get It Nice Work If You Can Get It
Some public servants collect their reward after leaving government. Gene Sperling, adviser to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, earned his before.
Oct 15, 2009 / Feature / William Greider