An Assault on Media Diversity and Democracy An Assault on Media Diversity and Democracy
President Bush is the lamest of lame-duck chief executives, with no moral authority, no legislative majority and no popular domestic or foreign-policy agendas. So what can he do w...
Oct 18, 2007 / John Nichols
Al Franken Seeks the Wellstone Seat Al Franken Seeks the Wellstone Seat
Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken has won wide support among voters--and conservatives are getting scared.
Oct 18, 2007 / Feature / John Nichols
89 House Members Tell Bush: No More Money for Occupation 89 House Members Tell Bush: No More Money for Occupation
The occupation in Iraq will begin to end on the day that Democrats -- and responsible Republicans -- in Congress decide to stop meeting the demands of the Bush-Cheney administrati...
Oct 16, 2007 / John Nichols
Gore Wins the Norwegian Primary Gore Wins the Norwegian Primary
Having now won the Norwegian Primary, it is reasonable to ask why Al Gore would want to slog his way through the snows of New Hampshire. But the inconvenient truth is that never ...
Oct 12, 2007 / John Nichols
Her McGovern Moment Her McGovern Moment
Hillary Clinton has recognized the value of courting antiwar voters.
Oct 11, 2007 / John Nichols
The “Draft Gore” Moment The “Draft Gore” Moment
Al Gore may well win a Nobel Peace Prize this week, which is no small accomplishment. But the more relentless of the former vice president's political proponents are saying, "Why ...
Oct 10, 2007 / John Nichols
Mitt Romney Goes All Alberto Gonzales on the Constitution Mitt Romney Goes All Alberto Gonzales on the Constitution
Call it the Alberto Gonzales approach to the system of checks and balances. Asked whether he would obey the Constitution and consult Congress before sending US troops into combat...
Oct 10, 2007 / John Nichols
George McGovern Backs Clinton George McGovern Backs Clinton
The sense that New York Senator Hillary Clinton presidential campaign is going from strength to strength grew Sunday as a new Des Moines Register poll showed her moving into the l...
Oct 8, 2007 / John Nichols
What Democracy Looks Like in Costa Rica What Democracy Looks Like in Costa Rica
Americans may have forgotten what democracy looks like. Our current president was chosen in 2000 not by the voters -- Al Gore won the popular vote by a comfortable margin of more...
Oct 5, 2007 / John Nichols
Clinton Says Bush Needs Congressional OK for Iran War Clinton Says Bush Needs Congressional OK for Iran War
New York Senator Hillary Clinton, the front-runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, will never be accused of being an anti-war firebrand when it comes to Ir...
Oct 4, 2007 / John Nichols