Politics

Hail Caesar! Hail Caesar!

Warning sign one: Obama plans a "fiscal responsibility summit." Warning sign two: entitlements are on the table.

Jan 22, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Seeking Obama’s Center Seeking Obama’s Center

The pundits insist Obama will govern from the center, but to me it seems he's dedicated to redefining where the center is.

Jan 22, 2009 / Victor Navasky

‘I Saw My People’ ‘I Saw My People’

Washington desperately needs new blood. Will Obama's people provide the necessary transfusion?

Jan 22, 2009 / Chris Hayes

Missing Howard Dean Missing Howard Dean

Why has Howard Dean become a virtual stranger to the Democratic Party he helped revive?

Jan 22, 2009 / The Editors

Renewing America Renewing America

With realism, grit and hope, Obama begins a new era: his first hundred days will be a decisive test of his resolve and vision.

Jan 22, 2009 / The Editors

On the Road to the Inauguration On the Road to the Inauguration

A glimpse at one group of passengers on their 700-mile bus journey from Fort Valley, Ga--to witness history firsthand.

Jan 21, 2009 / American News Project

Seeking Obama’s Center Seeking Obama’s Center

The pundits insist Obama will govern from the center, but to me it seems he's dedicated to redefining where the center is.

Jan 21, 2009 / Victor Navasky

Is Obama the Next Lincoln? Is Obama the Next Lincoln?

Two historians discuss the similarities and differences between the two senators cum presidents from Illinois.

Jan 21, 2009 / CBS

A New Era of Accountability A New Era of Accountability

As Obama gets down to work, what assurances do we have that he will break with the past--on an unfair and opaque bailout and the war in Afghanistan?

Jan 21, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Ten Questions for a New President Ten Questions for a New President

An unprecedented grassroots campaign swept Barack Obama into office. Now that he's President, what's at stake?

Jan 20, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation

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