Politics

McCain’s Ads Are Lies McCain’s Ads Are Lies

We are in the two-minute drill with no timeouts. No more sitting on the sidelines and allowing the McCain campaign to rack up points with countless distortions.

Sep 13, 2008 / Brave New Films

Sarah’s Steel Ones Sarah’s Steel Ones

Her politics are detestable, but can we take a moment to recognize that Sarah Palin is one tough woman?

Sep 12, 2008 / Amy Alexander

Turning Point in the Gang Crisis Turning Point in the Gang Crisis

Will the missing issues of gangs, poverty, dropouts, the inner city and policing redefine the presidential debate?

Sep 12, 2008 / Tom Hayden

McCain Unwisely Makes Sex Ed An Issue McCain Unwisely Makes Sex Ed An Issue

With his deceptive ad linking Obama to condom ed for kindergartners, McCain broaches he'd best avoid.

Sep 12, 2008 / Sharon Lerner

The McCain-Follieri Love Boat The McCain-Follieri Love Boat

What are we to make of a straight-talking maverick who spends his 70th birthday on the yacht of an A-list con man?

Sep 11, 2008 / Feature / Ari Berman and Mark Ames

The Truth Can Move Us Forward The Truth Can Move Us Forward

We suffer not only from the loss of innocent life on 9/11, but because the attacks became the rationale for an unjust war. It's time to face the truth.

Sep 10, 2008 / Dennis Kucinich

Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast

The old warrior deploys sex as a central political weapon to recharge his potency and his party's fortunes. Is there a trap here?

Sep 10, 2008 / JoAnn Wypijewski

Noted. Noted.

Reading Bob Woodward, defending Amy Goodman, evaluating Governor Palin.

Sep 10, 2008 / The Editors

Our Polar Bears, Ourselves Our Polar Bears, Ourselves

Sarah Palin played a key role in the Bush administration's effort to ditch the Endangered Species Act.

Sep 10, 2008 / Mark Hertsgaard

Lipstick on a Wing Nut Lipstick on a Wing Nut

Ten tough questions for Sarah Palin. Really tough.

Sep 10, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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