A Citizen Who Has Tried to Keep Informed Addresses Those Covering the 2008 Presidential Election A Citizen Who Has Tried to Keep Informed Addresses Those Covering the 2008 Presidential Election
From the pulpit to the polling booth.
May 7, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Madame President Gets the 3am Phone Call… Madame President Gets the 3am Phone Call…
What would happen if Hillary Clinton got the call? "Hmmm...huh? Iran has what? Obliterate them!"
May 7, 2008 / Column / Randall Enos
Clinton Backer McGovern: Time for Hillary to Quit Clinton Backer McGovern: Time for Hillary to Quit
When I interviewed George McGovern last summer about the Democratic presidential field last year, the liberal icon expressed the most enthusiasm about the candidacy of Illinois Se...
May 7, 2008 / John Nichols
Our Broken Immigration System Our Broken Immigration System
Why is the US government detaining an elderly Pakistani couple on immigration violations when they were planning to leave the country anyway?
May 7, 2008 / Chris Hayes
The Next War The Next War
Remember when the globe's imperial policeman, its New Rome, was going to wield its unsurpassed military power by moving from country to country, using lightning strikes and shock-a...
May 7, 2008 / TomDispatch
Battle of the Hawks Battle of the Hawks
In the increasingly unlikely event of a McCain-Clinton election, people who care about peace have serious reason to worry.
May 7, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Clintons in Denial Clintons in Denial
Tuesday's elections show the Clintons are beyond persuasion or capable of thinking beyond their own interests.
May 7, 2008 / Tom Hayden
Split Result Helps Obama, But Leaves Race Undone Split Result Helps Obama, But Leaves Race Undone
The race for the Democratic presidential nomination did not end Tuesday night. A split result -- North Carolina solidly for Barack Obama, Indiana narrowly for Hillary Clinton -- ...
May 7, 2008 / John Nichols