On to Michigan, Nevada… and Maybe Oregon On to Michigan, Nevada… and Maybe Oregon
MANCHESTER, NH – New Hampshire has rewritten a script that called for settling the Democratic and Republican presidential nomination contests by February 5 at the latest. The s...
Jan 9, 2008 / John Nichols
Inside Clinton’s Narrow Comeback Inside Clinton’s Narrow Comeback
Hillary Clinton has eked out a crucial win in New Hampshire, a state her aides have long staked out as the "firewall" in her quest for the Democratic nomination. At roug...
Jan 9, 2008 / Ari Melber
How Green is Your Candidate? How Green is Your Candidate?
How do the presidential candidates compare on green issues? The online environmental magazine Grist has created a very useful chart that neatly compares the candidates' environmen...
Jan 8, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
A Conversation with Joe Trippi A Conversation with Joe Trippi
John Edwards's political consultant talks about web-driven organizing, why Hillary Clinton may be the next Howard Dean and how bloggers and mainstream media are covering the campai...
Jan 8, 2008 / Feature / Ari Melber
The Bush Legacy: Journey to the Dark Side The Bush Legacy: Journey to the Dark Side
We have not come to grips with how centrally the Bush Administration has planted torture, abuse, kidnapping, and illegal imprisonment at the heart of governmental practice, the new...
Jan 8, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Clinton Needs A New Narrative Clinton Needs A New Narrative
Post-primary update: I was wrong about Hillary. As Bill might say, we all make mistakes. Salem, NH--Something happened to Hillary Clinton between Iowa and New Hampshire: she los...
Jan 8, 2008 / Ari Berman
Ten Questions In Search of Answers From New Hampshire Ten Questions In Search of Answers From New Hampshire
PORTSMOUTH, NH -- The first questions every observer will ask when NewHampshire polling places close their doors around 8 tonight and clerkstabulate the results of the Democratic ...
Jan 8, 2008 / John Nichols
Hillary Shows Feeling, is Slammed Hillary Shows Feeling, is Slammed
John Edwards just lost my vote. How dare he take cheap shots at Hillary Clinton for letting her eyes mist over (not "crying" as was widely reported) at a meeting with voters in ...
Jan 8, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
A Season of ‘Change’ A Season of ‘Change’
Throughout the political sphere--in Democratic and Republican campaigns, in media coverage and pollsters' surveys--the word "change" is bubbling on people's lips. What does it real...
Jan 8, 2008 / Jonathan Schell
DC Voting Rights Tour: First Stop, New Hampshire DC Voting Rights Tour: First Stop, New Hampshire
In September, a House-approved bill granting 600,000 citizens in the District of Columbia a voting representative in Congress for the first time, fell just 3 votes shy of overcomi...
Jan 8, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel