Barack Obama

Bitter Fruit in Pennsylvania Bitter Fruit in Pennsylvania

If Obama's remarks on poor white voters were gauche, the responses they elicited have been galling.

Apr 17, 2008 / Column / Gary Younge

Maybe One Cheer for Barack Obama Maybe One Cheer for Barack Obama

He's not a real fighter. He's too pretty and doesn't want to get his looks messed up.

Mar 27, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Progressives for Obama Progressives for Obama

The future has arrived: progressives can make a difference to ensure Barack Obama is our next President.

Mar 25, 2008 / Tom Hayden, Barbara Ehrenreich, Bill Fletcher Jr., and Danny Glover

Obama, Politics and the Pulpit Obama, Politics and the Pulpit

The uproar over intemperate remarks by Obama's former pastor reveals all that's repellant in our national discourse over race, religion and politics.

Mar 17, 2008 / Feature / Chris Hayes

The People’s Ball The People’s Ball

How Saul Alinsky would plan Obama's inauguration, and his government.

Mar 7, 2008 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman

The Working-Class Vote in Ohio The Working-Class Vote in Ohio

What issues matter to Ohio's blue-collar voters? JoAnn Wypijewski reports from the campaign trail.

Feb 28, 2008 / The Nation Video and Brett Story

Obama, Being Called a Muslim Is Not a Smear Obama, Being Called a Muslim Is Not a Smear

He should denounce the attacks themselves as racist propaganda.

Feb 28, 2008 / Column / Naomi Klein

Less Whining, More Dirt! Less Whining, More Dirt!

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

Feb 28, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Obama’s Mercenary Position Obama’s Mercenary Position

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

Feb 27, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

‘End the War in 2009’ ‘End the War in 2009’

Barack Obama has hastened his timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq, setting the stage for an election battle with John McCain and the forces of neoconservatism.

Feb 21, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden

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