New Era for Pakistan–and Kashmir? New Era for Pakistan–and Kashmir?
The resignation of Pervez Musharraf and a looming election in India offer hope that with the right leadership, the sixty-year faceoff over Kashmir might finally be resolved.
Aug 18, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Radio Nation with Laura Flanders Radio Nation with Laura Flanders
China's middle class ambitions; the Democrats' quest for blue-collar votes.
Aug 18, 2008 / Radio Nation
Six Questions About Anthrax Six Questions About Anthrax
And one answer: Bush's global 'war on terror' operates on a double standard.
Aug 18, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Is Michael Phelps Really the Greatest Olympian Ever? Is Michael Phelps Really the Greatest Olympian Ever?
Eight gold medals. Seven world records. And most remarkably,transforming laps in a pool into must-see-TV. Michael Phelps has truly exceeded the hype and has derserved every...
Aug 18, 2008 / Dave Zirin
Obama and King Obama and King
As Obama accepts his party's presidential nomination on the forty-fifth anniversary of King's most famous speech, a historian looks beyond the obvious analogies.
Aug 18, 2008 / Feature / Adele Oltman
The Democratic Veepstakes The Democratic Veepstakes
The Nation's Ari Melber sheds light on the real contenders for Obama's Vice President.
Aug 18, 2008 / YouTube
McCain, Circa 2003 McCain, Circa 2003
There's yet to be a solid, point-by-point effort to expose John McCain's pre-2003 views on Iraq, when (along with his neocon advisers and cheerleaders) he led the charge to Baghda...
Aug 17, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Blind to Bolt in Beijing Blind to Bolt in Beijing
The ultimate Olympic event is the 100-meter dash. From the greatness of Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis, to the ignominy of Ben Johnson--it has in many ways come to define the ...
Aug 16, 2008 / Dave Zirin
Ceasefire and Chaos in Georgia Ceasefire and Chaos in Georgia
Once geopolitical lines are redrawn, the question must be answered: who started this war?
Aug 16, 2008 / Feature / Margarita Akhvlediani
Baracky II Baracky II
McCain keeps trying to knock him down, but Obama is prepared to overcome with his good character and reach victory.
Aug 15, 2008 / Humanitainment