Let the People Lead Let the People Lead
"... it may, perhaps, on some occasion, be found necessary to impeach the President himself..." -- JAMES MADISON On Sunday, September 17, I appeared on the National Mall in Washi...
Sep 17, 2006 / John Nichols
Camp Democracy and the Genius of Impeachment Camp Democracy and the Genius of Impeachment
No point is of more importance than that the right of impeachment should be continued. Shall any man be above Justice? -- George Mason, 1787 More than 5,000 people crowded the ...
Sep 15, 2006 / John Nichols
Refusing to Exploit 9-11 Refusing to Exploit 9-11
Two days after President Bush used a nationally-televised address to exploit the memory of September 11 for political purposes – employing language and logic so crude that it wo...
Sep 15, 2006 / John Nichols
What Can Sherrod Brown Do for the Democrats? What Can Sherrod Brown Do for the Democrats?
The road to the Democrats' renewal runs through Ohio, and Sherrod Brown is on it, looking for the towns his party forgot and the voters who got away.
Sep 15, 2006 / Feature / John Nichols
No Clear Antiwar Signal No Clear Antiwar Signal
Anyone looking for a signal from the primaries that Democrats will be a clear antiwar party didn't get it.
Sep 14, 2006 / John Nichols
Following Wellstone Following Wellstone
Press reports on the primary victory of Minnesota Democratic U.S. House candidate Keith Ellison make note of the fact that he is now likely to become the first Muslim elected to C...
Sep 13, 2006 / John Nichols
Pushing Democrats in an Antiwar Direction Pushing Democrats in an Antiwar Direction
There are plenty of anti-war Democrats running in today's primary elections in states across the country. There are even a few anti-war Republicans -- mostnotably Rhode Island Sen...
Sep 12, 2006 / John Nichols
The “Vote For What You Believe In” Campaign The “Vote For What You Believe In” Campaign
Senator Hillary Clinton's army of political aides, strategists and tacticians has spent an inordinate amount of time in recent months worrying about the Democratic primary challe...
Sep 10, 2006 / John Nichols
Antiwar Primaries Antiwar Primaries
Key primary races in Maryland, Rhode Island and even New York are making the Iraq War what it should be in every 2006 political contest: the central issue.
Sep 6, 2006 / John Nichols
McCarthyism: From 1946 to 2006 McCarthyism: From 1946 to 2006
Primary elections always matter. But some primary elections matter more than others; indeed, some primary elections define the character not just of a particular official's term, ...
Aug 24, 2006 / John Nichols