New Obama Ad Rebuts Palin Pick (Updated) New Obama Ad Rebuts Palin Pick (Updated)
The Obama campaign released a new, national cable ad on Saturday responding to John McCain's decision to tap Sarah Palin as his running mate. The message could not be clearer: For...
Aug 30, 2008 / Ari Melber
Palin and “The Lumberjack Song” Palin and “The Lumberjack Song”
Those disparaging Palin's lack of achievements have forgotten that it was Palin who wrote the famous "Lumberjack Song," which of course is about life in Alaska: "I'm...
Aug 29, 2008 / Jon Wiener
Palin as McCain’s Greatest Move Palin as McCain’s Greatest Move
John McCain completely upended the presidential race by tapping Sarah Palin, an unknown and unremarkable governor of a small, remote red state, to be his running mate.
Aug 29, 2008 / Ari Melber
Take Back Labor Day Take Back Labor Day
There's something a little perverse about the anti-worker Republican Party commencing its quadrennial confab in St. Paul, Minnesota on Labor Day. Fortunately for all Minnesotans,...
Aug 29, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
McCain’s Hail Mary Pass McCain’s Hail Mary Pass
The news was so stunning I refused to believe it until I saw John McCainon the TV screen announcing his pick for Vice President. There's no needto disparage Sarah Palin. She's seem...
Aug 29, 2008 / William Greider
Sarah Palin, Buchananite Sarah Palin, Buchananite
UPDATE: The McCain campaign says she never "worked" for Buchanan and there's no evidence she raised money or donated to him. After the AP article I cite below, she wrote a letter ...
Aug 29, 2008 / Chris Hayes
A Video Round-Up of the Democratic Convention in Denver A Video Round-Up of the Democratic Convention in Denver
Missed some of the big speeches at the Democratic convention in Denver? Check out Obama's promise to America and more.
Aug 29, 2008 / Various Contributors
How to Cover the GOP How to Cover the GOP
Since they got all the megastories wrong in Denver, here's a primer for the media horde as they descend on St. Paul.
Aug 29, 2008 / Feature / Eric Alterman
Labor’s New Push Labor’s New Push
Meet Working America: a self-declared mass organization with a working-class base and a strategy to win.
Aug 29, 2008 / Feature / David Moberg
Obama’s Tough New Populism Obama’s Tough New Populism
DENVER -- William Cobb was going to approve of Barack Obama's acceptence speech. Cobb is a working man, a union man and a proud member of the party of working men and union men: ...
Aug 29, 2008 / John Nichols