• The Anti-Republican Who Is Really a Republican

  John Nichols

  McCain distances himself from Bush rhetorically, but not ideologically or practically.

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  Sarah, Will UB My BFF?

  Annabelle Gurwitch : Humor

  U R so right: With the beehive and schoolmarm glasses, people really take you seriously!

• New Orleans: The City That Won't Be Ignored

  Naomi Klein : New Orleans

  Hurricane Gustav should have been political rat poison for the GOP; instead, it became an argument for drilling.

• Community Organizers Fight Back

  Christopher Hayes

  These people are not particularly practiced in taking things lying down.

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  A Noun, A Verb and POW

  Brave New Films : Presidential Election 2008

  A former POW who served alongside McCain, criticizes the candidate's temperament and use of their experiences for political gain.

• Q&A with Jim Brown

  Dave Zirin : Youth Violence

  The Hall of Fame football legend discusses his experiences working with gangs in the black community and why the death penalty just doesn't work.

• The Times, They Have A-Changed

  Eric Alterman : Journalists & Journalism

  Nothing short of a divine thunderbolt will get Obama's message through to the brain-dead media establishment.

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  Overcharged

  Emily Jane Goodman : Jails & Prisons

  As they serve prison time, offenders are slapped with fees they can't pay, creating a vicious cycle.

• Obama Defends Community Organizing

  John Nichols

  "Why would that kind of work be ridiculous? Who are they fighting for? Who are they advocating for?"

• Slow Food for Thought

  Eric Schlosser : Food & Nutrition

  As foodies gather to celebrate the good things we eat, ordinary people--and the poor--don't have a seat at the table.

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  Back Talk: Elizabeth Royte

  Christine Smallwood : Water

  Environmental writer Elizabeth Royte plumbs our obsession with bottled water.

• War Is Personal

  Eugene Richards : Iraq War

  A 25-year-old certified medic, home from Iraq, can't escape the horrors of war.

• Revisiting New Orleans

  Michael Tisserand : New Orleans

  It took Gustav to make Hurricane Katrina a campaign issue.

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  Organizing & Obama: A Forum

  : Presidential Election 2008

  Five community organizers from across the country assess the impact of Obama's history as an organizer.

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