Open the Presidential Debates! Open the Presidential Debates!
For a quarter-century, they have been tightly controlled by the major political parties to protect the status quo. It’s time for a change.
Aug 29, 2012 / Editorial / John Nichols
Noted Noted
Katrina vanden Heuvel on subsidized CEOs, Marisa Carroll on Obamacare and transgender people, Brett Warnke on the US and South Korea
Aug 29, 2012 / Editorial / Various Contributors
Dispatches From Tampa Dispatches From Tampa
At the RNC, Nation reporters find a hard-right party that’s cozy with lobbyists and interested in dealing with major storms only when they threaten their convention.
Aug 29, 2012 / Editorial / John Nichols and George Zornick
Women Who Love Republicans Who Hate Them Women Who Love Republicans Who Hate Them
What's the matter with them? Do they have Stockholm syndrome?
Aug 29, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Chris Christie’s Big Lie Chris Christie’s Big Lie
The RNC keynote address falsely claimed that the GOP is leveling with the American people about how to balance the budget.
The RNC in Tampa: They Didn’t Build That The RNC in Tampa: They Didn’t Build That
The convention would not have been possible without a massive infusion of public dollars.
Aug 29, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
Ohio’s Jon Husted, the New Bad Boy on the Voting Rights Block Ohio’s Jon Husted, the New Bad Boy on the Voting Rights Block
In a state already plagued by voting problems, the secretary of state is working hard to close, rather than open access to the polls.
Aug 29, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Voting Rights Watch
His Supporters Treated ‘Atrociously,’ Ron Paul Refuses to Back Romney His Supporters Treated ‘Atrociously,’ Ron Paul Refuses to Back Romney
Paul backers were denied the rules vote they wanted and they were dismissed during the roll-call vote.
Aug 29, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
RNC Ladies’ Night: Will It Work? RNC Ladies’ Night: Will It Work?
The opening night of the RNC tried to woo women with condescension instead of substance. And the women delegates don't know how to handle gender issues either.
Pariahs’ Progress: On Isolationism Pariahs’ Progress: On Isolationism
For Christopher McKnight Nichols, isolationists were cultural cosmopolitans who distrusted the impact of empire.
Aug 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jackson Lears