Peach State Promises Peach State Promises
Obama should make a serious campaign swing through Georgia to get out the vote for Senate hopeful Jim Martin.
Nov 19, 2008 / John Nichols
Time for a Bank Holiday Time for a Bank Holiday
No more free money from Washington. No more masters of the universe. No more business as usual.
Nov 19, 2008 / William Greider
The People’s Choice The People’s Choice
Finally, a prochoice president. Here are five ways to solidify his position.
Nov 19, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Nail That Double Standard to the Mast! Nail That Double Standard to the Mast!
If America loses its domestic auto industry, 5 percent of the workforce may be on the street. Don't workers need a bailout, too?
Nov 19, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Close Gitmo, End Military Commissions Close Gitmo, End Military Commissions
The ACLU leads a campaign to shed light on the abuses at Gitmo and to pressure Obama to keep his promise to shut it down.
Nov 19, 2008 / Brave New Films
Nation Contest: Retire Bush! Nation Contest: Retire Bush!
What should W. do after leaving office? Enter our contest and win an Edward Sorel cartoon.
Nov 19, 2008 / Edward Sorel
Bearing the Weight of it All Bearing the Weight of it All
Barack Obama's electoral victory is momentous but ethereal. Progress is eroded when not pushed forward--and there is still much yet to be done.
Nov 19, 2008 / Benjamin Todd Jealous
How Wood Works: The Riches and Limits of James Wood How Wood Works: The Riches and Limits of James Wood
James Wood may be the best literary critic we have, but the status he enjoys reveals just how far we have fallen.
Nov 19, 2008 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Her Nature Was Future: Emily Dickinson’s White Heat Her Nature Was Future: Emily Dickinson’s White Heat
The intimate friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson takes wing in two new books.
Nov 19, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
Back Talk: Toni Morrison Back Talk: Toni Morrison
The Nobel Prize-winning author talks about Barack Obama, the writer; language; and her new novel, A Mercy.
Nov 19, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood