Race to the Bottom Race to the Bottom
How Hillary Clinton's campaign played the race card--and drove a wedge into the feminist movement.
May 1, 2008 / Feature / Betsy Reed
Let Them Eat Waffles Let Them Eat Waffles
How can Barack Obama--or any candidate--overcome the sad hypocrisy of our public discourse?
May 1, 2008 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Mickey Mouse Media Mickey Mouse Media
A serious debate focused about torture, wiretapping, food prices, world hunger... oh, wait. That's the kind of fairy tale they don't do at Disney.
May 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
The Missing Debate The Missing Debate
Why aren't the presidential candidates talking about Moscow's impact on our national security?
May 1, 2008 / Stephen F. Cohen
Obama Under the Weather Obama Under the Weather
Here's a look at the roots of the campaign that seeks to discredit Barack Obama by linking him to Bill Ayers and the Chicago charity to which they each had ties.
May 1, 2008 / Ari Berman
Noted. Noted.
Nasty political advertising in Mississippi and your bloated grocery bill.
May 1, 2008 / The Editors
Our Lapdog Media Our Lapdog Media
What should we do when Big Media fails democracy? First, don't let it get any bigger.
May 1, 2008 / The Editors
Quote of the Day Quote of the Day
Dana Perino, on the occasion of Mission Accomplished day: "President Bush is well aware that the banner should have been more specific. ... It's been a very tough month in Iraq. ...
May 1, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Message Testing Message Testing
J Street reader JL emailed yesterday to make an interesting point: I think that once political campaigns make decisions about how to characterize their opponents, they grow to be...
May 1, 2008 / Chris Hayes