President Elect Barack Obama. File Photo by Luke Thomas By Nick Olczak November 5, 2008 Mrs. Heftie stands on the sidewalk and clutches a placard for The Democrats. “It’s special, it’s history in the making,”…
By Terry Canaan November 5, 2008 The world is celebrating this morning. In Kenya, there’s dancing in the street and a national holiday. In Japan, the toast of the day is “President Obama, Banzai!” (I…
By Luke Thomas November 4, 2008, 3:00 pm America has awoken. I feel it my bones. Goodbye to the NeoCons and all the suffering they have sewn. Luke ThomasLuke Thomas is a former software developer…
Two Obama canvassers prepare their pitch before knocking on registered Republicans’ doors in Arvada, Colorado. Photo by Kevin Moloney/The New York Times By Greg Palast, t r u t h o u t | Perspective…
By Terry Canaan November 3, 2008 The final USA Today/Gallup poll is out today and Barack Obama holds a national lead of 11 points. A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll puts it closer, with an…
Independent vice-presidential candidate Matt Gonzalez. Photos by Luke Thomas By Matt Gonzalez November 2, 2008 Watching the Democrats in the final weeks of the presidential election has been a lesson in revisionist history. While they…
By Patrick Goggin November 1, 2008 The past month has forcefully opened our collective eyes to the significant vulnerabilities of our national and global economy. At its core, the current crisis arose out of an…
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