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
Amid Silence, Terror War Escalates Amid Silence, Terror War Escalates
Bush's "war on terror" is escalating without discussion or dissent amid the most open and democratic of American processes--the presidential debates.
Jan 7, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden
New Hampshire’s Nuclear Primary New Hampshire’s Nuclear Primary
Edwards and Kucinich oppose nuclear power plants; Obama and Clinton are very much in favor: Will voters care?
Jan 7, 2008 / Feature / Harvey Wasserman
Labor Rebels Against Clinton Labor Rebels Against Clinton
For weeks the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the largest union in the AFL-CIO, has been relentlessly criticizing Barack Obama's healthcare p...
Jan 7, 2008 / Ari Berman
The Return of the King… for Kucinich The Return of the King… for Kucinich
MANCHESTER, NH -- Anyone who has seen the trilogy of "Lord of the Rings" films knows that Aragorn is up for a daunting battle. And so it should probably come as no surprise that t...
Jan 7, 2008 / John Nichols
Branding the Candidates Branding the Candidates
The election is almost a year away, and already it's come down to branding. In Saturday night's Democratic debate the candidates discussed in considerable detail muclear terroris...
Jan 6, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
The Smartest Political Strategist Not in New Hampshire The Smartest Political Strategist Not in New Hampshire
Most of the people who made Barack Obama the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination – a status that new polls suggest will be confirmed when New Hampshire voters...
Jan 6, 2008 / John Nichols