Politics

Battle of the Hawks Battle of the Hawks

In the increasingly unlikely event of a McCain-Clinton election, people who care about peace have serious reason to worry.

May 7, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

Clintons in Denial Clintons in Denial

Tuesday's elections show the Clintons are beyond persuasion or capable of thinking beyond their own interests.

May 7, 2008 / Editorial / Tom Hayden

Gas Tax Holiday (from Reality) Gas Tax Holiday (from Reality)

As far as Hillary Clinton is concerned, if you disagree with her gas tax plan, you're an elitist.

May 5, 2008 / Video / Talking Points Memo

Vermont Students Join May 1 War Protests Vermont Students Join May 1 War Protests

As West Coast dockworkers stopped work at twenty-nine ports on May Day, students in Vermont took antiwar protests to the offices of a General Dynamics plant.

May 3, 2008 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl

A Deeper Black A Deeper Black

Shelby Steele's book on Barack Obama, an outdated critique of identity politics, misses the candidate's essential power.

May 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Ta-Nehisi Coates

Race to the Bottom Race to the Bottom

How Hillary Clinton's campaign played the race card--and drove a wedge into the feminist movement.

May 1, 2008 / Feature / Betsy Reed

The Missing Debate The Missing Debate

Why aren't the presidential candidates talking about Moscow's impact on our national security?

May 1, 2008 / Editorial / Stephen F. Cohen

Obama Under the Weather Obama Under the Weather

Here's a look at the roots of the campaign that seeks to discredit Barack Obama by linking him to Bill Ayers and the Chicago charity to which they each had ties.

May 1, 2008 / Editorial / Ari Berman

The Audacity of the NAHB The Audacity of the NAHB

You’d think that the frank quid-pro-quo politics the National Association of Home Builders resorted to this February as part of their campaign to secure passage of favorable…

Apr 30, 2008 / Blog / Chris Hayes

Can Obama Resurrect Real Conservatism? Can Obama Resurrect Real Conservatism?

A conversation with Andrew Bacevich about what conservatives and progressives can hope for in the post-Bush era.

Apr 30, 2008 / Feature / Susannah Vila

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