Barack Eisenhower vs. John McNixon Barack Eisenhower vs. John McNixon
Barack Obama has begun, finally and reasonably firmly, to clarify his stance regarding the scope and character of the ongoing U.S. role in Iraq. In so doing, the senator from Illi...
Jul 15, 2008 / John Nichols
Satire or Smear: Muslim Barack, Black Panther Michelle Satire or Smear: Muslim Barack, Black Panther Michelle
If the point of putting something on the cover of a magazine is to sell copies of the magazine, then the folks at The New Yorker are surely smart to have decided to take the most ...
Jul 14, 2008 / John Nichols
Snow Brought a Measure of Dignity to White House Snow Brought a Measure of Dignity to White House
Even as he struggled with cancer, former White House press secretary Tony Snow told reporters: "I'm a very lucky guy." In fact, George Bush was lucky to have had Snow as his spok...
Jul 12, 2008 / John Nichols
Pelosi Slips Impeachment Onto the Table Pelosi Slips Impeachment Onto the Table
As Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich moved a "privileged resolution" to force House to consider the question of whether President Bush should be impeached for lying to Congress and...
Jul 10, 2008 / John Nichols
Obama Votes to Silence Debate and Pass FISA Obama Votes to Silence Debate and Pass FISA
Arizona Senator John McCain did not bother to show up for Wednesday's Senate votes on whether to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to absolve George Bush of responsi...
Jul 9, 2008 / John Nichols
What Obama Should Be Saying About FISA What Obama Should Be Saying About FISA
Just imagine if Illinois Senator Barack Obama had kept his primary-season pledge to take the lead in opposing efforts by the Bush administration to rewrite the Foreign Intelligenc...
Jul 8, 2008 / John Nichols
Obama Should (Still) Be Standing With Feingold Obama Should (Still) Be Standing With Feingold
Before the February 19 Wisconsin primary, which confirmed his front-runner status in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Illinois Senator Barack Obama went out of...
Jul 7, 2008 / John Nichols
Jesse Helms, John McCain and the Mark of the White Hands Jesse Helms, John McCain and the Mark of the White Hands
Jesse Helms was a segregationist, and a nasty one at that. Long after his contemporaries abandoned old "Jim Crow," Helms kept playing the race card when it served him politically...
Jul 5, 2008 / John Nichols
This Day, Like the Future, Belongs to Patriots This Day, Like the Future, Belongs to Patriots
As the 50th anniversary of America's revolution against colonialism and the divine right of kings approached, the author of the rebellion's founding document -- still alive at age...
Jul 4, 2008 / John Nichols
AFL’s Trumka: Labor Must Battle Racism to Elect Obama AFL’s Trumka: Labor Must Battle Racism to Elect Obama
The United Steelworkers union is holding its annual convention this week. Union conventions in presidential election years invariably deal with presidential politics, and this one...
Jul 2, 2008 / John Nichols