2008 election
The Obama administration is filling up fast with recycled Clintonites and Republican holdovers, but don't expect a rerun of Bill Clinton's presidency.
December 2, 2008 As Barack Obama fills his White House with veterans of Bill Clinton's administration, the question is: Will this be a rerun of the Clinton years?
November 25, 2008 Barack Obama's choice of Madeleine Albright and Jim Leach to represent him at the Group of 20 summit should send a worrying signal.
November 25, 2008 The only way that movements will be rebuilt is by fighting around immediate questions, whether troops out of Iraq now or an end to foreclosures.
November 14, 2008 Now that Barack Obama has won, Republican leaders claim to be reveling in "this great and truly memorable moment."
November 14, 2008 Despite everything that Election 2008 showed, there's no shortage of pundits insisting that the U.S. is too conservative to embrace real change.
November 12, 2008 The historic election of Barack Obama was possible because of the actions of those who are usually denied a place in history.
November 11, 2008 The desperate actions of veterans are an unavoidable consequence not only of a disastrous war, but also of repeated snubbing by the media.
November 7, 2008 The sweeping victory of Barack Obama shows that change is coming--but what kind, and in whose interest, depends on how working people organize.
November 7, 2008 In the dense crowd on 125th Street celebrating Barack Obama's election, I heard three words repeated, like a mantra, "WE did this! WE did this!"
November 6, 2008 Analysis and commentary from our writers and columnists as the results rolled in on a historic Election Night.
November 5, 2008 SocialistWorker.org asks leading voices on the left--Howard Zinn, Mike Davis, Sharon Smith and others--about the prospects for our struggles in a new era.
November 5, 2008 SocialistWorker.org writers and columnists provide up-to-the-minute analysis and commentary as the results roll in on Election Night.
November 4, 2008 : Lance Selfa and Alan Maass There's not much suspense about the winner, but how the vote breaks down could hold some surprises. SocialistWorker.org tells you what to focus on.
November 4, 2008 The right thinks he's a socialist. But many supporters have a parallel belief--that Barack Obama will reveal his true progressive nature in the White House.
October 31, 2008 : Lance Newman Barack Obama says America should invest in "clean coal" technology to reduce pollution. But there's nothing clean about "clean coal."
October 31, 2008 : Alan Maass John McCain and the Republicans are irate about Barack Obama's alleged determination to "spread the wealth around." What's so bad about that?
October 28, 2008 Barack Obama's job is to present a benign face that will revive America's democratic pretensions, while ensuring nothing of substance changes.
October 28, 2008 : Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Among Barack Obama's supporters, there is a gnawing fear that racism and bigotry may still cost him the presidential election. Is this fear justified?
October 27, 2008 Barack Obama seems certain to win the presidency, marking the end to a period of conservative dominance. But will he meet the expectations of his supporters?
October 24, 2008 Liberal supporters of Obama are taking a two-pronged approach--ignore Obama's gestures toward the right and accentuate any difference with McCain.
October 24, 2008 In states across the country, voters will have an important opportunity to cast a ballot against right wing-sponsored ballot measures.
October 22, 2008 : Todd Chretien The modest changes Obama has promised fall far short of what is needed. Achieving something more will take a struggle that goes beyond the ballot box.
October 22, 2008 The Republicans may be galvanizing a hard-core racist base, but the attacks on Barack Obama are causing a backlash among wider numbers of people.
October 21, 2008 : Nicole Colson When the subject turned to abortion during the last debate, John McCain went off the deep end and sank to a new low.
October 20, 2008
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