Change That Might Actually Happen Change That Might Actually Happen
Obama can change the way Washington does business by mobilizing the same grassroots ground operation that got him elected to push his legislative agenda.
Nov 7, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Colbert Crowns Rachel Maddow ‘Queen of Cable’ Colbert Crowns Rachel Maddow ‘Queen of Cable’
Stephen Colbert teases his new, popular MSNBC competition, 'How many Peabodys do you have?'
Nov 7, 2008 / The Colbert Report
Robert Scheer on Why Obama Shouldn’t Pick Lawrence Summers Robert Scheer on Why Obama Shouldn’t Pick Lawrence Summers
Robert Scheer explains why Lawrence Summers would be a bad choice as Treasury Secretary for President-Elect Obama.
Nov 7, 2008 / TruthDig
Obama’s Kenyan Family Celebrates His Win Obama’s Kenyan Family Celebrates His Win
Obama's 86-year old grandmother and other members of her community dance and cheer, 'We're going to the White House.'
Nov 7, 2008 / ITN News
Obama and Iran Obama and Iran
In the realm of foreign affairs, the two wars that America is fighting, in Iraq and Afghanistan, may have higher priority for President Obama than the war it isn't fighting, namel...
Nov 7, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama’s Disappointing First Choice Obama’s Disappointing First Choice
House Minority Leader John Boehner and other Republican insiders in Washington are griping about President-elect Barack Obama's selection of Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel to s...
Nov 7, 2008 / John Nichols
The Daily Show: Jon Stewart vs. Chris Wallace The Daily Show: Jon Stewart vs. Chris Wallace
Stewart takes Wallace to task for Fox's biased anti-Obama coverage and wonders what the network will do without Bush to back up.
Nov 6, 2008 / The Daily Show
In Defense of Studs Terkel In Defense of Studs Terkel
Edward Rothstein separates Studs Terkel's politics from his oral history, proving he doesn't understand the man's legacy at all.
Nov 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Howard Zinn
The Occam’s Razor Explanation The Occam’s Razor Explanation
I'm working on a longer set of reflections on this remarkable electionand its remarkable outcome. Sometimes as writer you can feeloutclassed by the events you have to chronicle, ...
Nov 6, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Crossword Classic #25 Crossword Classic #25
From the April 3, 1948, issue.
Nov 6, 2008 / Frank W. Lewis