The Democrats’ Dilemma The Democrats’ Dilemma
In trying to avoid being seen as unpatriotic, they risk looking like lapdogs.
Oct 11, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols
Policy Profiteers Policy Profiteers
Battling the war profiteers of World War I, Robert La Follette reminded America that "wealth has never yet sacrificed itself on the altar of patriotism." The progressive senato...
Oct 4, 2001 / John Nichols
Trading on Terror Trading on Terror
Moving to exploit a shifting political landscape in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President Bush's Congressional ...
Oct 3, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols
The Beat The Beat
PEACEFUL JUSTICE In every region of the country, a movement for a "justice, not vengeance" response to the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon is...
Sep 27, 2001 / Column / John Nichols
A Growing Opposition A Growing Opposition
While to some the United States might seem to be united in its thirst for vengeance, there's a burgeoning antiwar movement that belies the war rhetoric.
Sep 27, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols
A Growing Opposition A Growing Opposition
After President Bush's "win this war" speech to Congress Thursday night, Senate majority leader Tom Daschle and Senate minority leader Trent Lott strode to a podium where Lott dec...
Sep 21, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols
Dust-up in the Dustbowl Dust-up in the Dustbowl
Oklahoma pushes yet again for 'right to work' legislation.
Sep 20, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols
Women: Key to the Senate? Women: Key to the Senate?
If they connect well with voters in 2002, they'll have an edge in a weak economy.
Sep 6, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols
Needed: Fresh Contenders Needed: Fresh Contenders
It is not too early to devise a progressive strategy for the 2004 election.
Sep 6, 2001 / John Nichols
Dark Ages Ahead at the NLRB Dark Ages Ahead at the NLRB
Most Americans are probably unaware that "the Dark Ages were not all bad and the Enlightenment not all good." Or that "homosexuality [is] a sin worthy of death." Or that one of...
Aug 23, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols