Stuck in the Middle With Obama: The President Who Still Won’t Take a Side Stuck in the Middle With Obama: The President Who Still Won’t Take a Side
Sort of FDR. Sort of Reagan. The president rejects privatization of Social Security. But he's for austerity and broad cuts. And he admits that what he proposes in his much anticipa...
Apr 13, 2011 / John Nichols
Wisconsin’s Walker Arrives in Washington to Discuss How Republicans Can Best Serve the Koch Brothers Agenda Wisconsin’s Walker Arrives in Washington to Discuss How Republicans Can Best Serve the Koch Brothers Agenda
The Walker Way: Take a lot of campaign contributions from the Koch Brothers. Gt elected. Carry out the Koch Brothers agenda. Turn down $810 million in federal transportation fundin...
Apr 13, 2011 / John Nichols
A Simple Standard: Don’t Back Anyone Who Messes With Social Security A Simple Standard: Don’t Back Anyone Who Messes With Social Security
The president's speech will be the clearest indication on whether he is going to give Wall Street what it really wants—so-called "entitlement reforms."
Apr 13, 2011 / John Nichols
Scandal in Fitzwalkerstan: Top Donor Pleads Guilty in Money-Laundering Scheme to Aid Governor Walker Scandal in Fitzwalkerstan: Top Donor Pleads Guilty in Money-Laundering Scheme to Aid Governor Walker
One of Governor Scott Walker's oldest political allies and top donors, a rail executive whose firm recently got big bucks from the state, is indicted for making illegal campai...
Apr 12, 2011 / John Nichols
Congresswoman Seeks Federal Investigation of Wisconsin Election Congresswoman Seeks Federal Investigation of Wisconsin Election
“We, the people,” Tammy Baldwin says, “must be assured that our votes are fairly counted and reported and (that) our democracy remains intact and untain...
Apr 11, 2011 / John Nichols
No Shutdown, but a Lot of Sellouts No Shutdown, but a Lot of Sellouts
President Obama and the Republican leadership of the House and Senate cut a deal to avert a government shutdown late Friday night. But the compromises that Obama and Democratic lea...
Apr 9, 2011 / John Nichols
GOP Clerk ‘Finds’ Votes to Reverse Defeat of Conservative Wisconsin Justice GOP Clerk ‘Finds’ Votes to Reverse Defeat of Conservative Wisconsin Justice
A Republican official “finds” precisely the votes that are needed to re-elect a Supreme Court justice whose campaign promised he would “complement” Governor...
Apr 8, 2011 / John Nichols
Kloppenburg Declares Victory Over Prosser in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Kloppenburg Declares Victory Over Prosser in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
First-time candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg declared victory in her bid to unseat a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice closely aligned with the union-busting governor Scott Walker.
Apr 6, 2011 / John Nichols
Governor Walker’s Not on Wisconsin Ballot, But (Almost) Everyone’s Running Against Him Governor Walker’s Not on Wisconsin Ballot, But (Almost) Everyone’s Running Against Him
Even in contests for local posts, the message is: “Defend Madison (or Milwaukee, or Appleton, or Racine) against the assault from Scott Walker."
Apr 5, 2011 / John Nichols
From Memphis to Madison: Civil Rights, Labor Rights, Voting Rights From Memphis to Madison: Civil Rights, Labor Rights, Voting Rights
The Rev. Jesse Jackson makes the connection between struggles for collective bargaining rights in 1968 and 2011. And he urges the citizens of Wisconsin to honor Dr. King by vo...
Apr 5, 2011 / John Nichols