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
New Obama Ad Rebuts Palin Pick (Updated) New Obama Ad Rebuts Palin Pick (Updated)
The Obama campaign released a new, national cable ad on Saturday responding to John McCain's decision to tap Sarah Palin as his running mate. The message could not be clearer: For...
Aug 30, 2008 / Ari Melber
Palin and “The Lumberjack Song” Palin and “The Lumberjack Song”
Those disparaging Palin's lack of achievements have forgotten that it was Palin who wrote the famous "Lumberjack Song," which of course is about life in Alaska: "I'm...
Aug 29, 2008 / Jon Wiener
Palin as McCain’s Greatest Move Palin as McCain’s Greatest Move
John McCain completely upended the presidential race by tapping Sarah Palin, an unknown and unremarkable governor of a small, remote red state, to be his running mate.
Aug 29, 2008 / Ari Melber
Take Back Labor Day Take Back Labor Day
There's something a little perverse about the anti-worker Republican Party commencing its quadrennial confab in St. Paul, Minnesota on Labor Day. Fortunately for all Minnesotans,...
Aug 29, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
McCain’s Hail Mary Pass McCain’s Hail Mary Pass
The news was so stunning I refused to believe it until I saw John McCainon the TV screen announcing his pick for Vice President. There's no needto disparage Sarah Palin. She's seem...
Aug 29, 2008 / William Greider
Sarah Palin, Buchananite Sarah Palin, Buchananite
UPDATE: The McCain campaign says she never "worked" for Buchanan and there's no evidence she raised money or donated to him. After the AP article I cite below, she wrote a letter ...
Aug 29, 2008 / Chris Hayes