by Bill Scher | Jun 4, 2008 | Blog
The first speeches of the general election campaign were delivered last night. With the exception of the environment, where McCain is trying to develop a moderate-sounding message, the speeches preview a campaign with a real clash of progressive and conservative...
by Sara Robinson | Jun 4, 2008 | Blog, Rick Perlstein
It's over, at long last. The Democrats have a nominee. And now the other hard part begins—the part where Democrats try to patch up the party and try to keep a lot of disappointed Hillary Clinton supporters on board. It's worthwhile to take a moment here and look at...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 4, 2008 | Blog
Just as amusement parks build roller-coaster rides with ever more dramatic dips and twists, the Bush administration and conservative lawmakers have succeeded in building a roller-coaster economy where family incomes are exposed to sharper drops and turns. It's no fun....
by Terrance Heath | Jun 4, 2008 | Blog
Image details: Obama Holds Final Primary Night Event In St. Paul served by picapp.com I can only think of one moment in my memory that compares to this. It was when I stood in front of my television and watched the Berlin wall come down, live on CNN. I'm not yet sure...
by Bill Scher | Jun 3, 2008 | Blog
As the Senate considers the Lieberman-Warner global warming bill this week, we're finally seeing some media coverage of the policy debate. Sadly, but predictably, we're still seeing conservative spin infect the coverage. in particular, news outlets are playing up...
by Bill Scher | Jun 2, 2008 | Blog
Bush's Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is on a Middle East tour. Apparently, it's a comedy tour. Yetsterday, the Associated Press reported from Qatar: U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said Sunday that there was no quick fix to high oil prices... No quick...
