McCain Sells Out Vets McCain Sells Out Vets

There's little evidence that John McCain will do anything, if elected, to repair the damage the Bush Administration has done to veterans' healthcare.

May 15, 2008 / Brian Beutler

Noted. Noted.

Jeff Madrick on Clintonomics; John Nichols on the Ron Paul revolt; Ari Berman on superdelegate fence-sitters

May 15, 2008 / The Editors

Obama’s GOP Base Obama’s GOP Base

Judging by their voting patterns in the primaries, crossover Republicans may swing the presidential election for Barack Obama.

May 15, 2008 / John Nichols

Burma’s Desperate Hour Burma’s Desperate Hour

The crisis in Burma justifies humanitarian intervention--but it should be carried out by the UN and limited to emergency relief.

May 15, 2008 / The Editors

Morning Links Morning Links

Some things to read this morning:

1) Digby on vote suppression and disenfranchisement in Missouri.

2) George Bush partying like it's 1939. Again.

May 15, 2008 / Chris Hayes

Fallon for Congress Fallon for Congress

Co-written by Dinelle Lucchesi. With this historic and virtually eternal Democratic presidential primary soaking up all the oxygen some of the worthiest state candidates are bein...

May 15, 2008 / Peter Rothberg

Paraphrase This: How High Did This Scheme Go? Paraphrase This: How High Did This Scheme Go?

Yesterday morning, Burger King's Senior Analyst of Communications, Denise Wilson, sent me an e-mail saying that the company had "terminated two employees who participated in unaut...

May 14, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ask President Bush Ask President Bush

Mr. President, did you end up with debacle in Iraq?: "Sure did, fits right in my Bible belt."

May 14, 2008 / Column / Steve Brodner

Competitive Sliming Competitive Sliming

At least McCain's being creative.

May 14, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Letters Letters

Readers write back on Jeremiah Wright's church and Henry Siegman's criticism of Israel; Eric Alterman answers his critics.

May 14, 2008 / Eric Alterman and Our Readers