Who Is the Oracle? Who Is the Oracle?
Tuesday night's Presidential debate in Nashville featured a notable clash or two, but on one topic there was agreement: Warren Buffett. The so-called "Oracle of Omaha" is...
Oct 8, 2008 / Laura Flanders
Wanted: Political Poetry Wanted: Political Poetry
Are you worried about the election? Do you write haiku? People for the American Way and The Nation invite your entries the McPalin Haiku Hysteria competition.
Oct 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Erica Landau
Lee Atwater’s Legacy Lee Atwater’s Legacy
Rebel. Liar. Attack dog. Bigot. Stefan Forbes's Boogie Man assesses the enduring damage Lee Atwater did to our political process.
Oct 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Antonino D’Ambrosio
Someone Watching Sarah Palin’s Campaign Tactics Imagines How She Might Challenge a Referee’s Call in a Sixth-Grade Hockey Game Someone Watching Sarah Palin’s Campaign Tactics Imagines How She Might Challenge a Referee’s Call in a Sixth-Grade Hockey Game
Push back on the pushy hockey mom.
Oct 8, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Obama: Healthcare Should Be a Right Obama: Healthcare Should Be a Right
During the second presidential debate, McCain and Obama show their stark differences on the issue of healthcare.
Oct 8, 2008 / CNN
McCain and W. McCain and W.
McCain's not a perfect replica, but Oliver Stone's Bush bio-pic reminds us they're two spoiled screw-ups who divided and conquered the country for their high-rolling pals.
Oct 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Scheer
Undecided Progressives: Make the Difference for Obama Undecided Progressives: Make the Difference for Obama
Thinking of casting a symbolic vote for Nader or some other third-party progressive? Think again.
Oct 8, 2008 / Tom Hayden
Obama v. McCain: “Fundamental Difference” on Health Care Obama v. McCain: “Fundamental Difference” on Health Care
NASHVILLE -- Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama offered radically different responses to what was arguably the best question asked so far in any of this year's debat...
Oct 8, 2008 / John Nichols
Activist Scholars Stand Up Activist Scholars Stand Up
Win an ACLU youth scholarship for $12,500.
Oct 7, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation
Toxic Loans, Tainted Food Toxic Loans, Tainted Food
As financial markets reel from the US financial crisis and tainted Chinese dairy products are sold around the world, we're learning hard lessons on the limits of globalization.
Oct 7, 2008 / Feature / David E. Gumpert