SNL: Amy Poehler Raps About Palin and Alaska SNL: Amy Poehler Raps About Palin and Alaska
Amy Poehler brings the house down with a Sarah Palin-inspired hip hop ode to Alaska and the McCain campaign.
Oct 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Saturday Night Live
“Socialist” Is Not an Epithet “Socialist” Is Not an Epithet
"There is always a charge that socialism does not fit human nature. We've encountered that for a long time. Maybe that's true. But can't people be educated? Can't people learn to ...
Oct 20, 2008 / John Nichols
How I Committed Voter Fraud How I Committed Voter Fraud
This past week, I committed voter fraud. Or, I should say, "voter fraud" inside the same sarcastic scare quotes that John McCain deployed when he recently invoked that old tricky ...
Oct 20, 2008 / Chris Hayes
“Senior Members of My Own Party” “Senior Members of My Own Party”
The most striking thing to me about Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama on this morning's Meet the Press, was when he discussed the persistent rumors about Obama's faith. H...
Oct 19, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Colin Powell on Why He Endorsed Obama Colin Powell on Why He Endorsed Obama
Colin Powell slams right-wing attacks on Obama's character and argues in a favor a generational change in the White House.
Oct 19, 2008 / Talking Points Memo
Censure Michele Bachmann Censure Michele Bachmann
On last night's episode of MSNBC's Hardball, Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota charged Barack Obama and other members of Congress with sharing "anti-American" views. Defending th...
Oct 19, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
A Conscience Challenge for Maine’s Susan Collins A Conscience Challenge for Maine’s Susan Collins
Maine Senator Susan Collins is running for reelection as a moderate -- dare we say, "maverick" -- Republican who is willing to break with her party on matters of political honor. ...
Oct 18, 2008 / John Nichols
Nation Editor Challenges GOP Smear Nation Editor Challenges GOP Smear
When Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann called Barack Obama and his supporters 'anti-American,' The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel fought back.
Oct 18, 2008 / MSNBC
Will the Youth Vote Swing This Election? Will the Youth Vote Swing This Election?
In state after state, the number of new voters has swelled like never before. They're mostly under 30 and solidly backing Barack Obama.
Oct 17, 2008 / Feature / Cora Currier
Daily Show on Obama and McCain’s Final Debate Daily Show on Obama and McCain’s Final Debate
The final debate isn't about the animosity between the candidates, but about you, the people who remind them to keep a never-ending supply of Purell on them.
Oct 17, 2008 / The Daily Show