Newman’s Own Politics Newman’s Own Politics
Actors do not usually turn in performances that gain the notice of presidents. But when Paul Newman decided to take the role of anti-war activist in the early days of the Vietnam...
Sep 27, 2008 / John Nichols
A Debate On Iraq Benefits Obama A Debate On Iraq Benefits Obama
A blistering economic crisis may be the all-encompassing issue of the moment. But the war in Iraq still defines the difference between John McCain and Barack Obama. McCain remai...
Sep 27, 2008 / John Nichols
The Debate That Should Take Place Friday Night The Debate That Should Take Place Friday Night
So much self-serving spin attaches to modern presidential debates--especially since the hijacking of the organizational process by crudely-corrupt Commission on Presidential Debat...
Sep 26, 2008 / John Nichols
“No Deal” on the Bailout “No Deal” on the Bailout
It is probably unfair to say that John McCain's decision to steer the presidential race off the campaign trail and into the White House jinxed the deal to bail out the nation's tr...
Sep 25, 2008 / John Nichols
McCain’s Troopergate Scandal McCain’s Troopergate Scandal
Palin claims she wants more accountability in Washington. So why is the McCain campaign stonewalling the Troopergate investigation?
Sep 24, 2008 / Feature / John Nichols
McCain’s Failed Bait-and-Switch Stunt McCain’s Failed Bait-and-Switch Stunt
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama initiated the sequence of events that led to Republican candidate John McCain's stunning announcement this afternoon that he would s...
Sep 24, 2008 / John Nichols
GOPers Abandon Free Market, Each Other and Party Platform GOPers Abandon Free Market, Each Other and Party Platform
RRepublican were divided over how to respond to an economic crisis of their own making. John McCain's economic guru, Phil Gramm, successfully deregulated the financial-services in...
Sep 24, 2008 / John Nichols
Is Paulson’s Bailout Proposal Constitutional? No Is Paulson’s Bailout Proposal Constitutional? No
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson draft proposal for the bailout of struggling financial-services firms sought to make himself the most powerful unelected official in American hist...
Sep 23, 2008 / John Nichols
Capitalizing on Crisis: Insurance Profiteers Demand Deregulation Capitalizing on Crisis: Insurance Profiteers Demand Deregulation
It is safe to say that there is no moment more dangerous for consumers – and citizens --than one of financial panic when the federal government is moving boldly to respond. Reg...
Sep 21, 2008 / John Nichols
Three Years Late: McCain Says Cox Wrong for SEC Three Years Late: McCain Says Cox Wrong for SEC
Remember when John McCain's economic guru, Phil Gramm, got in trouble for saying that Americans were whining about a financial mess that the Republican nominee for president now s...
Sep 18, 2008 / John Nichols