Jefferson’s 4th of July Jefferson’s 4th of July
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the approval and signing of theDeclaration of Independence, the document's author was an 83-year-old formergovernor, vice president and presi...
Jul 1, 2006 / John Nichols
Democracy Demands Freedom of Information Democracy Demands Freedom of Information
Forty years ago this week, on July 4, 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act. The choice of July 4 for the signing ceremony was no coincidence. The...
Jul 1, 2006 / John Nichols
House Tally: Tyranny 227, Freedom 183 House Tally: Tyranny 227, Freedom 183
There is no small measure of irony in the fact that the final vote by the U.S. House of Representatives before leaving for an extended Fourth of July break involved a basic questi...
Jul 1, 2006 / John Nichols
Reform DeLayed Reform DeLayed
O.K., so can we just admit that when it comes to redistricting – the processby which politicians define the legislative branch of the federal government– there are few if any ...
Jun 28, 2006 / John Nichols
Cynical Manipulation Cynical Manipulation
In a democracy, the first responsibility of a journalist is to get accurate information about what the government is doing to the people so that they can make appropriate decision...
Jun 27, 2006 / John Nichols
Lieberman Stays the Course With Bush Lieberman Stays the Course With Bush
Senator Joe Lieberman has maintained his status as the Bush administration's favorite Democrat. Lieberman did not merely vote against the proposal by Wisconsin Democrat Russ Fein...
Jun 22, 2006 / John Nichols
“The Single Most Important [Media] Policy Debate” “The Single Most Important [Media] Policy Debate”
"This innocuous-looking document initiates the single most important public policy debate that the FCC will tackle this year," Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps ex...
Jun 21, 2006 / John Nichols
The Next Big Fight Over Media Ownership The Next Big Fight Over Media Ownership
The Federal Communications Commission will again attempt to do the bidding of big media this year, with a scheme to rewrite ownership rules in much the same manner as it did in 20...
Jun 20, 2006 / John Nichols
Who Supports the Troops? Who Supports the Troops?
The February Le Moyne College/Zogby International survey of U.S. troops serving in Iraq found that 72 percent of them thought United States forces should exit that country by the ...
Jun 16, 2006 / John Nichols
Another Blank Check for Perpetual War Another Blank Check for Perpetual War
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives maintained its track record of providing absolutely no checks and balances on the Bush administration's warmaking this week...
Jun 14, 2006 / John Nichols