Labor Day: Obama Returns to Union Heartlands Labor Day: Obama Returns to Union Heartlands
ST. PAUL -- Barack Obama will return to the traditional heartlands of the American trade union movement on this Labor Day, marching in and speaking at the close of the annual Labo...
Sep 1, 2008 / John Nichols
Palin on Ron Paul “Right On!” Campaign Palin on Ron Paul “Right On!” Campaign
In a February interview with MTV, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin lavished praise on maverick Republican presidential contender Ron Paul. She had a few nice things to say about anoth...
Sep 1, 2008 / John Nichols
Diddy to McCain: “You Are Buggin” with Palin Diddy to McCain: “You Are Buggin” with Palin
Forget Paris Hilton, rapper and music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is now taking on John McCain. Combs posted an extended YouTube blog this weekend, part of his "Diddy ...
Sep 1, 2008 / Ari Melber
Hello, God: About the Hurricane Hello, God: About the Hurricane
OK, God, we know James Dobson asked his followers to pray for rain on Obama in Denver last week. But this storm in New Orleans isn't what anybody had in mind.
Sep 1, 2008 / Michael Moore
Obama vs. Jimmy Carter Obama vs. Jimmy Carter
If you watched the Democratic convention closely -- very closely -- you caught a brief glimpse of former President Jimmy Carter on stage, looking decidedly unhappy. No surprise: ...
Aug 31, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
McCain Alienates His Base McCain Alienates His Base
I don't really intend to write a whole lot more about Sarah Palin, since I think the pick, while possibly shrewd, is such a craven and obvious political ploy, it doesn't merit too...
Aug 31, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Why Obama Should Fight For Alaska Why Obama Should Fight For Alaska
ST. PAUL -- Barack Obama prevailed in the February 5 Democratic presidential caucuses in Alaska by one of the largest margins he achieved in any of the many state battles that led...
Aug 31, 2008 / John Nichols
Sarah Palin, Wrong Woman for the Job Sarah Palin, Wrong Woman for the Job
John McCain's choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as running mate shows how desperate he is to distract attention from the fact that he is a cranky old man with nothing to off...
Aug 30, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Clinton Praises Palin Pick Clinton Praises Palin Pick
ST. PAUL -- Hillary Clinton, after a Democratic National Convention week of scrambling to be on-message for the Barack Obama campaign, veered off message to celebrate the selectio...
Aug 30, 2008 / John Nichols
Impressions from Denver Impressions from Denver
Cutting through the spin and the stagecraft, Nation correspondents on the scene in Denver report on their experiences at the Democratic convention.
Aug 30, 2008 / The Nation Video and Brett Story