Election’s Over–Time to Begin Election’s Over–Time to Begin
How millions of Obama volunteers can go to work for a progressive agenda.
Nov 25, 2008 / Feature / Michael Pertschuk
Past and Future Past and Future
Obama's too smart to allow the ideas of the past to define his presidency. Yet Timothy Geithner is an architect and enabler of the unfolding crisis.
Nov 24, 2008 / William Greider
Obamacons? Obamacons?
Jeremy Scahill on President-elect Obama's questionable foreign policy team. Plus: Bolano's 2666.
Nov 24, 2008 / Radio Nation
Blogosphere Backlash to Barack? Blogosphere Backlash to Barack?
The Nation's Ari Melber discusses why the progressive netroots are somewhat unhappy with Obama's cabinet picks to date.
Nov 21, 2008 / MSNBC
Obama Faces Deflation Risk Obama Faces Deflation Risk
Wall Street was buoyed by the appointment of Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary. But that can't offset worries that deflation will compound our economic woes.
Nov 21, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Push Back on Prop 8 Push Back on Prop 8
If the courts don't overturn Proposition 8, expect an initiative challenging it to appear on a California ballot.
Nov 19, 2008 / Torie Osborn
Noted. Noted.
Kristina Rizga on harnessing young voters' energy, Stephen Duncombe on a spoof edition of the New York Times
Nov 19, 2008 / The Editors
Peach State Promises Peach State Promises
Obama should make a serious campaign swing through Georgia to get out the vote for Senate hopeful Jim Martin.
Nov 19, 2008 / John Nichols
Close Gitmo, End Military Commissions Close Gitmo, End Military Commissions
The ACLU leads a campaign to shed light on the abuses at Gitmo and to pressure Obama to keep his promise to shut it down.
Nov 19, 2008 / Brave New Films
Bearing the Weight of it All Bearing the Weight of it All
Barack Obama's electoral victory is momentous but ethereal. Progress is eroded when not pushed forward--and there is still much yet to be done.
Nov 19, 2008 / Benjamin Todd Jealous