AlterNet.org: Election 2008

McSexist: McCain's War on Women

Kate Sheppard, In These Times — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

McCain is ignorant about pay equity, wants to overturn Roe v. Wade and likes to brag about his "sexual conquests" and visits to a strip club.

Is Obama Betraying His Promise of Change?

Robert Scheer, Truthdig — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:00:01 PDT

Like McCain, Obama seems to embrace the fundamental irrationality of Bush's "war on terror."

America's Middle Class Can't Take Much More Punishment

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Whether we like it or not, America is in the midst of revolutionary economic changes that are crushing the middle class.

Obama's Huge Coup on Iraq: McCain Was Asking for It

Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

John McCain and the White House have been clearly dismayed and embarrassed by Iraqi govt. support for Obama's withdrawal plan.

John McCain's Disaster Economics

Frank Rich, The New York Times — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

If voters got a fair presentation of John McCain's economic plan, the idea of him winning the White House would cause mass panic.

McCain Has No Clue on Tech Issues

Jonathan Stein, MotherJones.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Obama has positions on broadband access and using the Internet as a tool to increase government accountability. McCain? Big nothing.

The Taliban Strikes Back

Gary Brecher, AlterNet — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

After six years of ignoring Afghanistan, things have gotten bad enough to force American officials to pay attention.

What Women Voters Want in 2008

Celinda Lake, Ms. Magazine — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:00:01 PDT

The five issues that most concern women this election year.

Maliki Endorses Obama's Iraq Timeline in Huge Blow for McCain, Bush

Tom Hayden, Huffington Post — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:00:01 PDT

In a stunning breakthrough for Obama, Iraq's prime minister endorsed the Dem candidate's timeline for withdrawing combat troops from Iraq.

As Obama Heads to Middle East and Europe, Let's Talk About U.S. Imperialism

Roberto Lovato, Of America — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

As Obama prepares for his world tour, we must prepare to ask him the tough questions about imperialism and the U.S. global military machine.

Memo to Obama, McCain: No One Wins in a War

Howard Zinn, Boston Globe — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:00:01 PDT

We should be asking the candidates: Is our war in Afghanistan ending terrorism, or provoking it? And is not war itself terrorism?

'Centrists' Are Running the Asylum

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:00:01 PDT

Washington's pundits and politicians have waged an ongoing propaganda campaign to pass off crazy, fringe politics as reasonable and mainstream.

Bush to Speed Iraq Troop Withdrawal in to Help McCain

Leonard Doyle, Independent UK — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:00:01 PDT

Can the president synonymous with a military disaster put a positive spin on McCain's Iraq plan?

Obama Wants to Shrink One War, But Expand Two Others

Tom Hayden, AlterNet — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Obama is serious about a withdrawal plan for Iraq, but he's committed himself to expanding the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Dumb Idea.

Deceptive Questioning in Washington Post's McCain-Friendly Poll on Iraq

FAIR — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:00:01 PDT

The corporate media keeps giving McCain cover on his unpopular Iraq position.

Progressives Have a Big Tent at the Dem Convention

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

A tent for 800 journalists, bloggers and activists will be set up at Denver's Democratic Convention site.

Obama Gets on Topic with Women

Kelly Nuxoll, Huffington Post — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:00:01 PDT

And he has help from Clinton, whose post-primary season message to her supporters is: Get over it and move on. I have.

Free Trade a Clear Wedge Issue in '08 Election

Todd Tucker, Eyes on Trade — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

With McCain for NAFTA and Obama critical of it, trade is sure to be on the minds of voters in November.

10 McCain Gaffes from This Week That Should Have Damaged His Chances

Max Bergmann, Huffington Post — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

This is the week that should have effectively ended John McCain's efforts to become the next president of the United States.

Senator McCain Has a Serious "Knowledge Gap": It's an Issue

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:00:01 PDT

The Senator appears clueless on a number of crucial policy areas.