Jon Stewart on Obama’s Fist Bump Jon Stewart on Obama’s Fist Bump
Stewart ridicules the mainstream media's latest foray into the politics of personal destruction.
Jun 12, 2008 / The Daily Show
Supreme Court Deals Death Blow to Gitmo Supreme Court Deals Death Blow to Gitmo
The Supreme Court delivers a dramatic blow to the President's lawless detention policies, overturns an effort by the previous Congress to eliminate the right of habeas corpus and s...
Jun 12, 2008 / Feature / Jonathan Hafetz
Fighting the Smears Fighting the Smears
I've been tracing the internet-fueled smears and rumors about Barack Obama since I wrote about the phenomenon last year. Yesterday the campaign announced a new smear-debunking sit...
Jun 12, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Obama and the Power of Symbols Obama and the Power of Symbols
Does Obama's candidacy represent a progressive paradigm shift--or is he just another mainstream Democrat?
Jun 12, 2008 / Column / Gary Younge
Obama’s Chicago Boys Obama’s Chicago Boys
Before Obama can transform the economy, he has some housecleaning to do.
Jun 12, 2008 / Column / Naomi Klein
Silence of the (MSM) Lambs Silence of the (MSM) Lambs
They enabled the Iraq catastrophe and now spin a self-flattering narrative to excuse their failings.
Jun 12, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman
Drugged-Up Nation Drugged-Up Nation
America is literally awash in antidepressants. Blame the surfeit of drugs in our system on a confusion between illness and suffering.
Jun 12, 2008 / Charles Barber
Noted. Noted.
Dennis Kucinich's impeachment play; architects of the subprime mortgage disaster; sexism and the Clinton campaign.
Jun 12, 2008 / The Editors
Empire or Republic? Empire or Republic?
Imagine the benefits if we could make significant cutbacks in military spending.
Jun 12, 2008 / Robert Scheer
Obama, McCain & Iraq Obama, McCain & Iraq
Let's hope Barack Obama resists the impulse to move to the center on one of the most contentious issues of the campaign: leaving Iraq.
Jun 12, 2008 / The Editors