Politics

Viva la Restauración Viva la Restauración

Latinos supported Hillary Clinton in the chaotic Nevada caucuses, but how much do her policies support them?

Jan 24, 2008 / Editorial / Chris Hayes

Bill and Hill’s Dangerous Game Bill and Hill’s Dangerous Game

The Clintons cannot compete with the enthusiasm Obama sets off so they are trying to destroy it. They just may succeed--but at an awful price.

Jan 23, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Playing Politics with Bankers Playing Politics with Bankers

Now that Dennis Kucinich is out of the presidential debates, don't expect Clinton or Obama to hold unregulated bankers accountable for the global economic meltdown.

Jan 23, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

Chalmers Johnson: America’s Going Bankrupt Chalmers Johnson: America’s Going Bankrupt

From Tom Dispatch: The current economic crisis is caused by policies that tax the richest Americans at strikingly low levels and spend huge sums on defense projects that have no ...

Jan 23, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Chalmers Johnson

A Conversation with Taylor Branch A Conversation with Taylor Branch

MLK's biographer on presidents, politics, racial injustice, poverty and war.

Jan 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Wallace

Racial Politics, Clinton Style Racial Politics, Clinton Style

No matter who injected the issue of race and gender into the Democratic presidential campaign, it's not going away.

Jan 18, 2008 / Editorial / Ari Berman

The Weepy Witch & the Secret Muslim The Weepy Witch & the Secret Muslim

If the campaign becomes a competition between race and gender, the winner will be whichever white man the GOP nominates.

Jan 17, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Moody’s: The Terrorist at Ground Zero Moody’s: The Terrorist at Ground Zero

Lusting after pools of Social Security and Medicare money, the Wall Street giant aims to dictate national policy through the barrel of a financial gun.

Jan 17, 2008 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

Twin Disasters Twin Disasters

When will the candidates cease their petty sniping and address the real issues: the Iraq War and the faltering economy?

Jan 17, 2008 / Editorial / The Editors

Those Ungrateful Saudis Those Ungrateful Saudis

After all he's done for them, why is it that Bush only gets a 12 percent favorability rating in Saudi Arabia?

Jan 16, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

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