Geoghegan Loses an Election, But May Yet Win Battle of Ideas Geoghegan Loses an Election, But May Yet Win Battle of Ideas
Tom Geoghegan, the author whose big-ideas candidacy to fill White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel's Chicago congressional seat drew broad support from writers and liberal blogg...
Mar 4, 2009 / John Nichols
A Campaign. An Idea. A New Political Paradigm A Campaign. An Idea. A New Political Paradigm
CHICAGO -- "This is an election that is trying to set a paradigm for a progressive politics, post-meltdown candidacy," says Tom Geoghegan as braves lake-effect snow and diving tem...
Mar 1, 2009 / John Nichols
Hate Movie Night at the Capitol Hate Movie Night at the Capitol
Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders -- a politician whose penchant for over-the-top self promotion exceeds that of global past masters such as Binyamin Netanyahu, Tony Blair and J...
Feb 26, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama Offers a Comprehensive “Yes, We Can!” Obama Offers a Comprehensive “Yes, We Can!”
Barack Obama's not-a-State of the Union address sounded precisely like a State of the Union address, as the president offered a sober assessment of a recession that "is real and (...
Feb 24, 2009 / John Nichols
A Popular Obama Takes to the Bully Pulpit A Popular Obama Takes to the Bully Pulpit
What Barack Obama is going to deliver to Congress tonight is not -- repeat not -- a State of the Union address. But the president will make it sound like one. Obama will use the...
Feb 24, 2009 / John Nichols
A Win for Sean Penn A Win for Sean Penn
As was only appropriate considering the political content of the film "Milk," this writer was campaigning for Sean Penn in the Oscar race. Penn won. And the actor pulled no punc...
Feb 22, 2009 / John Nichols
Renew Auto Industry? Start With Real Health Reform Renew Auto Industry? Start With Real Health Reform
General Motors, and what is left of Chrysler, are back asking for another government bailout. And Americans who recognize that an auto industry is a good deal more vital to the co...
Feb 20, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama Needs to Keep Promise to Rewrite NAFTA Obama Needs to Keep Promise to Rewrite NAFTA
The issue of trade policy -- which should be at the center of any discussion about renewing the American economy -- will finally garner some serious attention Thursday, as Preside...
Feb 18, 2009 / John Nichols
All Hail Comrade Lindsey Graham All Hail Comrade Lindsey Graham
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham's usual allies are not impressed with the Republican senator's suggestion that the time might have come to start nationalizing banks. "Did h...
Feb 17, 2009 / John Nichols
One Congressman Who Gets It: Pete DeFazio One Congressman Who Gets It: Pete DeFazio
Who cast the most meaningful vote on the final version of the federal "stimulus" legislation? Here's a hint: It was not one of the Republican senators who extracted extreme compr...
Feb 15, 2009 / John Nichols