Politics

Exit Edwards, Stage Left Exit Edwards, Stage Left

His candidacy is ended, but John Edwards should continue his campaign to make economic justice in America the Democrats' core message.

Jan 31, 2008 / John Nichols

Not So Superdelegates Not So Superdelegates

Unelected insiders may well hold the key to the 2008 Democratic nomination. How did things become so undemocratic?

Jan 31, 2008 / Ari Berman

Bush’s Last Hurrah Bush’s Last Hurrah

What happens when the President gives a State of the Union address and nobody listens?

Jan 31, 2008 / The Editors

MoveOn Weighs Dem Endorsements MoveOn Weighs Dem Endorsements

The netroots powerhouse is surveying its members on whom to support. It's a test of the candidates and of the progressive movement.

Jan 31, 2008 / Feature / Ari Melber

Memo: Where Do the Democrats Stand on Iraq? Memo: Where Do the Democrats Stand on Iraq?

A deep look into how the candidates propose to bring the troops home and deal with the continuing military dilemma.

Jan 30, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Obama, Clinton and the War Obama, Clinton and the War

Ted Kennedy's endorsement of Barack Obama sheds some needed light on Hillary's hawkishness and the real differences between the candidates.

Jan 30, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

South Carolina, What Could Have Been? South Carolina, What Could Have Been?

Inspired by The Nation's intrepid reporting, Stephen Colbert asks what would have been if he'd stayed on the South Carolina ballot.

Jan 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Colbert

Bush’s War of All Against All Bush’s War of All Against All

A leader who waged war with impunity shouldn't be surprised to someday be called to account for his actions.

Jan 29, 2008 / Allan Nairn

A Torch Passed A Torch Passed

With a veritable Mount Rushmore of Kennedy faces arrayed behind him, Barack Obama received powerful symbolic and political support from the icons of the liberal establishment.

Jan 29, 2008 / Feature / Amy Alexander

Endorsing Obama Endorsing Obama

The movement he's inspired holds the promise of a new cycle of activism, reform and fresh thinking. So I will support him through the inevitable storms ahead.

Jan 28, 2008 / Tom Hayden

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