First Cancún, Then Washington First Cancún, Then Washington
When the World Trade Organization's fifth ministerial conference in Cancun collapsed Sunday without reaching agreement on how to launch new free-trade initiatives, American activi...
Sep 16, 2003 / John Nichols
Johnny Cash’s Redemption Song Johnny Cash’s Redemption Song
Later this year, Rick Rubin's American Recordings label will release a collection of Johnny Cash songs including a collaboration between the legendary country singer and one of hi...
Sep 12, 2003 / John Nichols
Blood in the Water Blood in the Water
After a summer of tending to the grassroots, the Democrats who aspire to their party's 2004 presidential nomination were busy harvesting support from key constituencies around ...
Sep 11, 2003 / Feature / John Nichols
Court Blocks FCC Media Rules Court Blocks FCC Media Rules
The Federal Communications Commission's attempt to implement rule changes that would permit big media companies to dramatically extend their control over communications in the Uni...
Sep 4, 2003 / John Nichols
Candidates Look for the Union Label Candidates Look for the Union Label
On Labor Day, the starting point for the mad rush to this winter's Democratic presidential caucuses and primaries, several of the Democratic contenders could point to support they...
Sep 1, 2003 / John Nichols
FCC is Feeling the Heat FCC is Feeling the Heat
Faced with a national outcry so intense that Congress is moving to reverse his attempt to eliminate controls on media consolidation and monopoly, Federal Communications Commission...
Aug 21, 2003 / John Nichols
Bogus Blair, Bogus Bush Bogus Blair, Bogus Bush
The headline in Tuesday's editions of London's Guardian newspaper read: "No. 10 knew: Iraq no threat." The headline in London's Daily Mirror shouted: "NO THREAT -- Revealed: Emai...
Aug 19, 2003 / John Nichols
For Democrats, Mr. Right is Mr. Wrong For Democrats, Mr. Right is Mr. Wrong
Anyone who has spent time on the 2004 Democratic presidential campaign trail is familiar with the phrase "Except Lieberman." When grassroots Democrats gather to talk about the cro...
Aug 5, 2003 / John Nichols
The Heat Is On The Heat Is On
As questions grow, so does bush's vulnerability.
Jul 31, 2003 / Feature / John Nichols
Congress Rebuffs the FCC Congress Rebuffs the FCC
The revolution may, in fact, be televised--and on C-Span, no less.
Jul 31, 2003 / John Nichols