Category: Election

Obama’s Blood and The Forbidden Truths

 Richard Nadeau  March 15, 2008  5 Comments on Obama’s Blood and The Forbidden Truths

After hearing Rush Limbaugh’s hate speech stating he wanted to see Barack Obama “bloodied up politically,” I was not surprised…

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(Some) Jews Against Obama

 Staff  March 14, 2008  2 Comments on (Some) Jews Against Obama

by Eric Alterman, from The Nation, March 6, 2008 During the past few months a small group of neoconservative Jews,…

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It’s the War-Economy, Stupid!

 Staff  March 13, 2008  0 Comments on It’s the War-Economy, Stupid!

Posted by the Editors of The Nation magazine, March 13 With the country poised on the precipice of a recession,…

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6 Signs the U.S. May Be Headed for War in Iran

 Staff  March 12, 2008  3 Comments on 6 Signs the U.S. May Be Headed for War in Iran

Ed: We don’t usually post articles from US News and World Report, but when the national conservative newsweekly starts talking…

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The Bad News at the Pump

 Staff  March 12, 2008  1 Comment on The Bad News at the Pump

Ed.: Oil hit $108 a barrel today. The $100-plus Barrel of Oil and What It Means By Michael T. Klare…

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The Historic Importance of the 2008 Presidential Elections

 Richard Nadeau  March 11, 2008  12 Comments on The Historic Importance of the 2008 Presidential Elections

There are some who say that American Presidential elections are not that important, that we progressives should not spend too…

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Behind Obama and Clinton

 Staff  March 7, 2008  0 Comments on Behind Obama and Clinton

Stephen Zunes Voters on the progressive wing of the Democratic Party are rightly disappointed by the similarity of the foreign…

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Obama’s Good and Proper War

 Staff  March 5, 2008  1 Comment on Obama’s Good and Proper War

By Paul Street Throughout his Senate career and the presidential campaign, the supposed “peace candidate” Barack Obama has reassured the…

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The Ralph Nadir

 Gregg Robinson  March 3, 2008  13 Comments on The Ralph Nadir

First Time as Tragedy, Second Time as Farce, Third Time as Footnote — (I Hope) I don’t feel the anger…

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Obama and Clinton Go Down to The Wire

 Richard Nadeau  March 1, 2008  2 Comments on Obama and Clinton Go Down to The Wire

Obama and Clinton are going down to the wire. Next Tuesday’s contests in Ohio and Texas could decide who is…

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Run, Ralph, Run! (But I Won’t Vote for You)

 Staff  February 26, 2008  0 Comments on Run, Ralph, Run! (But I Won’t Vote for You)

Ralph’s no spoiler, but this is not the time for third-party runs. By Joshua Holland AlterNet Staff Writer, Posted February…

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