Maybe One Cheer for Barack Obama Maybe One Cheer for Barack Obama
He's not a real fighter. He's too pretty and doesn't want to get his looks messed up.
Mar 27, 2008 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Progressives for Obama Progressives for Obama
The future has arrived: progressives can make a difference to ensure Barack Obama is our next President.
Mar 25, 2008 / Editorial / Tom Hayden, Barbara Ehrenreich, Bill Fletcher Jr., and Danny Glover
Obama, Politics and the Pulpit Obama, Politics and the Pulpit
The uproar over intemperate remarks by Obama's former pastor reveals all that's repellant in our national discourse over race, religion and politics.
Mar 17, 2008 / Feature / Chris Hayes
The People’s Ball The People’s Ball
How Saul Alinsky would plan Obama's inauguration, and his government.
Mar 7, 2008 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Working-Class Vote in Ohio The Working-Class Vote in Ohio
What issues matter to Ohio's blue-collar voters? JoAnn Wypijewski reports from the campaign trail.
Feb 28, 2008 / Video / The Nation Video and Brett Story
Obama, Being Called a Muslim Is Not a Smear Obama, Being Called a Muslim Is Not a Smear
He should denounce the attacks themselves as racist propaganda.
Feb 28, 2008 / Column / Naomi Klein
Less Whining, More Dirt! Less Whining, More Dirt!
Obama can take the rhetorical high road, but he should have some mean stokers in the engine room.
Feb 28, 2008 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Obama’s Mercenary Position Obama’s Mercenary Position
He calls private security forces "unaccountable" but may use them in Iraq. Meanwhile, Clinton wants to ban them. UPDATED
Feb 27, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
‘End the War in 2009’ ‘End the War in 2009’
Barack Obama has hastened his timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq, setting the stage for an election battle with John McCain and the forces of neoconservatism.
Feb 21, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden
The History of Hope The History of Hope
Voters drawn to Barack Obama are often criticized as naive. But appeals to our collective hope for a more decent society are core to the American experience.
Feb 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Peter Dreier