Political Figures

The Audacity of Oprah The Audacity of Oprah

The combined power of Oprah & Obama could reinvigorate our embattled political landscape.

Dec 6, 2007 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Ron Paul’s Roots Ron Paul’s Roots

His phenomenal candidacy is giving the long-fractured libertarian movement a Kumbaya moment.

Dec 6, 2007 / Chris Hayes

Blackwater’s Bu$ine$$ Blackwater’s Bu$ine$$

Undeterred by scandal, Blackwater's global business is booming and continues to pursue its political agenda from deep inside the Mitt Romney campaign.

Dec 6, 2007 / Jeremy Scahill

Bush on Iran: Fool Me Twice Bush on Iran: Fool Me Twice

Despite new evidence on Iran's nuclear ambitions, President Bush is sticking to his story--an inflated threat assessment some leading Democrats persist in believing.

Dec 5, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Cheering for Ron Paul Cheering for Ron Paul

It takes a libertarian Republican to shame Democrats into acknowledging the true cost of this war for ordinary Americans.

Nov 21, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Carter Speaks His Mind Carter Speaks His Mind

A conversation with the former President on Jonathan Demme's new film, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains, and the difficulty of talking about Israel and Palestine.

Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

Bush Stands By His Dictator Bush Stands By His Dictator

Bush's coddling of Pervez Musharraf defies all reason--and bears some unsettling similarity to his own offenses and misteps as President.

Nov 14, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bill Richardson Bill Richardson

The broadest experience, smart on Iraq.

Nov 8, 2007 / Feature / Rocky Anderson

Barack Obama Barack Obama

A visionary candidate for a new America.

Nov 8, 2007 / Feature / Michael Eric Dyson

Dennis Kucinich Dennis Kucinich

A farsighted populist and pacifist.

Nov 8, 2007 / Feature / Gore Vidal

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