Make the Public Option a Central Focus of the 2016 Campaign Make the Public Option a Central Focus of the 2016 Campaign
Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and others issue a call to hold insurance companies accountable “with a public, Medicare-like option available to every American.”
Sep 16, 2016 / John Nichols
A Lesson for Trump From Scott Walker: If the Election Is Close, Cry Fraud A Lesson for Trump From Scott Walker: If the Election Is Close, Cry Fraud
After a close Wisconsin election, conservative operatives made plans for “messaging ‘widespread reports of election fraud.’” Now Trump peddles a similar line.
Sep 15, 2016 / John Nichols
North Dakota Wants to Arrest Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman for Engaging in Journalism North Dakota Wants to Arrest Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman for Engaging in Journalism
The independent journalist was documenting private security personnel using dogs to attack Native Americans activists.
Sep 11, 2016 / John Nichols
There Is an Arrest Warrant Out for Jill Stein There Is an Arrest Warrant Out for Jill Stein
Why? Because she protested with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Sep 9, 2016 / John Nichols
Russ Feingold Wants to Lead a New Progressive Era in the Senate Russ Feingold Wants to Lead a New Progressive Era in the Senate
If he wins the race to regain his Wisconsin seat, he'll join Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in their fight for economic justice.
Sep 8, 2016 / Feature / John Nichols
Phyllis Schlafly Was Alt-Right Before Alt-Right Was Uncool Phyllis Schlafly Was Alt-Right Before Alt-Right Was Uncool
For 70 years the right-wing icon worked within the Republican Party, forging an organization that would welcome Donald Trump’s extremism.
Sep 7, 2016 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Is the Anti–Labor Day Candidate: Running Against Fair Wages, Worker Rights, and Unions Donald Trump Is the Anti–Labor Day Candidate: Running Against Fair Wages, Worker Rights, and Unions
And the party’s platform is a litany of foolish dreams and ugly thoughts.
Sep 4, 2016 / John Nichols
Arizona Voters Had to Wait As Long as 5 Hours to Cast Their Primary Votes Arizona Voters Had to Wait As Long as 5 Hours to Cast Their Primary Votes
Now, the state’s voters may kick out the official responsible for the fiasco.
Aug 31, 2016 / John Nichols
Warren Hinckle’s Truth-to-Power Journalism and Politics Broke the Conventional Wisdom Warren Hinckle’s Truth-to-Power Journalism and Politics Broke the Conventional Wisdom
As the editor of Ramparts, he helped shape the radicalism of the 1960s, and kept on challenging injustice and “professional megabuck politics.”
Aug 26, 2016 / John Nichols
The Scorching Cynicism of Scott Walker’s Assault on Voting The Scorching Cynicism of Scott Walker’s Assault on Voting
As the federal courts intervene to restore early voting, the governor admits that he signed antidemocratic legislation without considering the consequences.
Aug 25, 2016 / John Nichols