• Obama on the Brink

  Presidential Election 2008

  Robert Scheer: Barack Obama is betraying his promise of change and is in danger of becoming just another political hack. Please prove me wrong.

• Obama's Gaffe-Free Iraq Trip

  Presidential Election 2008

  The Daily Show : Jon Stewart jokes that with one shot, Barack Obama dispelled all rumors of his lack of foreign policy experience.

• Obama in Iraq: The Gift of a Timetable

  Barack Obama

  Patrick Cockburn: An Iraqi government desperate for credibility could receive no better gift than Obama's exit plan.

• RadioNation With Laura Flanders

  US Politics & Government

  Radio Nation : Jen Marlowe reports on Darfur, Eli Pariser on MoveOn and a new sex columnist weighs in on Barack and Michelle.

• Netroots Nation Diggs Pelosi, Tubes Obama

  Presidential Election 2008

  Ari Melber: Every major Democratic player came to Texas to engage with online activists who have been key to their success. So why do netroots continue to be cast as angry and estranged?

• Obama in Afghanistan: Careful What You Wish For

  Barack Obama

  Graham Usher: He says Afghanistan is the war America should be fighting. But on this much-ballyhooed listening tour, will he be hearing anything he doesn't already know?

• Maliki's Obama Endorsement

  Iraq War

  Tom Hayden: In a huge setback for John McCain and the Bush Administration, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki endorses Barack Obama's timeline for withdrawal--and the presumptive Democratic nominee could reap a windfall.

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• Kai Wright Explains the Subprime Swindle

  U.S. Economy

  VideoNation : Nation magazine contributor Kai Wright discusses his July 14 article about the mortgage crisis and its effect on the black middle class.

• Bugliosi v. Bush

  Law & Justice

  Brett Story: The famed prosecutor wants to see the President tried for murder in an American courtroom.

• Justice for Sean Bell

  Civil Rights Activism

  Brett Story & VideoNation : Protesters decry acquittal of three New York City police officers on trial for firing 50 bullets at an unarmed man.

• Blackwater, the Campaign Issue

  Blackwater

  Jeremy Scahill & VideoNation : In this interview with RealNews, Nation Correspondent Jeremy Scahill explains how Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama differ on the use of private security contractors in Iraq.

• Nation Editor Comments on Spitzer Scandal

  Presidential Election 2008

  Katrina vanden Heuvel & VideoNation : On MSNBC's Morning Joe, Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel talks about the Spitzer scandal and what it means for New York.

• The People vs. Michael Chertoff

  Mexico

  Brett Story: To build a fence on the US border with Mexico, the Department of Homeland Security seized land without trials or negotiations.

• The Working-Class Vote in Ohio

  US Politics & Government

  Brett Story & VideoNation : What issues matter to Ohio's blue-collar voters? JoAnn Wypijewski reports from the campaign trail.