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 / John Nichols
Defeats in New York and Nevada Demand a Democratic Reset Defeats in New York and Nevada Demand a Democratic Reset
The party needs to rethink recruitment, issues and its relationship with Obama's re-election campaign.
Sep 15, 2011 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren Runs Against a DC That’s ‘Rigged for Big Corporations’ Elizabeth Warren Runs Against a DC That’s ‘Rigged for Big Corporations’
The consumer advocate's pitch-perfect populist message is exactly what Democrats need to say—and hear—in 2012.
Sep 14, 2011 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren Runs Against a DC That’s “Rigged for Big Corporations” Elizabeth Warren Runs Against a DC That’s “Rigged for Big Corporations”
The consumer advocate's pitch-perfect populist message is exactly what Democrats need to say -- and hear -- in 2012.
Sep 14, 2011 / John Nichols
Letters Letters
The power of community; CCP on voter ID; welcome, sluts!
Sep 14, 2011 / Our Readers and John Nichols
Anti-Obama Vs. Pro-Medicare: House Elections Today Test 2012 Messages Anti-Obama Vs. Pro-Medicare: House Elections Today Test 2012 Messages
Both sides will spin to win House races in New York and Nevada, but the results will be telling.
Sep 13, 2011 / John Nichols
Congress Should Mark Anniversary of the ‘War on Terror’ by Deauthorizing It Congress Should Mark Anniversary of the ‘War on Terror’ by Deauthorizing It
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, the lone vote against authorizing the perpetual “war on terror,” is leading an effort to repeal it.
Sep 11, 2011 / John Nichols
Obama Has Steered the Debate Back Toward Jobs; Now, He Must Go Out and Win It Obama Has Steered the Debate Back Toward Jobs; Now, He Must Go Out and Win It
The president needs to turn the heat up on Congress. Way up. And the way to do this is not by offering to compromise or by talking about working with “my friends on the other...
Sep 9, 2011 / John Nichols
Rule No. 1: Do Not Use the Word ‘Stimulus’ Rule No. 1: Do Not Use the Word ‘Stimulus’
Obama should stop borrowing lines from accountants and unapologetically say what Americans already know: we need job programs.
Sep 8, 2011 / John Nichols
GOP’s Back to the Future Debate: With Perry-Gore, Romney-Dukakis and Ron Paul as the Libertarian GOP’s Back to the Future Debate: With Perry-Gore, Romney-Dukakis and Ron Paul as the Libertarian
It was 1988 all over again, as one GOP presidential candidates joked about Al Gore, hailed Michael Dukakis' job-creation record and revealed the dark side of Ronald Reagan's p...
Sep 8, 2011 / John Nichols