Constitution in Crisis, Candidates in Denial Constitution in Crisis, Candidates in Denial
Constitution Day has arrived without major statements from Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain on the need to restore this country's commitment to the rule of law. In...
Sep 17, 2008 / John Nichols
Obama: Find Your Inner Populist Obama: Find Your Inner Populist
To win this election and save the country, Obama must renounce the scoundrels from both parties who plunged us into economic crisis.
Sep 17, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Sarah’s Way–or the Highway Sarah’s Way–or the Highway
The idea that Sarah Palin is experienced, ethical and wise would be laughable, if it weren't so alarming.
Sep 17, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Koeppel
Matt Damon Rips Sarah Palin Matt Damon Rips Sarah Palin
The Bourne Ultimatum star calls the Palin pick 'a really bad Disney movie.'
Sep 16, 2008 / YouTube
Q&A With Thomas Frank Q&A With Thomas Frank
The central thesis of Thomas Frank's new book, The Wrecking Crew, is that the kind of obscene depravity witnessed at the Department. of Interior is the natural result of the conser...
Sep 16, 2008 / Feature / Chris Hayes
Republicans Sue Republicans to Help Palin Republicans Sue Republicans to Help Palin
ANCHORAGE -- Here is an interesting twist on the McCain campaign's determined effort to shut down the investigation of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's abuses of power in what has co...
Sep 16, 2008 / John Nichols
How Wide Will Bush’s War Be? How Wide Will Bush’s War Be?
As Andrew Bacevich tells us in the latest issue of the Atlantic, there's now a vigorous debate going on in the military about the nature of the "next" American wars and h...
Sep 16, 2008 / TomDispatch
The Unbearable Lightness of Election 2008 The Unbearable Lightness of Election 2008
This should be a big election about big issues. The greatest financial crisis since the Depression. Soaring global debt. Collapsing public infrastructure. A broken health care...
Sep 16, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘Obama Waffles’ Leave Bad Taste ‘Obama Waffles’ Leave Bad Taste
At the Family Research Council's Value Voters summit in Washington DC, vendors hawk a racist product meant to inspire Anti-Obama fervor.
Sep 16, 2008 / American News Project
Ralph was Right Ralph was Right
From the credit-where-credit-is-due file. The Nader campaign sends along an email pointing out that Nader more or less predicted the current meltdown: Eight years ago, consumer a...
Sep 16, 2008 / Chris Hayes