Media Gone Mad Media Gone Mad
The national news narrative from Denver is completely nuts: consider the unsourced myth of the Clinton-Obama feud.
Aug 26, 2008 / Eric Alterman
From King to Obama From King to Obama
Barack Obama stands on the shoulders of many as he becomes the Democratic presidential nominee. One set of those shoulders belongs to Jesse Jackson.
Aug 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Steve Cobble
The Illusory Middle The Illusory Middle
Undecided voters don't care about left or right: they simply want a candidate they can trust. As he shifts to the center, Obama risks losing his greatest asset--authenticity.
Aug 26, 2008 / Victor Navasky
The Hillary Diehards The Hillary Diehards
If there were any real news here, 15,000 journalists would be reporting it. Instead, they gather soundbites from a few nut cases who consider politics a form of therapy.
Aug 25, 2008 / Eric Alterman
From Fannie Lou Hamer to Barack Obama From Fannie Lou Hamer to Barack Obama
Democrats have come a long way from the first Denver convention a century ago.
Aug 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Guilty of Driving a Truck Guilty of Driving a Truck
Salim Hamdam's conviction and short sentence does nothing to repair the damage the Bush Administration has done.
Aug 14, 2008 / David Cole
Obama and the Sisters Obama and the Sisters
His convention speech should draw from the wisdom of black women activists who were the prophets of American democracy.
Aug 14, 2008 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Noted. Noted.
The I-word, back on the table; Fannie Lou Hamer and the Democrats.
Aug 14, 2008 / The Editors
Blood in the Caucasus Blood in the Caucasus
It's time for the US to dissolve its cold war military alliances and develop realistic new policies toward Russia.
Aug 14, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
For a New Economics For a New Economics
The tepid platform Democrats will adopt in Denver isn't a new social contract, but it does go places Republicans never will. Let's hope Obama does better.
Aug 14, 2008 / The Editors