Political Figures

South Carolina: Inside the ‘Black Primary’ South Carolina: Inside the ‘Black Primary’

As Clinton and Obama square off in South Carolina, a window opens on the fractured state of black politics. It's been an extended soul search. And it ain't over yet.

Dec 20, 2007 / Feature / Bob Moser

The Obama Effect The Obama Effect

Have the dreams of the civil rights movement been realized or deferred?

Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Gary Younge

Playing the God Card Playing the God Card

It's not Romney's Mormon faith that threatens the core values of a secular nation. It's Huckabee's messianic candidacy.

Dec 13, 2007 / John Nichols

Bad Sex in the City Bad Sex in the City

There's something untrustworthy about a man who can't conduct a decent affair. Rudy Giuliani never could.

Dec 12, 2007 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski

Waterboarding Democracy Waterboarding Democracy

Why did four key members of Congress failed to inform the public and the 9/11 Commission about the use of torture on terror suspects?

Dec 12, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

A Precious and Painful Vision of the Future A Precious and Painful Vision of the Future

We have everything we need to address the environmental crisis, save perhaps political will. But political will is a renewable resource.

Dec 10, 2007 / Al Gore

The Audacity of Oprah The Audacity of Oprah

The combined power of Oprah & Obama could reinvigorate our embattled political landscape.

Dec 6, 2007 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Ron Paul’s Roots Ron Paul’s Roots

His phenomenal candidacy is giving the long-fractured libertarian movement a Kumbaya moment.

Dec 6, 2007 / Chris Hayes

Blackwater’s Bu$ine$$ Blackwater’s Bu$ine$$

Undeterred by scandal, Blackwater's global business is booming and continues to pursue its political agenda from deep inside the Mitt Romney campaign.

Dec 6, 2007 / Jeremy Scahill

Bush on Iran: Fool Me Twice Bush on Iran: Fool Me Twice

Despite new evidence on Iran's nuclear ambitions, President Bush is sticking to his story--an inflated threat assessment some leading Democrats persist in believing.

Dec 5, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

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