Wisconsin Governor Walker Stonewalls as FBI Raids Home of Top Political Aide Wisconsin Governor Walker Stonewalls as FBI Raids Home of Top Political Aide
A burgeoning “John Doe” probe targets anti-labor governor's political appointees.
Sep 19, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Supreme Court Blocks Rick Perry’s Texecution of Inmate ‘Based on the Color of His Skin’ Supreme Court Blocks Rick Perry’s Texecution of Inmate ‘Based on the Color of His Skin’
GOP front-runner Perry says he “never struggled” with questions about whether Texas is wrongfully executing death row inmates. But the High Court has intervened to say ...
Sep 16, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Ari Berman: How the GOP Curtails Voting Rights Ari Berman: How the GOP Curtails Voting Rights
Across the country, the Republican party is trying to make it harder for the Democrats’ core constituencies to vote.
A Top Democrat Actually Gets It: Biden Makes a Stand With Labor A Top Democrat Actually Gets It: Biden Makes a Stand With Labor
“We’ve been through a lot of fights, but this is a different kind of fight," explained Biden. “This is a fight for the heart and soul of the labor movement. ...
Sep 6, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren’s Suddenly Serious Senate Campaign Elizabeth Warren’s Suddenly Serious Senate Campaign
If the consumer activist wins she will become an essential spokesperson for progressive values in national economic, regulatory and fiscal policy debates.
Aug 26, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
The Democrats’ Rural Rebellions The Democrats’ Rural Rebellions
The Republicans’ dramatic overreach in states from Wisconsin to Maine has created openings for substantial Democratic victories in unexpected territory.
Aug 24, 2011 / Editorial / John Nichols
What Comes Next for Wisconsin’s Fledgling Uprising? What Comes Next for Wisconsin’s Fledgling Uprising?
The unions and Democrats came up just one seat short in a tumultuous uphill battle to take control of the state Senate, but was what happened a victory or a defeat?
Aug 23, 2011 / Andy Kroll
Conservative Criticism of Rick Perry’s Corporate Cronyism Conservative Criticism of Rick Perry’s Corporate Cronyism
Some conservatives have disapprovingly noted Rick Perry’s penchant for sharing government funds with campaign contributors.
Aug 19, 2011 / The Notion / Ben Adler
Wisconsin Democrats Score Two More Recall Wins as Voters Reject a GOP Governor’s Anti-Labor Agenda Wisconsin Democrats Score Two More Recall Wins as Voters Reject a GOP Governor’s Anti-Labor Agenda
Wisconsin Democrats have reelected their legislators, defeated two Republicans, won a majority of the votes cast statewide and created an opening where a bipartisan pro-labor ma...
Aug 17, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
FDR Went to Wisconsin to Battle ‘Economic Royalists,’ but Obama Avoids the State and the Fight FDR Went to Wisconsin to Battle ‘Economic Royalists,’ but Obama Avoids the State and the Fight
President Obama will circle around Wisconsin on his Midwest bus trip but never quite touch the labor rights battleground state.
Aug 15, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols