McCain Lunges for the Jugular McCain Lunges for the Jugular
All agree that this is (or should be) the year of the Democrats. But with candidate Barack Obama still leading, on average, in national polls by only about two to five percentage ...
Jul 29, 2008 / TomDispatch
Bush White House Uses Fox to Push Agenda Bush White House Uses Fox to Push Agenda
It's official, straight from the mouth of Bush's former press secretary, Scott McClellan--FOX is Republican propaganda.
Jul 29, 2008 / Countdown
Bush Parody: Swing ‘Em Home Bush Parody: Swing ‘Em Home
Unlike Bush, these guys are determined to play golf as often as possible to support our soldiers overseas.
Jul 29, 2008 / 236.com
1984: The Left, The Democrats and the Future 1984: The Left, The Democrats and the Future
Democrats seek the center--and lose their moorings.
Jul 29, 2008 / Feature / Alexander Cockburn and Andrew Kopkind
Some More Responses to MoveOn Some More Responses to MoveOn
Matt Stoller makes some sharp observations over at TPM Cafe. I thought this was particularly astute: One other problem with understanding Moveon is that there is no measurement ...
Jul 29, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Woman in the House Woman in the House
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks about politics, sexism, impeachment, Obama, and her own personal VP pick.
Jul 29, 2008 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Colombia’s Heart of Darkness in NYC–and DC Colombia’s Heart of Darkness in NYC–and DC
Colombia paramilitary leaders extradited to face stiff US drug charges will dodge accountability for their atrocities. Rights watchers say their victims now have little chance fo...
Jul 29, 2008 / Feature / Bill Weinberg
Want Some Basic Human Dignity with that Burrito? Want Some Basic Human Dignity with that Burrito?
In recent years, Taco Bell and Burger King have foolishly resisted efforts by activists to marginally raise the piece rate they pay tomato pickers only to eventually buckle under ...
Jul 29, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Staged Reading Staged Reading
How Judith Thompson's play about Abu Ghraib falls short.
Jul 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon
Among the Missing Among the Missing
This Week: Congresswoman Kang takes a powder, her chief of staff Chet Kimbrough is on the mend and two plotting lovers get vamped on.
Jul 29, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips