Murmurs of the Heart Murmurs of the Heart
The malefactors and the manipulators of machination start to fess up.
Oct 14, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips
McCain Must End the Politics of Hate McCain Must End the Politics of Hate
Instead of discussing the real issues, McCain and Palin have turned to stoking the prejudices of their supporters
Oct 14, 2008 / Brave New Films
Planting the Seeds Planting the Seeds
The ACLU is offering 16 young civil liberties activists $12,500 each toward their first year in college. The winners will become part of a special class of scholar-activists, part...
Oct 14, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
A Well-Deserved Prize for An Outspoken Liberal A Well-Deserved Prize for An Outspoken Liberal
Before the Bush years, Paul Krugman was simply an economist. As a young academic, he made a tremendous splash through his work on economic geography, developing what came to be kn...
Oct 14, 2008 / Chris Hayes
My Great Depression My Great Depression
Far more than all the other bad things that have happened during the Bush years, our current financial crisis makes me feel that the American empire is in ruin.
Oct 14, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Radio Nation with Laura Flanders: For Real Change, Vote Green? Radio Nation with Laura Flanders: For Real Change, Vote Green?
Green Party VP nominee Rosa Clemente makes her case. Plus: Van Jones on how green jobs can get us out of this economic crisis.
Oct 14, 2008 / Radio Nation
Chocolate News: Is Obama Really Black? Chocolate News: Is Obama Really Black?
Comedian David Alan Grier implores White America to get over its irrational fear of voting for a Black man.
Oct 14, 2008 / Chocolate News
Frank Gaffney’s Obama Insanity Frank Gaffney’s Obama Insanity
Some pundits have intelligent things to say, even if now and then they let their emotions step all over their better judgment. Some pundits have little or nothing intelligent to s...
Oct 14, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Nation to New Yorkers: Vote Change Like You Mean It. Nation to New Yorkers: Vote Change Like You Mean It.
"In an otherwise desultory fall election, there is one lever New York voters can pull on Election Day that will make a real difference – that of the Working Families Party…"--...
Oct 13, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Openings for US-Iran Deal? Openings for US-Iran Deal?
The elections in Iran are nearly a year away, but it's encouraging to see the emerging possibility of a new bid for the presidency by former President Mohammad Khatami. Last week,...
Oct 13, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss