Refusing to Exploit 9-11 Refusing to Exploit 9-11
Two days after President Bush used a nationally-televised address to exploit the memory of September 11 for political purposes – employing language and logic so crude that it wo...
Sep 15, 2006 / John Nichols
What Can Sherrod Brown Do for the Democrats? What Can Sherrod Brown Do for the Democrats?
The road to the Democrats' renewal runs through Ohio, and Sherrod Brown is on it, looking for the towns his party forgot and the voters who got away.
Sep 15, 2006 / Feature / John Nichols
No Clear Antiwar Signal No Clear Antiwar Signal
Anyone looking for a signal from the primaries that Democrats will be a clear antiwar party didn't get it.
Sep 14, 2006 / John Nichols
Following Wellstone Following Wellstone
Press reports on the primary victory of Minnesota Democratic U.S. House candidate Keith Ellison make note of the fact that he is now likely to become the first Muslim elected to C...
Sep 13, 2006 / John Nichols
Pushing Democrats in an Antiwar Direction Pushing Democrats in an Antiwar Direction
There are plenty of anti-war Democrats running in today's primary elections in states across the country. There are even a few anti-war Republicans -- mostnotably Rhode Island Sen...
Sep 12, 2006 / John Nichols
The “Vote For What You Believe In” Campaign The “Vote For What You Believe In” Campaign
Senator Hillary Clinton's army of political aides, strategists and tacticians has spent an inordinate amount of time in recent months worrying about the Democratic primary challe...
Sep 10, 2006 / John Nichols
Antiwar Primaries Antiwar Primaries
Key primary races in Maryland, Rhode Island and even New York are making the Iraq War what it should be in every 2006 political contest: the central issue.
Sep 6, 2006 / John Nichols
McCarthyism: From 1946 to 2006 McCarthyism: From 1946 to 2006
Primary elections always matter. But some primary elections matter more than others; indeed, some primary elections define the character not just of a particular official's term, ...
Aug 24, 2006 / John Nichols
It is Time to Censure a Lawless President It is Time to Censure a Lawless President
When Russ Feingold first argued that the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program was in clear violation of federal law and the spirit of the Constitution, and that t...
Aug 17, 2006 / John Nichols
As Conn. Goes in ’06, So Goes The Nation in ’08? As Conn. Goes in ’06, So Goes The Nation in ’08?
At the beginning of what is shaping up as America's summer of discontent, U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" for a discussion about his opposition to the w...
Aug 12, 2006 / John Nichols