Tim Russert and the End of No-Talking-Points Journalism Tim Russert and the End of No-Talking-Points Journalism
The passing of Tim Russert leaves us in the midst of an essential election season without the man who had been the steadiest and most serious inquisitor of the powerful during the...
Jun 14, 2008 / John Nichols
Students for Hillary, er, McCain (or McKinney) Students for Hillary, er, McCain (or McKinney)
It is no secret that Barack Obama's campaign is on edge about the prospect of losing the support of Democrats who were enthusiastic about the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. A few ...
Jun 13, 2008 / John Nichols
Maine Backs Corporate and Presidential Accountability Maine Backs Corporate and Presidential Accountability
Former Common Cause president Chellie Pingree, a passionate reformer who calls for a rapid end to the war in Iraq and supports the opening of impeachment hearings against Preside...
Jun 10, 2008 / John Nichols
McClellan Will Testify, But Will Congress Act? McClellan Will Testify, But Will Congress Act?
Scott McClellan is the John Dean of the Bush-Cheney administration -- an in-the-know White House aide who has begun to provide the details of high crimes and misdemeanors committe...
Jun 9, 2008 / John Nichols
Clinton and Obama Reverse Roles Clinton and Obama Reverse Roles
Usually, it is the plucky outsider, the determined dissenter, the underdog who did not quite make it, who has to swallow hard and tell cheering supporters that they will have to s...
Jun 7, 2008 / John Nichols
Hillary Clinton Versus Shirley Chisholm Hillary Clinton Versus Shirley Chisholm
It is suggested by some of her more ardent advocates that Hillary Clinton should merely suspend, rather than formally finish, her presidential campaign. Then she could retain the ...
Jun 7, 2008 / John Nichols
Obama and Clinton Meet in Washington Obama and Clinton Meet in Washington
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton met in private Thursday night in Washington, D.C. Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, made the symbolically significant move...
Jun 6, 2008 / John Nichols
The Antiwar Plank The Antiwar Plank
Democratic Party leaders should listen to the House members who want a strong antiwar message on the platform.
Jun 5, 2008 / John Nichols
Clinton Urged to Quit Quick, And to Quiet the VP Chatter Clinton Urged to Quit Quick, And to Quiet the VP Chatter
Hillary Clinton is tenacious. Indeed, she is up-to-the-last-possible-moment tenacious. But she is not politically suicidal. And she certainly did not want to keep on campaigni...
Jun 5, 2008 / John Nichols
Hillary Clinton Versus Shirley Chisholm Hillary Clinton Versus Shirley Chisholm
It is suggested by some of her more ardent advocates that Hillary Clinton should merely suspend, rather than formally finish, her presidential campaign. Then she could retain the ...
Jun 5, 2008 / John Nichols