Alas, Poor Huckabeast… Alas, Poor Huckabeast…
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee – the only presidential candidate in memory to author a book of spiritually-appropriate tips for shedding extra pounds -- lost the race fo...
Mar 5, 2008 / John Nichols
A Sort-Of Super Tuesday Primer A Sort-Of Super Tuesday Primer
March 4 was not supposed to be a "Super Tuesday." But, as voters head to the polls today In Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island, this could be the definitional day of the race f...
Mar 4, 2008 / John Nichols
Dennis Kucinich’s Media Fight Dennis Kucinich’s Media Fight
Ohio voters head to the polls for a primary election Tuesday, and that can mean only one thing: The Cleveland Plain Dealer is griping about Congressman Dennis Kucinich. There is ...
Mar 3, 2008 / John Nichols
Obama, Canada, NAFTA and Some ‘Straight Talk’ Obama, Canada, NAFTA and Some ‘Straight Talk’
Did Barack Obama's campaign quietly contact Canadian officials to tell them not to take seriously the Illinois senator's tough talk about renegotiating trade agreements? CTV, the...
Mar 1, 2008 / John Nichols
Banging Obama For Making Sense on Trade Banging Obama For Making Sense on Trade
Barack Obama has adopted a cautiously critical stance with regard to free-trade agreements such as NAFTA. The front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination is hardly pr...
Feb 29, 2008 / John Nichols
Rough Trade Debate Rough Trade Debate
It's not enough for candidates to talk tough about the impact of NAFTA. Workers need realistic remedies.
Feb 28, 2008 / John Nichols
Contemplating the Former Brilliance of Bill Buckley Contemplating the Former Brilliance of Bill Buckley
Much attention has been afforded in this presidential campaign debating season to the attempts of the various contenders to utter memorable lines, most of which have ended in for...
Feb 27, 2008 / John Nichols
Clinton’s Cringe-Worthy Moment Clinton’s Cringe-Worthy Moment
Hillary Clinton should probably spend a little more time boning up on her husband's trade record than watching NBC's "Saturday Night Live." That might have helped her to figure o...
Feb 27, 2008 / John Nichols
Can Clinton Change the Shape of Things to Come? Can Clinton Change the Shape of Things to Come?
After 19 debates between eight Democratic presidential candidates, then seven, then six, then four, then two, it is easy enough to think that there is nothing left to be said by t...
Feb 26, 2008 / John Nichols
Internet Populist Lessig: Visionary, Realist, But Not Running Internet Populist Lessig: Visionary, Realist, But Not Running
Of course it would have been great if Stanford Law professor Lawrence Lessig had run for an open San Francisco Bay-area congressional seat on the reform platform he proposed. Les...
Feb 26, 2008 / John Nichols