Occupy the Polls: Tuesday’s Critical Tests of Political Power Occupy the Polls: Tuesday’s Critical Tests of Political Power
Labor rights, voter rights, gay rights, immigrant rights, Democratic renewal, independent progressives, a sheriff with a heart and “Occupy” candidates: all on the ballo...
Nov 7, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
John Nichols: Is Ohio Suppressing Voters? John Nichols: Is Ohio Suppressing Voters?
Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted recently ordered early voting shut down on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Nov 7, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Occupy the Tea Party’s Mind Occupy the Tea Party’s Mind
A conservative conference shows the right is obsessed with Occupy Wall Street, and it’s making them nervous.
Despite Scandal, Cain Still Tea Party Favorite Over Romney Despite Scandal, Cain Still Tea Party Favorite Over Romney
At the Americans for Prosperity Foundation's Defending the American Dream Summit, Cain got a much warmer reception than Romney.
Clues to Herman Cain’s Foreign Policy Clues to Herman Cain’s Foreign Policy
The unifying theme behind his foreign policy advisers seems to be Republican partisanship.
John Nichols: Will Herman Cain’s Fundraising Scandal Undermine His Campaign? John Nichols: Will Herman Cain’s Fundraising Scandal Undermine His Campaign?
Cain’s campaign has been accused of accepting nearly $40,000 in campaign donations from Prosperity USA, a Wisconsin, a nonprofit co-founded by Cain's chief of staff, Mark Blo...
Nov 2, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
What OWS Can Learn From the Greek Protests What OWS Can Learn From the Greek Protests
The movement’s urgent challenge is to meet organized repression with organized resistance.
Nov 2, 2011 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call
God called me one night and asked me to run for president. He almost talked me into it.
Nov 2, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Herman Cain, David Koch, Scott Walker, Paul Ryan & the Smoking Man Herman Cain, David Koch, Scott Walker, Paul Ryan & the Smoking Man
Mark Block helped elect Scott Walker and promoted Paul Ryan’s assault on seniors. Now his own history of political wrongdoing is being exposed.
Nov 2, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Santorum Campaigns on His Disabled Daughter but Opposes Disability Rights Santorum Campaigns on His Disabled Daughter but Opposes Disability Rights
Rick Santorum, father of a disabled child, would be a terrible president for people with disabilities.