Campaigns and Elections

The Ritual Sacrifice of Samantha Power The Ritual Sacrifice of Samantha Power

A principled academic gets ground up in the media hypocrisy machine.

Mar 20, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman

Hillary’s Nasty Pastorate Hillary’s Nasty Pastorate

When it comes to unsavory religious affiliations, Hillary Clinton is a lot more vulnerable than Obama.

Mar 19, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich

Blackwater Seeps Into the Campaign Blackwater Seeps Into the Campaign

Clinton and Obama each have nuanced plans to ban private security firms from Iraq. The difference is how they're spinning them.

Mar 18, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

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

Economic Chaos, Political Consequences Economic Chaos, Political Consequences

As the federal bailout of the banking industry continues, is it too much to ask that McCain, Clinton and Obama abandon their blue-sky promises and address reality?

Mar 17, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Smearing Obama Smearing Obama

False claims about Obama intended to stoke racial and religious fear are trickling from the far right to the mainstream media.

Mar 13, 2008 / Editorial / Ari Berman

A Sea-Change Election? A Sea-Change Election?

The 2008 presidential election could signal the most dramatic political shift since Reagan.

Mar 13, 2008 / Editorial / Robert L. Borosage

Time for a Revote Time for a Revote

Holding Democratic primaries in Florida and Michigan a second time would send the message that Americans do not need to accept illegitimate elections.

Mar 13, 2008 / Editorial / John Nichols

Nation Editor Comments on Spitzer Scandal Nation Editor Comments on Spitzer Scandal

On MSNBC's Morning Joe, Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel talks about the Spitzer scandal and what it means for New York.

Mar 13, 2008 / Video / Katrina vanden Heuvel and The Nation Video

Fidel Castro, the First Superdelegate Fidel Castro, the First Superdelegate

The retired Cuban dictator has played a vital role in every U.S. presidential election for the last fifty years.

Mar 10, 2008 / Feature / Greg Grandin

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