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The McCain cartoon satire
Alex Koppelman
A political cartoonist imagines what a satire of John McCain would look like if it were done by the conservative National Review.
Obama camp releases new ad
Alex Koppelman
The latest spot from Barack Obama's campaign focuses on the senator's efforts to secure loose nuclear weapons.
Suicide bombs kill 35 Iraqi recruits
Alex Koppelman
Two bombers, posing as fellow recruits, blew themselves up at an Iraqi army base on Tuesday.
Rush Limbaugh was right
Gary Kamiya
The blogosphere's reaction to the New Yorker cover proves that the Bush era has killed a lot of liberals' sense of humor. And that's not funny.
Life in the catbird seat for Obama
Walter Shapiro
Democrats have watched leads disappear before, especially when they sub "more of the same" for "change."
Obama to NAACP: “Our work is not over”
Salon Staff
In a speech to the civil rights group, Barack Obama said he'd work to end discrimination and invoked the words of Martin Luther King Jr. to describe the fight ahead.
Clinton die-hards want floor vote at convention
Alex Koppelman
Some supporters of Hillary Clinton are clamoring for her name to be included in the roll call vote at the Democratic convention, even though she's already endorsed Barack Obama.
What Obama really said to the NAACP
Joan Walsh
Headlines about how he again preached responsibility and "tough love" to the black community are distorting a powerful speech.
Lizza defends New Yorker cover
Alex Koppelman
In an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball, the author of the magazine's most recent piece on Barack Obama said, "sometimes you need to hold a mirror up to these absurdities."
Another McCain gaffe
Alex Koppelman
John McCain is running on his foreign policy, but on Monday he made one more in a string of mistakes that seem to throw into question just how much he really knows.
A Democratic surge in Florida, Nevada
Justin Jouvenal
In two potentially pivotal states, tens of thousands of Democrats are being added to voter rolls, while new Republican registrations lag badly.
The Obama cover kerfuffle
Alex Koppelman
The cover of the latest issue of the New Yorker, supposedly a satire of the misconceptions about Barack and Michelle Obama, has set off a firestorm on the Internet.
Obama: “My plan for Iraq”
Alex Koppelman
In an Op-Ed in the New York Times, Barack Obama lays out his strategy for withdrawal.
Accountability Now and Strange Bedfellows: The strategy and rationale
Glenn Greenwald
A new campaign devoted to civil liberties, core Constitution protections and the rule of law is designed to change the incentive scheme of the Beltway establishment.
Can you hear me now? Obama’s missing 2 percent
Paul Maslin, Jonathan Brown
By failing to survey cellphone-only voters, pollsters could be undercounting Barack Obama's support by millions of voters.
Your prissy mainstream media at work
Joan Walsh
The Washington Post censors Opus again, Fox News won't release Jesse Jackson's full "nuts" remarks, and everybody loves Bernie Mac. Not.
Another bad week for John McCain
Joan Walsh
He's sputtering about birth control and the economy and shape-shifting on immigration. Can this candidacy be saved? Share your best ideas.
Sorting out the dueling education coalitions
Ed Kilgore
Richard Kahlenberg sorts out the two big new education coalitions recently formed, and explains why Barack Obama should listen to both.
Why progressives should keep organizing on MyBarackObama.com
Mike Stark
Some Obama supporters say we should disband our FISA group now that the vote is past. I disagree. If progressives are silent, the campaign will take us for granted.
New McCain ad praises immigrants
Mike Madden
John McCain reaches back to last year's immigration debate in a new commercial that could bolster his standing with Latinos and moderates.
The dangerous hostility game with Iran
Joe Conason
With negotiation starting to work, Bush administration hawks promote an atmosphere of crisis -- and the risk of actual conflict grows.
Learning to live with the “new” Obama
Ed Kilgore
Amid the net-roots anger over Obama's vote for the FISA bill, some key activists are saying he has never been that progressive.
Obama’s easy “Sister Souljah moment”
Ed Kilgore
Poor Jesse Jackson once again serves up an opportunity for a Democratic presidential candidate to run against type.
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