Handing Bush the Bully Pulpit Handing Bush the Bully Pulpit
It is all well and good to celebrate the cautious baby steps being taken by Congress to reassert itself as a check and balance upon the executive-branch excesses of the monarchica...
Jan 11, 2007 / John Nichols
Dr. King and the Media Dr. King and the Media
MEMPHIS -- The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose legacy has been celebrated this weekend in Memphis by National Conference for Media Reform speakers such as Bill Moyers, the ...
Jan 11, 2007 / John Nichols
Surge Into A Quagmire Surge Into A Quagmire
In a sober address to the nation Wednesday night, President Bush confirmed his determination to surge the United States military deeper into the Iraq quagmire by sending roughly 2...
Jan 11, 2007 / John Nichols
The Rush to Surge The Rush to Surge
It has been an open secret for weeks that President Bush would reject the message of the American people from the November 7 elections, along with the advice of savvy military str...
Jan 10, 2007 / John Nichols
The Senator Who Will Not Surge The Senator Who Will Not Surge
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, are trying to figure out how to respond to the to the expected presidential proposal for...
Jan 9, 2007 / John Nichols
An Israeli Defense of Jimmy Carter An Israeli Defense of Jimmy Carter
There is an ugly cynicism to the attack on Jimmy Carter that has been launched by Americans who well recognize that the former president's new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid...
Jan 8, 2007 / John Nichols
Will a New Congress Check and Balance Bush? Will a New Congress Check and Balance Bush?
The wonder of American democracy is the fact that power can be transferred from one party to another peacefully and, at times, even graciously. The reason for this, of course, is...
Jan 5, 2007 / John Nichols
Oversight Returns Oversight Returns
A Congress that takes the Constitution seriously can force the White House to do the same.
Jan 4, 2007 / Feature / John Nichols
A Democratic Anomaly A Democratic Anomaly
When senators leave office, voters should choose their replacements.
Jan 4, 2007 / John Nichols
Keith Ellison and the Jefferson Koran Keith Ellison and the Jefferson Koran
Despite a cynical campaign by those who would establish a religious test for holding office in these United States, newly elected Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison will swear hi...
Jan 3, 2007 / John Nichols