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November 10, 2008 Issue

John Nichols on progressives in the next Congress; Amy Alexander on Tom Joyner, Megan Buskey on Josef Koudelka…

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Editorial

A Bad Case of Electuenza

Incessant cries for help--and money--from people running campaigns are destroying my peace of mind.

Annabelle Gurwitch

Rocking the Black Vote

Dallas DJ Tom Joyner is encouraging African-American listeners to engage in electoral politics.

Amy Alexander

The Raucous Caucus

A wave of progressive women candidates could help steer the next Congress in new directions on war and peace, fair trade and civil liberties.

John Nichols

Noted.

Lucas Mann on new voters, Cole Robertson and Robert Eshelman on ballot initiatives, Katrina vanden Heuvel on the Working Families Party.

The Editors

Swiftboat Blues

The slumping economy has made GOP smear tactics seem petty and shrill--but they're looking forward to their next shot.

Ari Berman

Democratic Vistas

As a nation hopeful for change heads to the polls, there is reason to believe progressive voices will be heard.

The Editors

Column

GM-Chrysler: Too Dumb to Fail

Doesn't anyone in Washington have the courage to pull the plug on an industry on life support?

Nicholas von Hoffman

McCain’s Taxing Logic

Even his core supporters get it: Someone's got to pay for this mess, and better those who got rich off the stock market theft than the rest of us.

Robert Scheer

Bloomberg Beats Democracy

New York's City Council grants Mayor Michael Bloomberg the opportunity to run for a third term. He'll probably win, but will New Yorkers?

Nicholas von Hoffman

Culture War: Out of Juice?

The culture wars may fail at the top of the ticket this year, but expect right-wing mayhem further down the ballot.

Katha Pollitt

Against Obama

Never has the dead hand of the past had a "reform" candidate so firmly by the windpipe.

Alexander Cockburn

The Republicans Change to a New Robocall Message After Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama on Meet the Press

Calvin Trillin

Letters

Obama Campaign Answers The Nation
Chicago

Our Readers

Feature

Paulson’s Swindle Revealed

United Steelworkers Union prez Leo Gerard cracks open the sweetheart deal that bailed out nine banks--and likely lined the Treasury Secretary's own pockets--with billions of taxpay...

William Greider

India’s Persecuted Christians

Members of India's poorest classes who converted to Christianity to escape the caste system, now find themselves the targets of brutal persecution by Hindu nationalists.

Barbara Crossette

Meeting Myself in Bucks County

Knocking on doors for Obama, a native son discovers how things have changed.

Robert S. Eshelman

McCain’s Bermuda Triangle

Just months after the Keating Five scandal, John McCain hosted a family reunion at a Bermuda Navy base--on the taxpayer's dime.

Ross Tuttle

Brimstone and Bowlers

The soldier and the rich guy await their fates in the afterlife, while Cynthia Kang's brother gets in way over his head.

Gary Phillips

Nader’s Stubborn Idealism

Ralph Nader is a man of political substance, trapped in an era of easy lies.

William Greider

Nader’s Debate

At a third-party candidates' debate before a tiny audience in Washington Thursday, Ralph Nader continued to prove he takes this race seriously.

David Weigel

The GOP’s Blame-ACORN Game

Republicans are scapegoating the respected community advocacy group for Wall Street's disastrous lending spree.

Peter Dreier and John Atlas

Vote Suppression Watch

A close look at dirty tricks in key swing states.

Andrew Gumbel

Protect This Election

Pieces of Karl Rove's plan to suppress the votes of students, minorities, the transient and the elderly are still in place--and could threaten any races that are remotely close.

Andrew Gumbel