If Obama Is JFK, Who Is Hillary? If Obama Is JFK, Who Is Hillary?
Ted Kennedy's statement Monday that Obama was like JFK set off a storm of historical analogies. Hillary's side fired back that she is like Bobby Kennedy--at least that's what three...
Jan 30, 2008 / Jon Wiener
With a Last Call to Action, John Edwards Will Exit the Race With a Last Call to Action, John Edwards Will Exit the Race
John Edwards went back on Wednesday to New Orleans, the city where a year ago he launched a populist campaign to make poverty an issue in American politics. He did not arrive in ...
Jan 30, 2008 / John Nichols
For Edwards, The Good Fight Is Over For Edwards, The Good Fight Is Over
It's been an uphill climb all the way: And today, John Edwards signaled he's done. Outspent by his opponents and crowded out of the media spotlight by the drama of the Clinton/Ob...
Jan 30, 2008 / The Nation
Memo: Where Do the Democrats Stand on Iraq? Memo: Where Do the Democrats Stand on Iraq?
A deep look into how the candidates propose to bring the troops home and deal with the continuing military dilemma.
Jan 30, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Obama, Clinton and the War Obama, Clinton and the War
Ted Kennedy's endorsement of Barack Obama sheds some needed light on Hillary's hawkishness and the real differences between the candidates.
Jan 30, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
McCain Wins — Without Most Conservatives McCain Wins — Without Most Conservatives
John McCain won a personal victory in Florida Tuesday night. But he still has not won the Republican ideological battle that will continue through Super Tuesday and perhaps deep ...
Jan 30, 2008 / John Nichols
Slavery in the Union Slavery in the Union
"We must ensure that all life is treated with the dignity it deserves," President Bush declared during his final State of the Union address. He then segued into a call to ban hum...
Jan 30, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Justified Violence: Breaking the Gaza Wall Justified Violence: Breaking the Gaza Wall
The breaking of the Gaza-Egypt wall is clearly a good thing, and a rare example of the moral--and also wise--use of violence in politics.
Jan 29, 2008 / Allan Nairn
South Carolina, What Could Have Been? South Carolina, What Could Have Been?
Inspired by The Nation's intrepid reporting, Stephen Colbert asks what would have been if he'd stayed on the South Carolina ballot.
Jan 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Colbert
Wall Street’s Crisis Wall Street’s Crisis
Wall Street crashes; thousands of people are wiped out, but the worst is yet to come.
Jan 29, 2008 / The Editors