The Spitzer Sting The Spitzer Sting
Was there a medium-sized right-wing conspiracy to nail Eliot Spitzer?
Mar 13, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Who Would Jesus Vote For? Who Would Jesus Vote For?
The new evangelicals are rejecting the religious right and embracing a broader social gospel.
Hedges Vs. Hitchens Hedges Vs. Hitchens
The so-called "new atheists" may be as extreme as Christian fundamentalists, if not more.
Feb 24, 2008 / Chris Hedges, The Nation Video, and Brett Story
Conservative Cannibalism Conservative Cannibalism
Dumb and dumber: reviewing new books by David Frum and Jonah Goldberg.
Feb 21, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman
Wanted: More White Babies Wanted: More White Babies
A look at a cynical Christian Conservative effort to export the U.S. culture wars.
Feb 18, 2008 / Kathryn Joyce, The Nation Video, and Brett Story
‘Love Me, I’m a Liberal’ ‘Love Me, I’m a Liberal’
Thanks to a cowed media, scaremongering is the only remaining area of conservative competence.
Feb 7, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Huckabee Factor The Huckabee Factor
With talk of a possible VP slot and a dedicated core of supporters, the former Arkansas governor's popularity shows the Christian right's not done yet.
Feb 4, 2008 / Feature / Sarah Posner
Return of the Swift Boaters Return of the Swift Boaters
As conservatives stare into an electoral abyss, the shadowy group that smeared John Kerry in 2004 has reorganized and stands poised to do its dirty work again.
Jan 2, 2008 / Feature / Chris Hayes
A Hoax Exposed at Princeton A Hoax Exposed at Princeton
When a strait-laced Princeton student claimed he was attacked by liberal thugs, the conservative establishment rallied around him--until it turned out to be a lie.
Dec 18, 2007 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
Deal Breakers Deal Breakers
Two new books seek to galvanize progressives at a key political moment: Paul Krugman's The Conscience of a Liberal and Jonathan Chait's The Big Con.
Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein