Articles

• Progressives in the Obama Moment

  Robert L. Borosage & Katrina vanden Heuvel : Here's how progressives can ensure Obama's success.

• The End of Bubba Dominance

  Chris Bowers : No matter who wins in November, demographic trends indicate that the era of backlash politics is over.

• Wanted: New Voters

  Christopher Hayes : Obama's voter-registration drive could be the change America's been waiting for.

• Dollars for Donkeys (Chart)

  

• Organizing & Obama: A Forum

  Five community organizers from across the country assess the impact of Obama's history as an organizer.

Letters

• Letters

  Our Readers : Readers write back on the subprime crisis, affordable housing, E.L. Doctorow and more.

Editorials & Comment

• For a New Economics

  : The tepid platform Democrats will adopt in Denver isn't a new social contract, but it does go places Republicans never will. Let's hope Obama does better.

• Blood in the Caucasus

  Katrina vanden Heuvel : It's time for the US to dissolve its cold war military alliances and develop realistic new policies toward Russia.

• Noted.

  : The I-word, back on the table; Fannie Lou Hamer and the Democrats.

• Obama and the Sisters

  Melissa Harris-Lacewell : His convention speech should draw from the wisdom of black women activists who were the prophets of American democracy.

• Guilty of Driving a Truck

  David Cole : Salim Hamdam's conviction and short sentence does nothing to repair the damage the Bush Administration has done.

Web

• I Fish, I Hunt, I Vote Democratic

  VideoNation & Brett Story : The Nation's Chris Hayes catches up with a pro-gun gathering of Democrats in Denver--and Davy Crockett's 21st-century namesake.

• The Daily Show Does the DNC

  The Daily Show : John Stewart checks in with his crack team of reporters for the latest developments at the DNC.

• Immigration Reform and Economic Justice

  Center For Emerging Media : Nation writers Bob Moser and Roberto Lovato discuss how Democrats can best pursue economic reform and a better immigration policy.

• Making History

  Victor Navasky : Outside the arena, progressives are saying this is a moment of transformational politics. Is the party leadership listening?

• Have Pantsuit, Will Travel

  Patricia J. Williams : Hillary's signature attire is one phase in women's power-dressing; Michelle's sheath is another. But the shoes....

• Victor Navasky Looks Back

  VideoNation & Brett Story : The Nation's Publisher Emeritus reflects on every convention since 1956--and ahead to Obama's historic moment.

• TruthDig

  The Cold War President

  Robert Scheer : He lacks the chops to deal with our economic crisis, so McCain's best strategy is to run as the President who'll fight the next cold war. Scary thing: he might win.

• Serving the Country

  How the presidential candidates plan to change the face of volunteering in America.

• Media Gone Mad

  Eric Alterman : The national news narrative from Denver is completely nuts: consider the unsourced myth of the Clinton-Obama feud.

• From King to Obama

  Steve Cobble : Barack Obama stands on the shoulders of many as he becomes the Democratic presidential nominee. One set of those shoulders belongs to Jesse Jackson.

• Howl

  Raging Inflation

  Nicholas von Hoffman : Our paychecks are disintegrating as we drive them to the bank. Forget hope and change: why aren't the candidates talking about inflation?

• How to Get Out of Iraq

  Center For Emerging Media : Rep. Jim McDermott and Nation editorial board member Tom Hayden discuss how the US can end the Iraq war quickly and responsibly.

• The Illusory Middle

  Victor Navasky : Undecided voters don't care about left or right: they simply want a candidate they can trust. As he shifts to the center, Obama risks losing his greatest asset--authenticity.

• The Short of It

  In the Presence of Darwish

  Sinan Antoon : A tribute to the premier Arab poet of the past half-century.

• Dissent in Denver

  VideoNation & Brett Story : If Barack Obama is promishing change from the bottom up, then what's driving the protests in Denver?

• The Hillary Diehards

  Eric Alterman : If there were any real news here, 15,000 journalists would be reporting it. Instead, they gather soundbites from a few nut cases who consider politics a form of therapy.

• DNC '08: Live From Main Street

  The UpTake : Laura Flanders leads a panel discussion featuring Van Jones and David Barsamian on the subject of change.

• Schooled by the Storm

  Elizabeth Giegerich : Three years after Hurricane Katrina, Tulane University thrives, due in part to its revamped commitment to community.

• World Hunger, AIDS & Africa

  Center For Emerging Media : Rep. John Conyers and Rep. Barbara Lee discuss what a progressive policy on world hunger and the spread of HIV would look like.

• The Nation Does Denver

  The Nation hosts thought-provoking discussions and events in Denver during the DNC.

• Radio Nation with Laura Flanders

  Radio Nation : The Nation's reporter in Georgia talks about being assaulted by Ossetian paramilitaries. Plus: A DNC preview.

• Fiction

  Sex and Violence

  Gary Phillips : This Week: Things get all twisty as Kang makes some moves her own damn self, and her slacker brother contemplates the Big Wave.

• FBI Seeks Sweeping New Powers

  Aziz Huq : Attorney General Michael Mukasey is poised to implement new rules that will create a new surveillance state.

• What Would Mao Think of the Games?

  Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom : He'd feel bad that the whole Communist era was airbrushed out of the Olympic spectacle. But he'd probably like the swimming.

• The Lobbyists' Party

  VideoNation : The Nation's Ari Berman dissects the corporate influence-peddling at this year's Democratic convention.

• Warning to Obama on the New Cold War

  Tom Hayden : McCain and the neocons are heating up a conflict in the Caucasus; it's up to the peace movement to keep Obama from signing on.

• Rebuilding New Orleans

  Grit TV : Activist Judith Browne-Dianis explains why progressives should care about public housing.

• Jerome Corsi's Long, Strange Trip

  Max Blumenthal : How a racist, conspiratorial crank became the Republican attack machine's anti-Obama point man.

• TruthDig

  McCain's Warped Worldview

  Robert Scheer : His irrational mix of patriotic swagger and blindness to reality is proving disturbingly successful with millions of uninformed voters.

• The Party Crashers

  Michael Gould-Wartofsky : Thousands of young activists are poised to protest at the Democratic and Republican conventions. In the age of Obama, is street protest still relevant?

• Howl

  The 2008 Student Loan Blues

  Nicholas von Hoffman : Some 200,000 college students won't qualify for loans in September, and millions more will pay higher interest rates. Can they count on Obama to help them out?

• What Makes Denver Different

  VideoNation : The Nation's Ari Melber explains why the Democratic National Convention will be a game-changer.

• After Musharraf

  Barbara Crossette : Pervez Musharraf is history, but his opponents seem unable to agree on what to do next. After so many disappointments, can Pakistan rise to the occasion?

• Fiction

  Death and Dying

  Gary Phillips : This Week: Congresswoman Kang hangs out in the loo, wide stance and all.

• McCain's Mansions

  Brave New Films : Exactly how many luxury homes do John and Cindy McCain own?

• New Era for Pakistan--and Kashmir?

  Barbara Crossette : The resignation of Pervez Musharraf and a looming election in India offer hope that with the right leadership, the sixty-year faceoff over Kashmir might finally be resolved.

• Radio Nation with Laura Flanders

  Radio Nation : China's middle class ambitions; the Democrats' quest for blue-collar votes.

• Six Questions About Anthrax

  Tom Engelhardt : And one answer: Bush's global 'war on terror' operates on a double standard.

• Obama and King

  Adele Oltman : As Obama accepts his party's presidential nomination on the forty-fifth anniversary of King's most famous speech, a historian looks beyond the obvious analogies.

• The Democratic Veepstakes

  YouTube : The Nation's Ari Melber sheds light on the real contenders for Obama's Vice President.

• Ceasefire and Chaos in Georgia

  Margarita Akhvlediani : Once geopolitical lines are redrawn, the question must be answered: who started this war?

• Baracky II

  Humanitainment : McCain keeps trying to knock him down, but Obama is prepared to overcome with his good character and reach victory.

• From Fannie Lou Hamer to Barack Obama

  John Nichols : Democrats have come a long way from the first Denver convention a century ago.

• Bolivia Gets the Change It Asked For

  Mark Weisbrot : Evo Morales expanded his mandate with a landslide victory in a referendum last week. But the Washington foreign policy establishment still won't acknowledge he's delivering on his promises.

• The Defunding of the Peace Movement

  Tom Hayden : If millions are to be spent on an anti-Iraq, anti-McCain message, the money will come from the Obama campaign or not at all.

• Stop the Smears

  Brave New Films : Here's how to keep FOX smears of Obama from spreading.

• Wal-Mart: Political Bully

  American News Project : Wal-Mart is telling its employees to vote Republican. Isn't that illegal?

• Beijing Olympics Controversy Round Up

  The Daily Show : Few expected the Beijing Olympics to go without its fair share of scandals--but who knew they would mostly turn out to be so laughable?

• HOWL

  The Bear Stearns Conspiracy

  Nicholas von Hoffman : Americans know all the details of the John Edwards affair. But they remain in the dark about a scandal that affects the livelihoods of millions. Who orchestrated the fall of Bear Stearns?

• China Marches to a Green Beat

  Students from around the world gather in China's march to protect the environment. Learn how youth are looking beyond Olympic feuds to forge a sustainable future.

• Moving Forward: Registering Voters, Having Fun

  Forward Montana's Matt Singer discusses how to reach new voters with bunny ears and costumes.

• Crossword Classic #13

  Frank W. Lewis : From the January 17, 1948, issue.

• Crossword Classic #14

  Frank W. Lewis : From the January 17, 1948, issue.

• Back Talk: Guy Maddin

  Christine Smallwood : The Canadian filmmaker discusses his new film, My Winnipeg, and the importance of cultivating a personal mythology.