Colombia Trade Fight is a Human Rights Test Colombia Trade Fight is a Human Rights Test
The Colombia Free Trade Agreement is best summed up as a proposal to formalize U.S. support for the assassination of labor union organizers by death squads, impoverishment of work...
Apr 9, 2008 / John Nichols
Petraeus, Crocker, McCain, Clinton, Obama and… Petraeus, Crocker, McCain, Clinton, Obama and…
Sure, Arizona Senator John McCain's campaign may still be selling him as some kind of "maverick" or "independent thinker" -- and most of the media may still be buying that ridicul...
Apr 8, 2008 / John Nichols
Feingold Condemns China — and the U.S. — on Tibet Feingold Condemns China — and the U.S. — on Tibet
"With its suppression of the Tibetan protests, China continues to compound its abysmal record on human rights." So says Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold, speaking with a firmness ...
Apr 6, 2008 / John Nichols
King, Kennedy and April 4, 1968 King, Kennedy and April 4, 1968
Forty years ago today, on the Democratic presidential campaign trail in Indiana, one of the most remarkable moments in American political history occurred. New York Senator Rober...
Apr 4, 2008 / John Nichols
Dems Flunking Trade 101 Dems Flunking Trade 101
As Clinton rewrites the history of her support for NAFTA, Obama needs to prove he understands what's wrong with global trade pacts.
Apr 3, 2008 / John Nichols
How Many Democratic Delegates? No One Knows How Many Democratic Delegates? No One Knows
In case you thought the race for the Democratic presidential nomination was a little too easy to follow, consider this notion: We do not currently know exactly how many delegate v...
Mar 31, 2008 / John Nichols
Olympics Boycott? Will US Leaders Play the Game? Olympics Boycott? Will US Leaders Play the Game?
The Olympics are appropriately referred to as "games." What is happening in Tibet is no game. The Chinese government, which is preparing to host the Olympics this summer in Beij...
Mar 31, 2008 / John Nichols
Mike Gravel: Libertarian for President Mike Gravel: Libertarian for President
The most neglected candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel, appears to have found a new party – and perhaps a route onto the ball...
Mar 27, 2008 / John Nichols
The Clinton Campaign Keeps Lying About NAFTA The Clinton Campaign Keeps Lying About NAFTA
There is a lot of buzz this week about Hillary Clinton's admission that she "misspoke" when she made claims – apparently to buff her commander-in-chief credential – about "la...
Mar 25, 2008 / John Nichols
Bush Whacks the Wall of Separation Bush Whacks the Wall of Separation
Thomas Jefferson observed in his January 1, 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists that America was not a church state. As such, he explained, it was the president's duty to refrai...
Mar 22, 2008 / John Nichols