Joe Garcia Gaining Among Florida Republicans Joe Garcia Gaining Among Florida Republicans
In south Florida, Joe Garcia is taking on the GOP and the Cuban exile establishment.
Oct 8, 2008 / Feature / Ethan Porter
Democrats Could Win Key Senate Races Democrats Could Win Key Senate Races
Democratic candidates are gaining in key Senate races and could tip the balance in the next Congress.
Oct 8, 2008 / Feature / John Nichols
Lords of Misrule: Thomas Frank Takes on the GOP Lords of Misrule: Thomas Frank Takes on the GOP
On the campaign trail, they're culture warriors; once in office, conservatives just follow the money.
Oct 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jefferson Decker
Credenzas of Fragmentation: Lobo Antunes’s Decadent Despair Credenzas of Fragmentation: Lobo Antunes’s Decadent Despair
In António Lobo Antunes's new novel, a lost boy despairs of finding a real family in the wasteland of his past.
Oct 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Natasha Wimmer
Panoramas: ’24 City,’ ‘Ashes of Time Redux,’ ‘Happy-Go-Lucky Panoramas: ’24 City,’ ‘Ashes of Time Redux,’ ‘Happy-Go-Lucky
24 City and Ashes of Time Redux, two stars of the New York Film Festival; plus Happy-Go-Lucky and Ballast reviewed.
Oct 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Obama’s Web-Savvy Voter Plan Obama’s Web-Savvy Voter Plan
The Obama campaign's below-the-radar use of the web to register new voters could change the game for Democrats and Republicans.
Oct 8, 2008 / Ari Melber
Why Don’t the Media Get the Bailout? Why Don’t the Media Get the Bailout?
There's still plenty of time for the media to get the bailout story right: just start asking, "Who benefits?"
Oct 8, 2008 / David Cay Johnston
Noted. Noted.
Philip Weiss on how grassroots activists on Capitol Hill trumped AIPAC to block a bad measure on Iran.
Oct 8, 2008 / The Editors
Spend the Bailout Money on the Middle Class Spend the Bailout Money on the Middle Class
Take a tip from the New Deal: invest that $700 billion in jobs and mortgage aid for those who need it most.
Oct 8, 2008 / Howard Zinn
Invest in the Real Economy Invest in the Real Economy
Government can soften the recession's impact by spending money--lots of it--to stimulate the real economy.
Oct 8, 2008 / The Editors