Still Dreaming Ted Kennedy’s Dream Still Dreaming Ted Kennedy’s Dream
The DNC is electrified by a speaker who was not there, but who crushed Mitt Romney in a debate.
Sep 5, 2012 / John Nichols
DNC Offers Obama an Opportunity to Show Who the Real Reformer Is DNC Offers Obama an Opportunity to Show Who the Real Reformer Is
The president’s support for an amendment the constitution to overturn Citizens United is a big deal. But will he use Charlotte to position as the 2012 race’s real refor...
Sep 3, 2012 / John Nichols
Paul Ryan’s Labor Day Promise to American Workers: Candy and a Sports Schedule Paul Ryan’s Labor Day Promise to American Workers: Candy and a Sports Schedule
On Labor Day, 2001, the congressman was asked what he would do to help the unemployed. He replied, “C’mon, we’re all here to have a good time.”
Sep 1, 2012 / John Nichols
Mitt Romney: His Party Is the Problem Mitt Romney: His Party Is the Problem
The Republican nominee claims he wanted Obama to succeed. That’s not how his party played it over the past three and a half years.
Aug 31, 2012 / John Nichols
They Love the Lies Paul Ryan Tells They Love the Lies Paul Ryan Tells
Paul Ryan made his choice long ago. He’s not going to level with the American people. He’s going to try to make them believe things that are not true.
Aug 30, 2012 / John Nichols
Open the Presidential Debates! Open the Presidential Debates!
For a quarter-century, they have been tightly controlled by the major political parties to protect the status quo. It’s time for a change.
Aug 29, 2012 / John Nichols
Dispatches From Tampa Dispatches From Tampa
At the RNC, Nation reporters find a hard-right party that’s cozy with lobbyists and interested in dealing with major storms only when they threaten their convention.
Aug 29, 2012 / John Nichols and George Zornick
His Supporters Treated ‘Atrociously,’ Ron Paul Refuses to Back Romney His Supporters Treated ‘Atrociously,’ Ron Paul Refuses to Back Romney
Paul backers were denied the rules vote they wanted and they were dismissed during the roll-call vote.
Aug 29, 2012 / John Nichols
Romney Games GOP Rules to Benefit His Campaign… in 2016 Romney Games GOP Rules to Benefit His Campaign… in 2016
Senior conservative activists in the GOP will try to block a rules rewrite that would insulate Romney from inside-the-party pressure, primary challenges.
Aug 28, 2012 / John Nichols
A Party of Principle? Not on Mitt Romney’s Watch A Party of Principle? Not on Mitt Romney’s Watch
A candidate who once prided himself on being a moderate has embraced the most conservative platform in modern history.
Aug 28, 2012 / John Nichols