McCain’s Ads Are Lies McCain’s Ads Are Lies
We are in the two-minute drill with no timeouts. No more sitting on the sidelines and allowing the McCain campaign to rack up points with countless distortions.
Sep 13, 2008 / Brave New Films
Thank God for Barbara Walters? Thank God for Barbara Walters?
I never thought I'd say this--but thank God for Barbara Walters. I have been waiting patiently for the election's narrative to shift from pigs wearing lipstick to the issue...
Sep 13, 2008 / Adam Howard
Sarah’s Steel Ones Sarah’s Steel Ones
Her politics are detestable, but can we take a moment to recognize that Sarah Palin is one tough woman?
Sep 12, 2008 / Amy Alexander
Heck of a Job, Bernanke Heck of a Job, Bernanke
Taking over Fannie, Freddie, banks and brokerages is one thing; knowing what to do with them is something else.
Sep 12, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Turning Point in the Gang Crisis Turning Point in the Gang Crisis
Will the missing issues of gangs, poverty, dropouts, the inner city and policing redefine the presidential debate?
Sep 12, 2008 / Tom Hayden
Remembering the Bear Remembering the Bear
Don Haskins made his mark on college basketball and on America, as he fought to make the hardwood a level playing field for all.
Sep 12, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin
McCain Unwisely Makes Sex Ed An Issue McCain Unwisely Makes Sex Ed An Issue
With his deceptive ad linking Obama to condom ed for kindergartners, McCain broaches he'd best avoid.
Sep 12, 2008 / Sharon Lerner
Palin Channels Cheney’s 9/11-Iraq Falsehoods Palin Channels Cheney’s 9/11-Iraq Falsehoods
When everyone's attention was focusing on Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's less-than-reassuring interview about foreign policy with ABC News anchor Charlie Gibson, the Republican nom...
Sep 12, 2008 / John Nichols
Palin and the Bush Doctrine Palin and the Bush Doctrine
In tonight's interview with Charlie Gibson on ABC, Sarah Palin seemed alarmingly ignorant of what the Bush doctrine is, much less capable of defending it. Gibson asks her: "Do...
Sep 12, 2008 / Richard Kim
America’s Love/Hate Relationship With Itself America’s Love/Hate Relationship With Itself
Veteran journalist Dick Meyer discusses America's love-hate relationship with itself.
Sep 11, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Sarah O’Leary