Exit Edwards, Stage Left Exit Edwards, Stage Left
His candidacy is ended, but John Edwards should continue his campaign to make economic justice in America the Democrats' core message.
Jan 31, 2008 / Editorial / John Nichols
Not So Superdelegates Not So Superdelegates
Unelected insiders may well hold the key to the 2008 Democratic nomination. How did things become so undemocratic?
Jan 31, 2008 / Editorial / Ari Berman
MoveOn Weighs Dem Endorsements MoveOn Weighs Dem Endorsements
The netroots powerhouse is surveying its members on whom to support. It's a test of the candidates and of the progressive movement.
Jan 31, 2008 / Feature / Ari Melber
Memo: Where Do the Democrats Stand on Iraq? Memo: Where Do the Democrats Stand on Iraq?
A deep look into how the candidates propose to bring the troops home and deal with the continuing military dilemma.
Jan 30, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Obama, Clinton and the War Obama, Clinton and the War
Ted Kennedy's endorsement of Barack Obama sheds some needed light on Hillary's hawkishness and the real differences between the candidates.
Jan 30, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
South Carolina, What Could Have Been? South Carolina, What Could Have Been?
Inspired by The Nation's intrepid reporting, Stephen Colbert asks what would have been if he'd stayed on the South Carolina ballot.
Jan 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Colbert
A Torch Passed A Torch Passed
With a veritable Mount Rushmore of Kennedy faces arrayed behind him, Barack Obama received powerful symbolic and political support from the icons of the liberal establishment.
Jan 29, 2008 / Feature / Amy Alexander
Endorsing Obama Endorsing Obama
The movement he's inspired holds the promise of a new cycle of activism, reform and fresh thinking. So I will support him through the inevitable storms ahead.
Jan 28, 2008 / Editorial / Tom Hayden
Progressive Democratic Challengers Progressive Democratic Challengers
With the Congressional race under way, the essential question is: will the Democrats be more progressive post-Bush?
Jan 24, 2008 / Feature / John Nichols
They Like Mike They Like Mike
Is America ready for a nonideological problem solver with liberal views on gun control, gay rights and abortion?
Jan 24, 2008 / Feature / Micah L. Sifry