Magna Carta Said No Man Is Above the Law, but What About Corporations? Magna Carta Said No Man Is Above the Law, but What About Corporations?
Celebrate the great charter of liberty by amending the US Constitution on behalf of democracy.
Jun 15, 2015 / John Nichols
Hillary Clinton Lays Out Her Presidential Vision on Roosevelt Island—but She Still Needs Some FDR Fire Hillary Clinton Lays Out Her Presidential Vision on Roosevelt Island—but She Still Needs Some FDR Fire
The 2016 front-runner needs to get comfortable—and specific—about calling out today’s economic royalists.
Jun 13, 2015 / John Nichols
The TPP Fast-Track Vote Wasn’t About Obama, It Was About Failed Trade Policies The TPP Fast-Track Vote Wasn’t About Obama, It Was About Failed Trade Policies
Obama’s usual allies recognized that America needs fair trade, not free trade.
Jun 12, 2015 / John Nichols
Hillary Clinton and the New Politics of $15 Hillary Clinton and the New Politics of $15
This movement has made raising wages a big issue for 2016.
Jun 10, 2015 / John Nichols
Wisconsin Straw Poll: Clinton 49 Percent, Sanders 41 Percent Wisconsin Straw Poll: Clinton 49 Percent, Sanders 41 Percent
Beyond Iowa and New Hampshire, the insurgent candidate shows signs of strength.
Jun 7, 2015 / John Nichols
2 Million Americans Petition Congress to Reject Fast Track 2 Million Americans Petition Congress to Reject Fast Track
Amid revelations about threats posed by secret trade deals, a broad coalition tells Congress to just say "no."
Jun 3, 2015 / John Nichols
More Debates Are Good for Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Lincoln Chafee—and Hillary Clinton More Debates Are Good for Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Lincoln Chafee—and Hillary Clinton
With new contenders, the DNC’s plan for just six debates is inadequate.
Jun 2, 2015 / John Nichols
NSA Reform? No Way! Scott Walker Wants ‘Something Closer to the Patriot Act’ NSA Reform? No Way! Scott Walker Wants ‘Something Closer to the Patriot Act’
The Wisconsin governor positions himself as the exact opposite of Rand Paul—and privacy advocates in both parties.
Jun 1, 2015 / John Nichols
Martin O’Malley Attempts a Politics of Moral Duty Martin O’Malley Attempts a Politics of Moral Duty
Former Baltimore mayor and Maryland governor brings a higher-ground message to the 2016 race.
May 29, 2015 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders to Billionaires: ‘You Can’t Have It All!’ Bernie Sanders to Billionaires: ‘You Can’t Have It All!’
Renewing a politics of fierce opposition to "financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering."
May 27, 2015 / John Nichols