Wisconsin’s Last La Follette Blocks a ‘Dictator’ Governor’s Power Grab Wisconsin’s Last La Follette Blocks a ‘Dictator’ Governor’s Power Grab
Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette has successfully blocked the publication of Governor Scott Walker's anti-labor legislation for almost two weeks. Now, the co...
Mar 24, 2011 / John Nichols
Ten Calls From Congress for a Debate About War Ten Calls From Congress for a Debate About War
When it comes to President Obama's war of whim in Libya, Democrats and Republicans, liberals and libertarians are saying: The Constitution must be respected.
Mar 23, 2011 / John Nichols
Kucinich Proposes Congressional Action to Defund Undeclared Libya War Kucinich Proposes Congressional Action to Defund Undeclared Libya War
"We have already spent trillions of dollars on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.... Now, the President is plunging the United States into yet another war we cannot afford...
Mar 22, 2011 / John Nichols
Wars Should Be Declared by Congress, Not Merely Launched by Presidents Wars Should Be Declared by Congress, Not Merely Launched by Presidents
Even if a war is considered "just," even if it is launched under the auspices of the UN, US military interventions should be debated and approved by Congress before they ...
Mar 21, 2011 / John Nichols
‘Dictator’ Governor Checked, Balanced by Pesky Third Branch of Government ‘Dictator’ Governor Checked, Balanced by Pesky Third Branch of Government
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker got the legislature to do his bidding. But there is a third branch of government, and the judges aren’t buying what Walker’s selling.
Mar 19, 2011 / John Nichols
America’s Not Broke, Wisconsin’s Not Broke; We’re Just Wasting Money on War America’s Not Broke, Wisconsin’s Not Broke; We’re Just Wasting Money on War
“There is simply no rationale for continuing American involvement with no end in sight, rising deaths for civilians and our brave soldiers, declining public sentiment, and se...
Mar 18, 2011 / John Nichols
Wisconsin Senators Sell Out to Corporate Interests as DC Crowds Chant: ‘Recall!’ Wisconsin Senators Sell Out to Corporate Interests as DC Crowds Chant: ‘Recall!’
Protests met the arrival of Wisconsin state Senators in Washington, there to collect checks from corporate lobbyists.
Mar 17, 2011 / John Nichols
Wisconsin GOP Senators Head to Washington to Collect Their Payoffs, er, Campaign Contributions Wisconsin GOP Senators Head to Washington to Collect Their Payoffs, er, Campaign Contributions
Corporate lobbyists will gather at Haley Barbour’s old lobbying office to “thank” Wisconsin Republicans for enacting anti-labor legislation. The price of say...
Mar 16, 2011 / John Nichols
Greetings From Fitzwalkerstan: Wisconsin GOP Denies Legislative Democrats Voting Rights Greetings From Fitzwalkerstan: Wisconsin GOP Denies Legislative Democrats Voting Rights
In another blow to democracy, Governor Scott Walker's consigliere, Senate majority leader Scott Fitzgerald, announces plan to deny Democratic state senators the right to have ...
Mar 15, 2011 / John Nichols
After State Dept. Aide Condemns Abuse of Pvt. Manning, Administration ‘Shoots the Messenger’ After State Dept. Aide Condemns Abuse of Pvt. Manning, Administration ‘Shoots the Messenger’
Assistant Secretary of State P.J. Crowley decries Department of Defense's mistratement of WikiLeaks suspect Pvt. Bradley Manning. Obama sides with Defense Department and Crowley re...
Mar 14, 2011 / John Nichols