Obama and King Obama and King
As Obama accepts his party's presidential nomination on the forty-fifth anniversary of King's most famous speech, a historian looks beyond the obvious analogies.
Aug 18, 2008 / Feature / Adele Oltman
Baracky II Baracky II
McCain keeps trying to knock him down, but Obama is prepared to overcome with his good character and reach victory.
Aug 15, 2008 / Video / Humanitainment
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
The Magic of Baseball Endures The Magic of Baseball Endures
Two new books explore the states of wonder and mortification evoked by baseball.
Aug 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Rice
Rick Perlstein’s ‘Nixonland’: A Gripping Look at the Nixon Era Rick Perlstein’s ‘Nixonland’: A Gripping Look at the Nixon Era
Historian Rick Perlstein explores the resentment and polarization sparked by the Nixon era's cultural and political strife.
Aug 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue
Management Styles Management Styles
A different kind of identity politics.
Aug 13, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Paris/Britney Campaign Blowback Paris/Britney Campaign Blowback
John McCain got more than he expected, with an ad comparing Obama to Paris Hilton. The blowback is just beginning.
Aug 6, 2008 / Editorial / Annabelle Gurwitch
Solzhenitsyn’s Life and Our Times Solzhenitsyn’s Life and Our Times
Despite the controversies he aroused in the West and in Russia, Solzhenitsyn remains above all else a writer who bore witness to Soviet society's long-censored suffering.
Aug 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Comic Book Fans Go to the Polls Comic Book Fans Go to the Polls
Americans channeling their favorite superheroes and villains weigh in on who their political heroes will be in this year's election and why.
Aug 5, 2008 / Video / Barely Political
A Devil’s Dictionary of Politics A Devil’s Dictionary of Politics
With millions of first time-voters expected to go to the polls in November, never has an insane political system been more in need of explanation. You won't find much help here.
Aug 3, 2008 / Editorial / Nicholas von Hoffman