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Editorial

What Makes Ralph Run

Ralph Nader explains the reasons why he must run in 2008. They haven't changed since 2004.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Rough Trade Debate

It's not enough for candidates to talk tough about the impact of NAFTA. Workers need realistic remedies.

John Nichols

The Real McCain Scandal

He doesn't just take money from lobbyists--they're running his campaign.

The Editors

Noted.

Joseph Cirincione on shooting down satellites, John Nichols on Ralph Nader, Ari Melber tracks the net.

The Editors

Morning in America

As voters choose sides in a momentous election, feminists call on women to reject the race-gender split.

The Nation

Column

Iraq’s Iranian Lovefest

Ahmadinejad's triumphal visit to Baghdad highlights the abject failure of the Bush doctrine. But US media yawned.

Robert Scheer

Obama, Being Called a Muslim Is Not a Smear

He should denounce the attacks themselves as racist propaganda.

Naomi Klein

Ralph Rides Again

What the *&#@! is wrong with this guy?

Katha Pollitt

Less Whining, More Dirt!

Obama can take the rhetorical high road, but he should have some mean stokers in the engine room.

Alexander Cockburn

The Coming Utopia of Post-Partisan Politics

Ward Sutton

As Daffodils Come Out in Spring

Calvin Trillin

Letters

Abandoned by the Corps

Shirley, Mass.

Our Readers

Feature

Winning Votes, Hearts & Minds

Hillary Clinton may have won Texas, but the huge crowds participating for the first time in the primary and caucuses were there mainly because of Barack Obama.

Lou Dubose

Milk Wars

As struggling dairy farmers seek profits by responding to rising consumer demand for raw milk, regulators are taking a hard line.

David E. Gumpert

The Other Side of the McCain Lobbyist Scandal

A Pittsburgh public television activist explains how McCain broke the rules while doing the bidding of a media mogul.

Jerold M. Starr

Lame Duck Pitcher

Roger Clemens has done his damage, to himself and to baseball--and we will see him go down.

Robert Lipsyte

X, X, Baby…

Our Story: Congresswoman Kang pays a visit on her aging slacker brother, and learns more than she'd care to know.

Gary Phillips

Israeli Army Vets Speak Out

Breaking the Silence comes to America.

Eyal Press

A Season of Change in Texas

As a crucial primary looms, Democrats in Texas have gotten the Party started again, as the state continues its remarkable shift from red to blue.

Mary Mapes

Washington-Based Antiwar Coalition Re-emerges

Targets McCain, Iraq costs.

Tom Hayden

The Dean Legacy

The DNC chair has energized aging, ailing or previously nonexistent state parties.

Ari Berman

Postcards From Ohio

The white working-class vote is on the line--so is the myth of Clinton-era good times.

JoAnn Wypijewski

Obama’s Mercenary Position

He calls private security forces "unaccountable" but may use them in Iraq. Meanwhile, Clinton wants to ban them. UPDATED

Jeremy Scahill

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