Roosevelt vs. Bush Roosevelt vs. Bush
President Bush is losing his fight to privatize Social Security. Even his own allies, such as House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., are warning the president that he cannot force...
Mar 5, 2005 / John Nichols
Vermont Votes No to War Vermont Votes No to War
Congress may not be prepared to hold an honest debate on when and how the United States should exit the Iraq imbroglio, but the town meetings of rural Vermont are not so constrain...
Mar 2, 2005 / John Nichols
Dems Forget First Amendment Dems Forget First Amendment
What is the issue on which Congressional Democrats are least likely to take a bold--and appropriate--stand? War and peace? No. More than 126 House Democrats voted against the use...
Feb 28, 2005 / John Nichols
Hunter Thompson’s Political Genius Hunter Thompson’s Political Genius
He taught me how to look at politics—and how to do politics.
Feb 22, 2005 / John Nichols
The Anti-Imperialist GW The Anti-Imperialist GW
America has become a profoundly--and tragically--ahistoric country. As such, the 273rd anniversary of the birth of George Washington will pass this Tuesday with little note. Washi...
Feb 20, 2005 / John Nichols
Now He Has the Power Now He Has the Power
What will Dean do with the DNC?
Feb 17, 2005 / Feature / John Nichols
Free Speech on (One) Campus Free Speech on (One) Campus
As a joke some years ago, a friend gave me a copy of Ward Churchill's 1998 book Pacifism as Pathology: Reflections on the Role of Armed Struggle in North America. In it, the Unive...
Feb 14, 2005 / John Nichols
The Boxer Rebellion The Boxer Rebellion
Her votes thrilled supporters and put some backbone into Senate Democrats.
Feb 10, 2005 / Feature / John Nichols
‘New Cities’ Fight Back ‘New Cities’ Fight Back
Progressives have not been so poorly positioned to guide public policy at the federal and state levels in decades. Both the White House and the Congress are controlled by conserva...
Feb 9, 2005 / John Nichols
Disunited Opposition to Gonzales Disunited Opposition to Gonzales
Much was said in the Senate during the debate over the nomination of Alberto Gonzales. But it fell to the two senators with the most powerful records of upholding the Constitution...
Feb 4, 2005 / John Nichols