Saturday Night Live’s Obama Variety Special Saturday Night Live’s Obama Variety Special
What if Barack Obama and friends decided to play it safe with his prime-time special by putting on a 70s-style variety show?
Oct 27, 2008 / Saturday Night Live
Political Crisis in Israel May Boost Hawks Political Crisis in Israel May Boost Hawks
The former Mossad agent who leads Israel's ruling party, Kadima, failed in her effort to put together a government, but there's a chance that Tzipi Livni will never become prime m...
Oct 27, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
It’s Crunch Time in South Dakota It’s Crunch Time in South Dakota
Election Day is around the corner, so if you still have two dimes to rub together, you have just a few days to send them where they can still do good on November 4. I'm send...
Oct 26, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Obama Highlights a Vote for McCain: George Bush’s Obama Highlights a Vote for McCain: George Bush’s
Barack Obama has gotten plenty of help from Republicans over the course of the past week. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell jumped party lines to endorse the Democrat for pr...
Oct 26, 2008 / John Nichols
The Suffering of Wall Street Wives The Suffering of Wall Street Wives
"Wall Street wives are finding that they must defer dreams and fancy things," the L.A. Times reported in a page one story on Saturday. One wife, who had been looking fo...
Oct 25, 2008 / Jon Wiener
Nader’s Stubborn Idealism Nader’s Stubborn Idealism
Ralph Nader is a man of political substance, trapped in an era of easy lies.
Oct 25, 2008 / Feature / William Greider
Palin Pays Stylist: $22,800; Policy Aide: $12,500 Palin Pays Stylist: $22,800; Policy Aide: $12,500
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is a "serious" candidate. She's about substance, not style. And to suggest otherwise, she will tell you, is unfair. So, surely, there is some good ex...
Oct 24, 2008 / John Nichols
Nader’s Debate Nader’s Debate
At a third-party candidates' debate before a tiny audience in Washington Thursday, Ralph Nader continued to prove he takes this race seriously.
Oct 24, 2008 / Feature / David Weigel
Rachel Maddow Show: Steal Back Your Vote Rachel Maddow Show: Steal Back Your Vote
Rachel Maddow talks to Robert Kennedy Jr. about the systematic purging of voters off of the rolls nationwide, and what you can do about it.
Oct 24, 2008 / MSNBC
Naomi Klein Breaks Down the Bailout Naomi Klein Breaks Down the Bailout
Nation columnist Naomi Klein speaks at a Nation/Brecht Forum event about the financial crisis.
Oct 24, 2008 / The Nation Video