Another Woman Senator From New York? Another Woman Senator From New York?
Feminist groups are moving to assure that the New York Senate seat that Hillary Clinton will soon vacate goes to a woman -- and they have chosen their candidate: Democratic Congre...
Dec 4, 2008 / John Nichols
Trading Partners Trading Partners
Xavier Becerra, Obama's pick for US trade representative, could bring the change working people here and abroad can believe in.
Dec 3, 2008 / John Nichols
Grijalva for Interior Secretary Grijalva for Interior Secretary
Now that President-elect Barack Obama has put together his administration's economic, foreign-policy and national-security teams, the transition process comes to the interesting p...
Dec 2, 2008 / John Nichols
Why Obama’s Got “Complete Confidence” In Clinton Why Obama’s Got “Complete Confidence” In Clinton
So it will be Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The senator from New York, who lost the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama because she supported authorizing President Bush t...
Nov 30, 2008 / John Nichols
Worried By Obama’s Picks? Support Anti-War Groups Worried By Obama’s Picks? Support Anti-War Groups
Tens of millions of Americans will prayed for peace as they celebrated Thanksgiving Day, and they will do so many more times during the coming Holiday Season. Even non-believers ...
Nov 28, 2008 / John Nichols
A President Who Spoke to America on Thanksgiving A President Who Spoke to America on Thanksgiving
The surrender to corporate greed and Wall Street excess that is the legacy of the Bush-Cheney interregnum left Americans in a difficult spot this Thanksgiving. To a greater exten...
Nov 27, 2008 / John Nichols
Hands Off the UAW Hands Off the UAW
If he keeps his promises to autoworkers, Obama has the chance to renew the ability of organzed labor to improve the lot of union and non-union workers in the twenty-first century.
Nov 25, 2008 / John Nichols
Bailouts for Bankers, Not a Cent for Autoworkers Bailouts for Bankers, Not a Cent for Autoworkers
This is the part of our nation's surreal economic crisis that seems particularly surreal: The US auto industry, which employs 3 million Americans in auto plants, parts and suppli...
Nov 24, 2008 / John Nichols
Key Committee Pick Signals Obama-Pelosi Direction Key Committee Pick Signals Obama-Pelosi Direction
There is usually reason to celebrate when the US House's tradition-bound seniority system is upset, and such is the case -- with a few cautions and codicils -- with the determina...
Nov 20, 2008 / John Nichols
Peach State Promises Peach State Promises
Obama should make a serious campaign swing through Georgia to get out the vote for Senate hopeful Jim Martin.
Nov 19, 2008 / John Nichols