Biden’s Kitchen-Table Populism Biden’s Kitchen-Table Populism
Barack Obama stumbled at one point in his introduction of his vice presidential pick, telling the crowd in Springfield that he had come to "introduce you to the next President…t...
Aug 23, 2008 / John Nichols
On Iraq, Biden Is Worse than McCain On Iraq, Biden Is Worse than McCain
Barack Obama may be doing the one thing that might have seemed impossible: he's picking a running mate whose ideas about Iraq are even worse than, and stupider than, John McCain's...
Aug 23, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Jamaica Bolts to the Top Jamaica Bolts to the Top
"All I can say is, 'Yo! Jamaican sprinters taking over the world!'" said Usain Bolt, who has, for my money been the preeminent star of these games--even bigger th...
Aug 22, 2008 / Dave Zirin
FBI Seeks Sweeping New Powers FBI Seeks Sweeping New Powers
Attorney General Michael Mukasey is poised to implement new rules that will create a new surveillance state.
A People’s Convention? A People’s Convention?
After a historical and exhilarating primary season, with unprecedented voter turnout and grassroots activism, some great venues at the Democratic Convention in Denver next week wi...
Aug 22, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Would Mao Think of the Games? What Would Mao Think of the Games?
He'd feel bad that the whole Communist era was airbrushed out of the Olympic spectacle. But he'd probably like the swimming.
Aug 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Wasserstrom
What Role Will Lobbyists Play in the Democratic Convention? What Role Will Lobbyists Play in the Democratic Convention?
The Nation's Ari Berman dissects the corporate influence-peddling at this year's Democratic convention.
Aug 22, 2008 / The Nation Video
Remembering Gene Upshaw Remembering Gene Upshaw
The last thirty years haven't exactly been kind to the labor movement. It's been a story of slow death, with decades of falling unionnumbers, stagnant wages and disappearin...
Aug 22, 2008 / Dave Zirin
Curb Your Enthusiasm Curb Your Enthusiasm
There's a lot less than meets the eye in the rumored US-Iraq accord. On the surface, it would seem that the US and Iraqi negotiators have sought to cut the baby in half, splittin...
Aug 22, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Warning to Obama on the New Cold War Warning to Obama on the New Cold War
McCain and the neocons are heating up a conflict in the Caucasus; it's up to the peace movement to keep Obama from signing on.
Aug 22, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden