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I know I'm asking to be ignored with a non-Super Tuesday post on the largest primary day in US history. But there's more to politics than elections and no matter who occupies the ...
Feb 5, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Will the Senate OK More Bush Spying? Will the Senate OK More Bush Spying?
Democratic leaders are poised to validate Bush's illegal surveillance, giving up even more ground than their Republican colleagues did. Why?
Feb 5, 2008 / Ari Melber
Exit Poll Exit Poll
American voters, stuck in the world that Bush and Cheney have crafted, are sensing doom--and they want out.
Feb 5, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Bush Defense Budget Bush Defense Budget
As the poor and middle-class continue to bear the brunt of these hard economic times, struggling to pay for housing, food, heating and health care, the Pentagon today announced it...
Feb 5, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Race Trap The Race Trap
Observing Barack Obama run for president has been like watching a home movie blown up into a glorious, IMAX blockbuster spectacle. It's been more than a little unnerving to see the...
Feb 5, 2008 / Richard Kim
Ten Tips for Sorting Out Super Tuesday Spin Ten Tips for Sorting Out Super Tuesday Spin
Super Tuesday is such a monumental moment on the 2008 political calendar that the big day's voting actually voting began when it was still just ordinary Monday in America. And th...
Feb 5, 2008 / John Nichols
Obama’s Wired Tuesday Push Obama’s Wired Tuesday Push
In one last push to mobilize voters, Michelle Obama is asking her husband's supporters to get viral on Tuesday. In a final salvo for Super Tuesday, the Obama Campaign blasted an e...
Feb 5, 2008 / Ari Melber
Gandhi’s Teachings Are Alive Gandhi’s Teachings Are Alive
Mohandas K. Gandhi, killed sixty years ago, was a moment in the conscience of mankind. But the flame of hope his life inspired shapes our lives still.
Feb 4, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
The Huckabee Factor The Huckabee Factor
With talk of a possible VP slot and a dedicated core of supporters, the former Arkansas governor's popularity shows the Christian right's not done yet.
Feb 4, 2008 / Feature / Sarah Posner
We Might Be Giants We Might Be Giants
A Patriots Super Bowl win was written in the stars. But every once in a while, the double-digit underdog can win.
Feb 4, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin