Countering Doublespeak Countering Doublespeak
The House of Representatives is moving toward a vote on the proposed Central American Free Trade Agreement, and the spin machines of the White House and the corporate special inte...
Jul 19, 2005 / John Nichols
Rove Defense Team Rove Defense Team
It appears that no one in Washington has bothered to ask why it is that the Republican National Committee is leading the defense of Karl Rove. But it's a good question. If Rove i...
Jul 15, 2005 / John Nichols
How to Oppose a War How to Oppose a War
Contemporary politicians who are struggling to determine when the time will be right to start talking about withdrawing troops from Iraq would do well to borrow a page from former...
Jul 14, 2005 / John Nichols
Bugged by the Brits Bugged by the Brits
Conservative radio and television personalities in the United States were unsettled after last week's bombings in London -- not because of the terrorist attack on a major western ...
Jul 11, 2005 / John Nichols
How to Fight Terrorism How to Fight Terrorism
President Bush unwittingly provided an appropriate response to the gruesome terrorist attacks on London. Highlighting the "vivid" contrast between the Group of Eight summit in Gl...
Jul 7, 2005 / John Nichols
Democrats for CAFTA Democrats for CAFTA
Organized labor is opposed to the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Progressive farm groups are opposed to CAFTA. Environmental groups are opposed to CAFTA.
Jul 5, 2005 / John Nichols
Not Dominion, But Liberty Not Dominion, But Liberty
As the 229th anniversary of the founding of the American experiment approached, President Bush provided a painful reminder of how far the United States has drifted from the ideals...
Jul 1, 2005 / John Nichols
Court Fight: It’s More Than Left vs. Right Court Fight: It’s More Than Left vs. Right
"A nation's success or failure in achieving democracy is judged in part by how well it responds to those at the bottom and the margins of the social order.... The very problems th...
Jul 1, 2005 / John Nichols
The Big Lie The Big Lie
"We've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the September 11th attacks." George W. Bush -- September 17, 2003 To the extend that George Bush had retained the sl...
Jun 29, 2005 / John Nichols
Reinforcing the Wall Reinforcing the Wall
In his 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptist Association, then-President Thomas Jefferson made it clear that the intent of the founders was to maintain a "wall of separation between ...
Jun 28, 2005 / John Nichols