A Constitutional Conventional Candidate A Constitutional Conventional Candidate
A Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate is calling for a state constitutional convention to enact real reform. Is it time to consider doing the same at the federal level?
May 17, 2010 / John Nichols
“Deathstar” Amendment Would Gut Consumer Protection “Deathstar” Amendment Would Gut Consumer Protection
Consumer groups won a vital ally—the Obama administration—in their fight to protect the ability of states to regulate and prosecute bad banks. But corporate Democrats i...
May 14, 2010 / John Nichols
Specter’s Right About Kagan; Sestak’s Wrong to Demand a Rubberstamp Response Specter’s Right About Kagan; Sestak’s Wrong to Demand a Rubberstamp Response
The senator is right to say that he wants answers from the Supreme Court nominee regarding critical Constitutional questions.
May 13, 2010 / John Nichols
Congressman’s Primary Loss Highlights Anti-Incumbent Mood Congressman’s Primary Loss Highlights Anti-Incumbent Mood
A West Virginia Congressman's primary defeat sends an ominous message to all incumbents. But Democrats should be especially conscious of the threat posed by an anti-Washington mood...
May 12, 2010 / John Nichols
David Swanson’s Challenge to David Obey David Swanson’s Challenge to David Obey
A veteran activist urges the Appropriations Committee chairman to finish his term on an anti-war note.
May 12, 2010 / John Nichols
Senate Votes to Audit the Fed Senate Votes to Audit the Fed
After years of being dismissed and disregarded, the "Audit the Fed" movement—with a remarkable left-right coalition—wins a 96-0 vote in the Senate.
May 11, 2010 / John Nichols
Lena Horne: Tireless Campaigner for Social and Economic Justice Lena Horne: Tireless Campaigner for Social and Economic Justice
Born into the civil rights struggle, the actress and singer had a long and remarkable history as an activist who sacrificed for the struggle against segregation and economic injust...
May 11, 2010 / John Nichols
RNC’s Opposition to Kagan Makes Best Case for Her Confirmation RNC’s Opposition to Kagan Makes Best Case for Her Confirmation
The Republican National Committee has attacked Elena Kagan for highlighting Thurgood Marshall's celebration of the Constitution as a living document that evolved from accepting sla...
May 10, 2010 / John Nichols
Will Kagan Take Up Stevens’s Fight for Checks on Executive Power? Will Kagan Take Up Stevens’s Fight for Checks on Executive Power?
The Solicitor General is a (very) "safe" pick, but observers raise doubts about whether she is committed to putting the brakes on the imperial presidency.
May 10, 2010 / John Nichols
Defense Secretary Tells Congress to Cut Pentagon Waste Defense Secretary Tells Congress to Cut Pentagon Waste
Robert Gates calls for Congress, the Pentagon, and defense contractors to make serious cuts.
May 8, 2010 / John Nichols