Pentagon Papers Figure Bids for Presidency Pentagon Papers Figure Bids for Presidency
In the tradition of the late Paul Tsongas, the former Massachusetts senator who in 1991 launched a decidedly uphill run for the Democratic presidential nomination and succeeded in...
Apr 14, 2006 / John Nichols
Talking Sense On Iran Talking Sense On Iran
What will the U.S. do about Iran? Sanction? Bomb? Invade? How about... nothing. That's right, nothing.
Apr 12, 2006 / John Nichols
Bush’s Crumbling “Coalition” in Iraq Bush’s Crumbling “Coalition” in Iraq
"We have won, and now we have to start working to implement our program and unify the country," Romano Prodi told Italians after the official count confirmed from that country's n...
Apr 11, 2006 / John Nichols
When Will Democrats Break With Bush? When Will Democrats Break With Bush?
In light of the news that President Bush authorized a top Administration aide to use previously classified information as part of an orchestrated political attack on a prominent c...
Apr 10, 2006 / John Nichols
Libby: Bush, Cheney Authorized Leaks Libby: Bush, Cheney Authorized Leaks
President Bush told Vice President Cheney to tell the vice president's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, to disclose highly classified information regarding Iraq intellige...
Apr 6, 2006 / John Nichols
What DeLay Left Behind What DeLay Left Behind
To repair the damage Tom DeLay left in his wake, the November elections must be a referendum on the political machine he created, which continues to drive this Congress.
Apr 6, 2006 / John Nichols
Wisconsin Towns Vote for Withdrawal Wisconsin Towns Vote for Withdrawal
In November 2004, the village of Luxemburg, Wisconsin, voted to re-elect George W. Bush by a hefty margin of 701 to 431. Always a GOP stronghold, the community voted for other Rep...
Apr 5, 2006 / John Nichols
Hammered Hammered
When he was making his name in American politics, as then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich's political enforcer, Tom DeLay was confronted by fellow Republicans who urged him to embrace...
Apr 4, 2006 / John Nichols
John Dean to Senate: Censure Is Necessary John Dean to Senate: Censure Is Necessary
"[The] president needs to be reminded that separation of powers does not mean an isolation of powers," former White House counsel John Dean told the Senate Judiciary Committee Fri...
Mar 31, 2006 / John Nichols
How to Free the Press How to Free the Press
The demise of Knight Ridder newspapers could result in some new media models--as the Newspaper Guild teams up with private investors to purchase twelve high-integrity newspapers no...
Mar 30, 2006 / John Nichols