Campaigns and Elections

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 / Stephen F. Cohen

No Country for Old Men No Country for Old Men

Age is a factor in this race and nowhere is it so important as in McCain's vice-presidential choice.

Apr 30, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

McCain Is the Media’s Maverick McCain Is the Media’s Maverick

Why does the American public think John McCain is a maverick? Because the mainstream media told them so.

Apr 28, 2008 / Media Matters for America

Hillary’s Iran Insanity Hillary’s Iran Insanity

How did Hillary go from being simply hawkish on Iran to becoming completely hellbent on its destruction?

Apr 28, 2008 / Talking Points Memo

The Clintonian Legacy The Clintonian Legacy

Bill Clinton's foreign policy record, on which his wife is running, was anything but stellar.

Apr 27, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

Bitter Politics Bitter Politics

Voters and superdelegates now must ask at what cost Clinton is willing to continue this fight.

Apr 24, 2008 / The Editors

Protecting the Rights of Millionaires Protecting the Rights of Millionaires

By equating money with free speech, is the Supreme Court defending the right of the rich to steal elections?

Apr 23, 2008 / Feature / Laura MacCleery

Did Race Win the Race for Hillary? Did Race Win the Race for Hillary?

Does living in mixed communities make people less or more vulnerable to campaigning that plays on ethnic and racial divisions?

Apr 23, 2008 / Feature / Gaiutra Bahadur

The Intemperate Candidate The Intemperate Candidate

Hillary Clinton's intemperate remarks about "obliterating" Iran cloud her primary win with questions about her judgment.

Apr 23, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

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