Will the Youth Vote Swing This Election? Will the Youth Vote Swing This Election?
In state after state, the number of new voters has swelled like never before. They're mostly under 30 and solidly backing Barack Obama.
Oct 17, 2008 / Feature / Cora Currier
McCain on Letterman: ‘I Screwed Up’ McCain on Letterman: ‘I Screwed Up’
Keith Olbermann lauds Late Night host David Letterman for challenging McCain on his attack ads in a way that only he can.
Oct 17, 2008 / Countdown
Saturday Night Live: Obama and McCain’s Plumber Debate Saturday Night Live: Obama and McCain’s Plumber Debate
McCain celebrates his 'best friend in the whole world', Joe the Plumber, who has a 'magical plunger' that will fix all our economic problems.
Oct 17, 2008 / Saturday Night Live
Back Talk: Paul Offit Back Talk: Paul Offit
A doctor defends scientific research against the potentially fatal misperceptions of the anti-vaccine movement.
Oct 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
Joe the Anti-Social Security Plumber Joe the Anti-Social Security Plumber
'Joe the Plumber', the unlikely star of the final 2008 presidential debate, reveals some of his more extreme views on the issues.
Oct 16, 2008 / Talking Points Memo
McCain Scoffs at ‘Mother’s Health’ Abortion Exemption McCain Scoffs at ‘Mother’s Health’ Abortion Exemption
Obama and McCain exchange blows on abortion rights and a mother's health, the latter of which is too extreme for the Republican.
Oct 16, 2008 / Talking Points Memo
Waiting for the Barbarians Waiting for the Barbarians
The GOP's machinery of hate has taken on a life of its own.
Oct 16, 2008 / Richard Kim
Dr. Paulson’s Magic Potion Dr. Paulson’s Magic Potion
As Bush and Paulson throw money at the problem, Obama is moving rapidly to adapt to the crisis that awaits the next president.
Oct 16, 2008 / William Greider
Obama’s Virginia Territory Obama’s Virginia Territory
So far in the once-red state of Virginia, things are going Obama's way.
Oct 16, 2008 / Column / Gary Younge
It’s Sliming Time (Again) It’s Sliming Time (Again)
Politics ain't beanbag, but the thuggishness of McCain and Palin and their conservative media enablers have infected our political discourse.
Oct 16, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman