Not Quite a French Poodle Not Quite a French Poodle
PARIS -- During the campaign for president of France, Socialist Sègolene Royal's supporters derided conservative front runner Nicolas Sarkozy as "an American neo-conservative wit...
May 6, 2007 / John Nichols
In France, Running Against Bush In France, Running Against Bush
PARIS -- American elections do not usually turn on the question of how the candidates for president propose to relate to foreign countries. But elections in other countries ofte...
May 4, 2007 / John Nichols
“The President Has Effectively Gone AWOL” “The President Has Effectively Gone AWOL”
George Bush, the most ideologically-driven and politically calculating president in American history, wants Americans to believe that he has suddenly discovered a moral high groun...
May 2, 2007 / John Nichols
“Tell Them We Blew It” “Tell Them We Blew It”
The rest of the world does not hate the United States. For the most part, other countries and their peoples are extraordinarily generous and supportive of the U.S., even if they m...
Apr 30, 2007 / John Nichols
Spell It Out: “I-M-P-E-A-C-H!” Spell It Out: “I-M-P-E-A-C-H!”
In January, Brooklyn's Jacob Park made an audacious proposal to the loose coalition of groups that has been campaigning to impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney. They ...
Apr 28, 2007 / John Nichols
McCain, Kissinger and America as a Client State McCain, Kissinger and America as a Client State
On his way to formally announcing his latest bid for the White House, John McCain stopped to consult with the most high-profile supporter of his campaign to become the oldest firs...
Apr 26, 2007 / John Nichols
Bill Moyers and the Fight for American Journalism Bill Moyers and the Fight for American Journalism
Bill Moyers is not the first American to ask with regard to the media coverage of the run-up to the invasion of Iraq: "How did the mainstream press get it so wrong?" The man who ...
Apr 25, 2007 / John Nichols
Impeaching Cheney: Step One Impeaching Cheney: Step One
That Vice President Dick Cheney is the ripest target for impeachment in the Bush White House is beyond debate. Cheney was far more aggressive that President Bush in peddling mani...
Apr 23, 2007 / John Nichols
A Race Worth Watching for France’s Presidency A Race Worth Watching for France’s Presidency
French voters have set up a race worth watching for one of the highest-profile presidencies on the planet. A pair of relatively young and dynamic candidates, conservative Nicolas ...
Apr 22, 2007 / John Nichols
Impeachment Fever Rises Impeachment Fever Rises
An "impeachment from below" movement is gathering steam, and Congress needs to pay attention to it.
Apr 20, 2007 / John Nichols