A Report From Porto Alegre
Optimism and antiwar fervor were both in evidence at the World Social Forum.
If you like this article, consider making a donation.
Reprint this article. Click here for rights and information.
Optimism and antiwar fervor were both in evidence at the World Social Forum.
At the biggest Democratic event of the campaign season, Obama argued that the coming election is a choice between the past and the future rather than a referendum on his first two years in office.
7 comments
He'll probably fend off J.D. Hayworth, but in order to win he's lost most of his principles.
The only way to read this article and the full contents of each week's issue of The Nation online is by subscribing to the magazine. Subscribe now and read this article—and every article published since for the past five years—right now.
There's no obligation—try The Nation for four weeks free.
If you like this article, consider making a donation.
Reprint this article. Click here for rights and information.


