Obama’s Missed Moment Obama’s Missed Moment
My bottom line on Friday's debate: Barack Obama failed to step up to the historic moment. He made perfunctory remarks about the massive banking bailout facing the political system...
Sep 27, 2008 / William Greider
Verdict on Obama: Mealymouthed, Pathetic Verdict on Obama: Mealymouthed, Pathetic
If, God forbid, foreign policy had to be the deciding factor in choosing between Barack Obama and John McCain, then last night's terrible showing by Obama would make me a Ralph Na...
Sep 27, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama– Minimalist Debater? Obama– Minimalist Debater?
Barack Obama not only had the good judgment to oppose the war in Iraq, he argued for the need "to end the mindset that took us into" that war. So it was troubling that tonight---i...
Sep 27, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Best Bailout Money Can Buy The Best Bailout Money Can Buy
Could the need for real and aggressive campaign finance reform be any clearer than it is now?The Bush Administration continues to hawk its $700 billion bonanza bailout for Wall St...
Sep 27, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Debate On Iraq Benefits Obama A Debate On Iraq Benefits Obama
A blistering economic crisis may be the all-encompassing issue of the moment. But the war in Iraq still defines the difference between John McCain and Barack Obama. McCain remai...
Sep 27, 2008 / John Nichols
Archive: Bearing Witness in Mississippi Archive: Bearing Witness in Mississippi
As the eyes of the nation are focused on the University of Mississippi for the presidential debate, The Nation archive yields insights on key events in Mississippi during the civi...
Sep 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Marissa Colón-Margolies and Erica Landau
Henry Paulson’s Shell Game Henry Paulson’s Shell Game
The emerging compromise on the bailout is better than Paulson's original proposal, but falls far short of what needs to be done. Congress and the next president will have a lot mor...
Sep 26, 2008 / Feature / Joseph E. Stiglitz
Mr. McCain Goes to Washington Mr. McCain Goes to Washington
Jon Stewart says John McCain is the only man who can impulsively overreact to something ten days old.
Sep 26, 2008 / The Daily Show
Acts of Contrition Acts of Contrition
The road to recovery requires more than a bailout. Americans deserve apologies from Washington and Wall Street--and a new president capable of telling the truth and leading us forw...
Sep 26, 2008 / Feature / William Greider
The Mellon Caucus The Mellon Caucus
In 1929, Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon faced the impending Great Depression and said: Bring. It. On. Liquidate labor, liquidate stocks, liquidate the farmers, liquidat...
Sep 26, 2008 / Chris Hayes