Election 2008

Democrats Chase Evangelical Votes Democrats Chase Evangelical Votes

Led by Obama, Democrats are making a bid for evangelical voters. Lost cause or holy grail?

Oct 8, 2008 / Feature / Sarah Posner

Bailout Signals the Election Is Over Bailout Signals the Election Is Over

By approving the bailout, Congress sealed our political fate more firmly than any presidential election.

Oct 8, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Wanted: Political Poetry Wanted: Political Poetry

Are you worried about the election? Do you write haiku? People for the American Way and The Nation invite your entries the McPalin Haiku Hysteria competition.

Oct 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Erica Landau

Obama: Healthcare Should Be a Right Obama: Healthcare Should Be a Right

During the second presidential debate, McCain and Obama show their stark differences on the issue of healthcare.

Oct 8, 2008 / CNN

Undecided Progressives: Make the Difference for Obama Undecided Progressives: Make the Difference for Obama

Thinking of casting a symbolic vote for Nader or some other third-party progressive? Think again.

Oct 8, 2008 / Tom Hayden

Sarah Palin’s Extreme Sports Sarah Palin’s Extreme Sports

Polititians routinely manipulate Americans' fixation with sports. But Sarah Palin plays an extreme--and disingenuous--version of the game.

Oct 7, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin

Palin 2008 Is Bush 2000 Palin 2008 Is Bush 2000

A new video compilation showing the striking similarity in debate rhetoric between George W. Bush in 2000 and Sarah Palin in 2008.

Oct 5, 2008 / Countdown

Sarah Palin, Mean Girl Sarah Palin, Mean Girl

Remember The Rules, that mean-girl guide to being the object of male desire? That's Sarah Palin. Not that it will do the GOP much good.

Oct 3, 2008 / Linda Hirshman

Obama’s Bailout Strategy Obama’s Bailout Strategy

Framing the financial crisis as a verdict on free-market fantasies, Obama can win with a mandate to end the war and build a better economy from the bottom up.

Oct 2, 2008 / Tom Hayden

Bill Clinton Slams Palin, Shows Fire For Obama Bill Clinton Slams Palin, Shows Fire For Obama

Bill Clinton thinks the vice presidency will be more important than ever in the next four years--and his bet's on Joe Biden

Oct 1, 2008 / Talking Points Memo

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