Racial Politics, Clinton Style Racial Politics, Clinton Style
No matter who injected the issue of race and gender into the Democratic presidential campaign, it's not going away.
Jan 18, 2008 / Ari Berman
The Weepy Witch & the Secret Muslim The Weepy Witch & the Secret Muslim
If the campaign becomes a competition between race and gender, the winner will be whichever white man the GOP nominates.
Jan 17, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Moody’s: The Terrorist at Ground Zero Moody’s: The Terrorist at Ground Zero
Lusting after pools of Social Security and Medicare money, the Wall Street giant aims to dictate national policy through the barrel of a financial gun.
Jan 17, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Twin Disasters Twin Disasters
When will the candidates cease their petty sniping and address the real issues: the Iraq War and the faltering economy?
Jan 17, 2008 / The Editors
Those Ungrateful Saudis Those Ungrateful Saudis
After all he's done for them, why is it that Bush only gets a 12 percent favorability rating in Saudi Arabia?
Jan 16, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
King’s Legacy of Change King’s Legacy of Change
No single person can be the agent of change: the vision must come from all of us.
Jan 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Grace Lee Boggs
Hillary’s Real MLK Problem Hillary’s Real MLK Problem
"Change" is this year's Democratic battle cry, but if you don't know how it happens, you're not likely to make it happen yourself.
Jan 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barbara Ehrenreich
Dirty Tricks, South Carolina and John McCain Dirty Tricks, South Carolina and John McCain
Undone in South Carolina by the Bush campaign's dirty tricks in 2000, John McCain now turns to the man who smeared him.
‘Catastrophic Times’ for Black America ‘Catastrophic Times’ for Black America
The devastating impact of the mortgage crisis on black communities dominated Jesse Jackson's latest economic summit. What solutions does Barack Obama propose?
Jan 12, 2008 / Feature / Max Fraser
The Real Mike Huckabee The Real Mike Huckabee
An interview with a preacher and longtime political confidant reveals that Huckabee's not the sunny figure the media's leading lights have conjured up.
Jan 11, 2008 / Feature / Max Blumenthal