Jon Wiener

Contributing Editor

@JonWiener1

Jon Wiener is a contributing editor of The Nation and co-author (with Mike Davis) of Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties.

Hillary Wins; Limbaugh is Laughing Hillary Wins; Limbaugh is Laughing

Tuesday night was a good night for Rush Limbaugh. "I want Hillary to stay in this," he said on Fox News, because "I want the Democrats to lose. They're in the midst ...

Mar 5, 2008 / Jon Wiener

Obama and the Jews Obama and the Jews

Now it's official: page one of the New York Times reported on Saturday that the Jews have a problem with Obama. The Times story, by Neela Banerjee (is that a Jewish name?), did no...

Mar 3, 2008 / Jon Wiener

Samantha Power: Obama and Me Samantha Power: Obama and Me

Samantha Power is Barack Obama's senior foreign policy adviser, but when his office first called her in 2005, she thought, "who is this guy?" Her 2003 book on genocide, ...

Feb 29, 2008 / Jon Wiener

Republicans for Obama Republicans for Obama

Reagan Democrats played a key role in electing a new present in 1980; now Obama Republicans seem to be emerging as a significant political force - at least in the primaries. In th...

Feb 25, 2008 / Jon Wiener

1,000 Feminists Oppose Hillary 1,000 Feminists Oppose Hillary

More than 1,000 feminists have signed a statement criticizing Hillary Clinton and supporting Obama for president - evidence that Clinton's support among women activists continues t...

Feb 20, 2008 / Jon Wiener

Nutrition vs. Food: Michael Pollan’s Eater’s Manifesto Nutrition vs. Food: Michael Pollan’s Eater’s Manifesto

What's so bad about convenience food?, I asked Michael Pollan - his new book, "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto," has been the number one best-seller nationally for the las...

Feb 18, 2008 / Jon Wiener

Obama and Latinos: Santa Ana Ground Zero Obama and Latinos: Santa Ana Ground Zero

The Obama campaign, intent on taking some of the crucial Latino vote in California away from Hillary Clinton, organized a daylong door-to-door canvas on Saturday in the region's mo...

Feb 3, 2008 / Jon Wiener

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

Hillary’s Man Problem Hillary’s Man Problem

A lot of men don't like Hillary. A lot of men say they don't want to vote for Hillary--even Democratic men. The new Los Angeles Times/ Bloomberg poll, released December 28, shows t...

Jan 2, 2008 / Jon Wiener

What Hillary Hasn’t Done in Foreign Policy What Hillary Hasn’t Done in Foreign Policy

During the eight years Hillary was First Lady, she didn't deal with terrorism, Osama bin Laden, or Al Qaeda. She wasn't a decision-maker on any of the other big foreign policy iss...

Dec 27, 2007 / Jon Wiener

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