• The Empire Strikes Barack

  Presidential Election 2008

  Humanitainment : Can the entire narrative of the last few months of the Democratic nomination fight be found in the second Star Wars film?

• McCain's Pastor: US Should Destroy Islam

  Religion

  Brave New Films & Mother Jones : Since the media won't question McCain about his deeply bigoted pastor, it's up to you to call attention to this issue.

• Trust the Voters

  Politics

  Finally, the Democratic campaign can begin to focus on what really matters--healthcare, the economy and leaving Iraq.

• Battle of the Hawks

  Presidential Election 2008

  Robert Scheer: In the increasingly unlikely event of a McCain-Clinton election, people who care about peace have serious reason to worry.

• Clintons in Denial

  Presidential Election 2008

  Tom Hayden: Tuesday's elections show the Clintons are beyond persuasion or capable of thinking beyond their own interests.

• Gas Tax Holiday (from Reality)

  Presidential Election 2008

  Talking Points Memo : As far as Hillary Clinton is concerned, if you disagree with her gas tax plan, you're an elitist.

• Race to the Bottom

  Presidential Election 2008

  Betsy Reed: How Hillary Clinton's campaign played the race card--and drove a wedge into the feminist movement.

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• 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.

• A Misunderstanding on Iraq

  Peace Activism

  Katrina vanden Heuvel: Progressives who support Barack Obama must use the primary race help shape his policies on Iraq.

• 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.

• What Makes Ralph Run

  Ralph Nader

  Katrina vanden Heuvel: Ralph Nader explains the reasons why he must run in 2008. They haven't changed since 2004.

• 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.

• Hedges Vs. Hitchens

  Conservatives & The American Right

  Chris Hedges & VideoNation : The so-called "new atheists" may be as extreme as Christian fundamentalists, if not more.