Let the Party Begin! Let the Party Begin!
A mix of patriotism and Obamamania permeate the frigid air, as young Obama supporters stream into the Capital.
Jan 18, 2009 / Feature / Corbin Hiar
Most Valuable Progressives: Code Pink’s Transition Most Valuable Progressives: Code Pink’s Transition
During the course of the soon-to-be-former Bush-Cheney interregnum, millions of Americans resisted the worst excesses of a lawless and irresponsible administration that led this c...
Jan 18, 2009 / John Nichols
Lowery’s Preaching, Not Warren’s, Will Illuminate Inaugural Day Lowery’s Preaching, Not Warren’s, Will Illuminate Inaugural Day
No one should be surprised that President-elect Barack Obama would choose self-promoting Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inaugural. Warren has been hustling fo...
Jan 18, 2009 / John Nichols
MLK-Inauguration Challenge MLK-Inauguration Challenge
I love the idea of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a day of community service rather than a day to shop for bargains on mattresses and sweaters. The USA Service website lists ...
Jan 17, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
A Night at the Opera A Night at the Opera
How many people can you stuff in a stateroom the size of a steamer trunk? At least twelve, apparently.
Jan 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Mark Van Doren
Prelude to an Inaugural Prelude to an Inaugural
A modest proposal of words Barack Obama might say when he takes the oath of office in Washington on Tuesday.
Jan 17, 2009 / Tom Engelhardt
A Very Different 100 Days A Very Different 100 Days
Many comparisons have been made between Obama and FDR. But the forty-fourth president will have a very different first 100 days.
Jan 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas von Hoffman
Detroit’s Impaired Vision Detroit’s Impaired Vision
In the end, it wasn't shoddy products or high wages that put the US auto industry on the ropes. It was a failure to innovate for global markets.
Jan 17, 2009 / Barbara Crossette
Bank of America: Bad for America Bank of America: Bad for America
How much did the Bank of America contribute to the housing crisis and what has changed since the firm received bailout money? Not much.
Jan 16, 2009 / Brave New Films
Van Jones and the Green Revolution Van Jones and the Green Revolution
Van Jones, President of Green for All and a Nation contributor, came to DC on Thursday to talk to the House Select Committee on EnergyIndependence and Global Warming about a Gree...
Jan 16, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel