Scheunemann, Iraq and Georgia Scheunemann, Iraq and Georgia
If there's any comic relief in the war between Russia and Georgia, it's this statement from Randy Scheunemann, John McCain's top foreign policy adviser: "In the twenty-first centu...
Aug 21, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Stephanie Tubbs Jones: Champion of Electoral Justice Stephanie Tubbs Jones: Champion of Electoral Justice
Stephanie Tubbs Jones came on my radar in 1990 when, as a relatively young and little-known Cuyahoga County Judge, she mounted a progressive challenge to a conservative Republican...
Aug 21, 2008 / John Nichols
César Maxit: A Real Olympic Hero César Maxit: A Real Olympic Hero
The Beijing Olympics will be remembered for people like Michael Phelps, UsainBolt and Nastia Liukin. But we should also remember César Maxit. Don't know César...
Aug 20, 2008 / Dave Zirin
Obama Nation Author Jerome Corsi’s Racist History Exposed Obama Nation Author Jerome Corsi’s Racist History Exposed
How a racist, conspiratorial crank became the Republican attack machine's anti-Obama point man.
Aug 20, 2008 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
Patience Needed in Pakistan Patience Needed in Pakistan
Things are iffy in Pakistan, with the new civilian coalition getting shakier and the future of Pakistan uncertain after the resignation of Pervez Musharraf, the military president...
Aug 20, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
McCain’s Warped Worldview McCain’s Warped Worldview
His irrational mix of patriotic swagger and blindness to reality is proving disturbingly successful with millions of uninformed voters.
Aug 20, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
MSNBC Taps Rachel Maddow for New Show MSNBC Taps Rachel Maddow for New Show
Popular pundit Rachel Maddow will host a new talk show on MSNBC, catapulting the Air America host and progressive favorite into a prime time field largely dominated by male and con...
Aug 19, 2008 / Ari Melber
Will Youth Activists Recreate ’68 At This Year’s Conventions? Will Youth Activists Recreate ’68 At This Year’s Conventions?
Thousands of young activists are poised to protest at the Democratic and Republican conventions. In the age of Obama, is street protest still relevant?
Aug 19, 2008 / Feature / Michael Gould-Wartofsky
US Misses Shot at Iranian Superstar US Misses Shot at Iranian Superstar
Everyone knew these Olympics would be political. We knew the stadium-sized gapbetween the so-called Olympic ideals and the commercial feeding frenzyin Beijing would stagger...
Aug 19, 2008 / Dave Zirin
The 2008 Student Loan Blues The 2008 Student Loan Blues
Some 200,000 college students won't qualify for loans in September, and millions more will pay higher interest rates. Can they count on Obama to help them out?
Aug 19, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman