Trent Lott’s $700 Million Sin City Scheme Trent Lott’s $700 Million Sin City Scheme
There is one good thing that comes with "conservative" Republican hegemony: Proof positive that the Grand Old Party is no longer even feigns interest in fiscal responsibility. Co...
Apr 20, 2006 / John Nichols
Is Don Rumsfeld Really the Right Target? Is Don Rumsfeld Really the Right Target?
When Democrats in my home state of Wisconsin voted at their state party convention last spring to call for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, they a...
Apr 18, 2006 / John Nichols
In Pursuit of Justice, In Search of Peace In Pursuit of Justice, In Search of Peace
The Nazarene whose resurrection is celebrated Sunday preached a gospel of justice and peace. His sincere followers recognize him as a man of action, who chased the money changers ...
Apr 15, 2006 / John Nichols
Pentagon Papers Figure Bids for Presidency Pentagon Papers Figure Bids for Presidency
In the tradition of the late Paul Tsongas, the former Massachusetts senator who in 1991 launched a decidedly uphill run for the Democratic presidential nomination and succeeded in...
Apr 14, 2006 / John Nichols
Talking Sense On Iran Talking Sense On Iran
What will the U.S. do about Iran? Sanction? Bomb? Invade? How about... nothing. That's right, nothing.
Apr 12, 2006 / John Nichols
Bush’s Crumbling “Coalition” in Iraq Bush’s Crumbling “Coalition” in Iraq
"We have won, and now we have to start working to implement our program and unify the country," Romano Prodi told Italians after the official count confirmed from that country's n...
Apr 11, 2006 / John Nichols
When Will Democrats Break With Bush? When Will Democrats Break With Bush?
In light of the news that President Bush authorized a top Administration aide to use previously classified information as part of an orchestrated political attack on a prominent c...
Apr 10, 2006 / John Nichols
Libby: Bush, Cheney Authorized Leaks Libby: Bush, Cheney Authorized Leaks
President Bush told Vice President Cheney to tell the vice president's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, to disclose highly classified information regarding Iraq intellige...
Apr 6, 2006 / John Nichols
What DeLay Left Behind What DeLay Left Behind
To repair the damage Tom DeLay left in his wake, the November elections must be a referendum on the political machine he created, which continues to drive this Congress.
Apr 6, 2006 / John Nichols
Wisconsin Towns Vote for Withdrawal Wisconsin Towns Vote for Withdrawal
In November 2004, the village of Luxemburg, Wisconsin, voted to re-elect George W. Bush by a hefty margin of 701 to 431. Always a GOP stronghold, the community voted for other Rep...
Apr 5, 2006 / John Nichols