Surge Into A Quagmire Surge Into A Quagmire
In a sober address to the nation Wednesday night, President Bush confirmed his determination to surge the United States military deeper into the Iraq quagmire by sending roughly 2...
Jan 11, 2007 / John Nichols
The Rush to Surge The Rush to Surge
It has been an open secret for weeks that President Bush would reject the message of the American people from the November 7 elections, along with the advice of savvy military str...
Jan 10, 2007 / John Nichols
The Senator Who Will Not Surge The Senator Who Will Not Surge
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, are trying to figure out how to respond to the to the expected presidential proposal for...
Jan 9, 2007 / John Nichols
An Israeli Defense of Jimmy Carter An Israeli Defense of Jimmy Carter
There is an ugly cynicism to the attack on Jimmy Carter that has been launched by Americans who well recognize that the former president's new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid...
Jan 8, 2007 / John Nichols
Will a New Congress Check and Balance Bush? Will a New Congress Check and Balance Bush?
The wonder of American democracy is the fact that power can be transferred from one party to another peacefully and, at times, even graciously. The reason for this, of course, is...
Jan 5, 2007 / John Nichols
Oversight Returns Oversight Returns
A Congress that takes the Constitution seriously can force the White House to do the same.
Jan 4, 2007 / Feature / John Nichols
A Democratic Anomaly A Democratic Anomaly
When senators leave office, voters should choose their replacements.
Jan 4, 2007 / John Nichols
Keith Ellison and the Jefferson Koran Keith Ellison and the Jefferson Koran
Despite a cynical campaign by those who would establish a religious test for holding office in these United States, newly elected Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison will swear hi...
Jan 3, 2007 / John Nichols
Ford, Cheney, Checks and Balances Ford, Cheney, Checks and Balances
There has been much discussion over the past several days about the many contributions former President Gerald Ford made to the American political experiment. Surely, his was a s...
Jan 2, 2007 / John Nichols
Most Valuable Progressives of 2006 Most Valuable Progressives of 2006
Any year that begins with Bill Frist and Tom DeLay running the Capitol and ends with Frist out of politics and DeLay headed for trial gets high marks from this quarter. Throw in t...
Dec 29, 2006 / John Nichols