Past Polls
- 9/ 2/2008 What previous VP nominee will Sarah Palin most resemble this fall?
- 8/30/2008 What effect will the Sarah Palin VP selection have on McCain's campaign?
- 8/25/2008 What should be the chief objective of Obama's campaign at the Democratic Convention?
- 8/22/2008 What effect will the Joe Biden VP selection have on the Obama campaign?
- 8/17/2008 Barack Obama is expected to choose his running mate this week. Which one of these top contenders is the best choice?
- 8/ 3/2008 What will be the Beijing Olympics' legacy?
- 7/27/2008 What effect did Obama's foreign trip have on his chances for victory in November?
- 7/21/2008 John McCain is expected to announce his running mate this week. Who would be the absolute worst choice?
- 7/14/2008 Bush lifted the executive ban on offshore oil drilling this week. What would be a better short-term solution to our gas price problem?
- 7/ 8/2008 Now that telecom immunity bill has passed, how can the Democratic Congress redeem itself?
- 7/ 6/2008 What should be the main focus of the G-8 Summit?
- 7/ 2/2008 Who would you invite to your July 4 picnic?
- 6/26/2008 How can Hillary Clinton best help Barack Obama achieve victory this fall?
- 6/23/2008 In light of Don Imus's latest offensive racial remark, what should the fallout be?
- 6/18/2008 What tactic should Obama embrace to win the White House?
- 6/16/2008 Who would you like to see become the next host of Meet the Press?
- 6/ 9/2008 What would you like to see Hillary Clinton do next?
- 6/ 2/2008 Which 2004 red state has the most potential to turn blue in 2008?
- 5/19/2008 Which GOP senator is most likely to lose his re-election bid in November?
- 3/25/2008 What's ahead for the US economy?
- 3/19/2008 What aspects of the New Deal best address our current political and economic challenges?
- 3/16/2008 What's the single most important step the government can take to address the crumbling economy?
- 3/11/2008 Which recent sex scandal revealed the most about politicians as we know them?
- 3/ 5/2008 After Texas and Ohio, what's the best course for the Democratic presidential process?
- 2/19/2008 How should the dispute over the Michigan and Florida primaries be settled?
- 2/11/2008 Who's John McCain's scariest running-mate?
- 2/ 5/2008 What's the best outcome as Clinton and Obama battle for delegates?
- 2/ 4/2008 What's next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/28/2008 What's Next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/28/2008 How Can Hillary Clinton solve her Bill problem?
- 1/22/2008 What next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/22/2008 Is Rudy Giuliani finally finished?
- 1/16/2008 Is John Edwards finished?
- 1/ 8/2008 Which GOP presidential contender poses the greatest threat?
- 1/ 3/2008 What's Next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/ 3/2008 What's Barack Obama's greatest challenge in the next primaries?
- 1/ 1/2008 Who will make the strongest showing in the Iowa Democratic caucuses?
- 12/17/2007 Who was the most valuable progressive in 2007?
- 12/12/2007 What was the most significant news event of 2007?
- 12/ 3/2007 What progressive group has made a real difference in 2007?
- 11/26/2007 Will anything useful come of the Mideast Peace Talks in Annapolis?
- 11/16/2007 As things stand today, who is best positioned to be the GOP presidential nominee?
- 11/16/2007 What political event are you most thankful for?
- 11/ 7/2007 If the Democratic presidential primary were held today in your state, who would get your vote?
- 11/ 1/2007 If Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic presidential nominee, who's her most likely running-mate?
- 10/22/2007 What is the most destabilizing force in Pakistan today?
- 10/10/2007 Who should win this year's Nobel Peace Prize?
- 10/ 2/2007 What will it take to keep the Bush Administration from attacking Iran?
- 9/20/2007 Iraq banned Blackwater USA for violence against civilians. What now?
- 9/13/2007 Which Democratic presidential candidate has the best plan for getting out of Iraq?
- 9/ 6/2007 As the Bush Administration presses to extend the surge, what will Democrats in Congress do?
- 8/27/2007 What was Alberto Gonzales's biggest mistake?
- 8/16/2007 Should Cindy Sheehan be challenging Nancy Pelosi in 2008?
- 8/ 1/2007 Now that Rupert Murdoch has sealed the deal to buy the Wall Street Journal, what does it mean to you?
- 7/26/2007 What impact will the CNN/YouTube Debate have on Campaign 08?
- 7/17/2007 Imagine US troops leave Iraq in July 2008. What will Iraq look like in July 2009?
- 7/ 4/2007 Al Gore's Live Earth concerts are:
- 7/ 3/2007 Who would you invite to your July 4 picnic?
- 6/21/2007 Mike Bloomberg is poised to make an independent run for president. Should he do it?
- 6/13/2007 Have feminists soured on Hillary?
- 5/31/2007 What happens if Israel succeeds in walling off the Occupied Territories?
- 5/17/2007 What Is Bush's Dumbest Utterance?
- 5/ 3/2007 Who most deserves to be impeached?
- 4/24/2007 What's the most immediate action Congress should take to address global warming?
- 4/13/2007 Don Imus is finally out of a job at MSNBC and CBS. Who's the biggest loser?
- 3/27/2007 How likely is it that US troops will exit Iraq by 2008?
- 3/ 6/2007 The Scooter Libby trial is over. Was justice served?
- 2/27/2007 What's Hillary Clinton's greatest weakness as a presidential candidate?
- 2/16/2007 Who's the most likely GOP presidential contender?
- 2/ 7/2007 Who is the Worst US President Ever?
- 1/31/2007 What's the most likely consequence of the Iraq War?
- 0/ 0/ 0 What was the most significant news event of 2007?
- 0/ 0/ 0 Where should John Edwards go from here?
As much as my heart is with the Dixie Chicks, I had to vote for Al Gore. His documentary communicates with urgency the dangers of global warming to the entire world. It transcends national boundries.
Posted by kinserlow at 02/20/2007
No way...Letters from Iwa Jima and Flags of Our Fathers were much better films.
Posted by ACook at 02/20/2007
Inconvenient Truth, nominee for best Fantasy movie.
Posted by lvliberty1 at 02/21/2007
Surprisingly effective for Gore. THE big issue of our time, the elephant in the room, that Gore got the world to recognize.
Posted by aykayeh at 02/22/2007
Where is Spike Lee's "When the Levees Broke"?
Posted by S Vogel at 02/22/2007
Borat!!
Posted by dleshtz at 02/22/2007
Global warming, globalization, talibanisque christians, right wing radio, and war all stem from the same source: our fascist system where corporations are super-citizens. You've got to go with Nader and his fight against these forces.
Posted by hmnpwr at 02/22/2007
I'm afraid this generation believes that if you are killed or kill someone, all you have to do is hit the reset button. It amazes me the self-proclaimed pro-lifers can become cheer-leaders for a war of choice. dryheatpete 2/22/07
Posted by dryheatpete at 02/22/2007
The most compelling progressive movie of the year? Children of Men!
Posted by Shuya at 02/22/2007
I'm surprised Iraq in Fragment [iraqinfragments.com], My Country, My Country [mycountrymycountry.com], or any of the other excellent documentaries on Iraq from last year.
Both those films are nominated for best documentary and are better than Inconvenient Truth (though it is very good). I wish there were an Oscar for best performance in a documentary for Al Gore, so more people would see at least one of these films.
Posted by ari at 02/23/2007
The reason I voted for An Unreasonable Man is that it is well done showing the pros and cons of Nader as articulated by friend and foe. But most of all, Nader and his actions reveals the stark contrast on many levels between our current culture and one that I believe we should have in the US. Thiis movie is not a slam dunk as An Inconvenient Truth and the others listed in the poll. This movie forces one to consider the pros and cons not just of Nader personally, but of what he stands for both in the 60's and 70's and also his running for President and the opposition to that by the conventual politics and culture.
Posted by bnerin at 02/24/2007
Boy, do I agree with the second comment. The Doc. "Iraq for sale" or something like that should at least be on the list. Oh, dry heat pete has a Great point as well.
Posted by WOLFAZ at 02/24/2007
A notion: Why select only only one thereby replicating the dominant (read: oppressive) culture's obsession with pecking orders, winner/loser dichotomies, etc. In short, this ranking tends to relegate the non-winners as inferior when, as we know, each of these films - and the brave entries exposing the Iraq nightmare for what it is, should be far more widely disseminated. And more eagerly sought! So Hollywood, move on.
Posted by jhamlet at 02/25/2007
I voted for Jesus Camp. If you want to understand why there is popular support for destroying the environment and ignoring Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth, you have to realize that a significant portion of the American public believes the rapture is imminent. You'll be shocked after you see how these kids are brainwashed into rejecting all science and rationality.
Posted by darneveryone at 02/25/2007
Letters & Flags are the best. Funny, I never regarded them as "progressive" films, not in The Nation's sense of the term. Just powerful films
Posted by CHIP THORNTON at 02/26/2007
I came here to vote for Pan's Labyrinth--why isn't it on the list, it's the most interesting political film I've seen in a long time.
Posted by cometjo at 02/26/2007
I voted for 'Jesus Camp' because I have been the target of the Born-Agains'(neither Religious nor riht) hate crimes is Colo. Springs for almost 5 years. I'm part Native Amer. and worship in the privacy of my yard. 1)They've 'taught' their children to hate me saying I worship satan and 2)used their children, 8-yrs-old and under, as part of their gang to stalk and witness adult activity (some sexual) against and claim I am the aggressor. I'm a 30 yr. resident and have aquired a police record and suffer 24/7 abuse from these religionists. The use of their children is Child Abuse at minimum and creating a generation trained to hate.
Posted by whoaman1221 at 02/27/2007
Science people are starting to speak out but they have allowed the narrow Jewish religions to have a free pass which has led to the insanity we have to deal with now. Everyone should give a copy of Richard Dawkin's THE GOD DELUSION to a religionoid. .... and LETTER TO A CHRISTIAN NATION by Sam Harris. Bush could use them too- I suspect his reading has improved some. ...and... Nader should be president.
Posted by Cranston at 03/1/2007
The Christo-fascists exposed. The role of Religion in eroding democratic regimes. The reign of superstition over reason. The reason that the Bush Majority ( plus the Supreme Court) is composed of these low-forehead mouth-breathers
Posted by Henry Queve at 03/7/2007