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MoJo Video: Palin Puts the Party Back in GOP Just because you don't love Sarah Palin doesn't mean Republican National Convention-goers don't. A video dispatch from the RNC. —By Jonathan Stein \| Edited and produced by Alexandra Bezdikian MORE FROM MOTHER JONES: When Will Sarah Palin Meet The Press? Photo Essay: GOP Convention Protesters What They're Saying at the RNC (And What They're Not) Things To Do With the Price of Cindy McCain's Outfit McCain's Big Speech: More Prison Cell Than Policy Number of sentences in John McCain's acceptance speech about his experience as a POW in Vietnam: 43. Number of sentences about his 25 years in the House and Senate: 8. —By David Corn MORE FROM MOTHER JONES: Palin's Big Night: A Win for McCain—And a Worry for Democrats GOP Convention Opens: Did You Know McCain Was a POW? Palin and the Alaskan Independence Party: What's the Connection? No Justice, No Peace, No Convention Jesus Is Magic Inside the Fellowship of Christian Magicians, where Scripture-quoting puppets and flaming Bibles win souls for the Lord. —By Catherine Price MORE FROM MOTHER JONES: MoJo Video: Jesus Is Magic God's Politics: An Interview With Jim Wallis Weekend at Culture Camp Onward Christian Organizers Top Stories 1 2 3
Bush's Reign of Error: A Timeline GW: "You never know what your history is going to be like until long after you’re gone." —By Nick Baumann and Dave Gilson The MoJo Interview: Sophie Uliano The author of Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life talks about the Prius vs. Smart Car debate, ecofriendly yoga poses, and her one green sin. —By Brittney Andres Palin's Big Night: A Win for McCain—And a Possible Worry for Democrats The speech was the easy part. But Sarah Palin did it well. —By David Corn Who Is the Real Laura Bush? In American Wife, novelist Curtis Sittenfeld fleshes out the interior life of our enigmatic first lady. —By Stephanie Mencimer EXTRA: Impalin McCain (Click for more...) archive... GOP Convention Opens: Did You Know McCain Was a POW? The McCain people say, this election is about character, not issues. The first night really proved that: McCain doesn't need to feel voters' pain; they need to feel his. —By David Corn Being in Base Denial Going on an Imperial Bender: How the U.S. Garrisons the Planet and Doesn't Even Notice. —By Tom Engelhardt The Luxury of True Reproductive Choice If John McCain wins the election, Sarah Palin will no doubt do what she can to overturn Roe v. Wade. Will she also support subsidized childcare and higher ed for teen moms poorer than Bristol? —By Judith Lewis Sarah Palin and the Alaskan Independence Party: What's the Connection? In an interview with Mother Jones, a party official backs off his claim that John McCain's running mate was an Alaskan Independence Party member. But the question remains, was Palin a fellow traveler? —By Jonathan Stein Homeland Security and Other Boondoggles The unintended consequences of the Bush administration's signature reforms. —By Bruce Falconer When Will Sarah Palin Meet The Press? Sarah Palin's vice presidential acceptance speech is sure to draw fire. So is her first press conference with the national media. —By David Corn Photo Essay: GOP Convention Protesters Hurricane Gustav may have blown this week's convention slightly off course, but the protestors were undeterred. —By Jonathan Stein What To Make of Palin Babygate? A bizarre rumor is squelched by a surprising disclosure. The Palin family soap opera hits prime time. —By David Corn Hurricane Gustav: Helping and Hurting Bush and McCain Gustav is threatening the residents of New Orleans. It's also eyeing the Republican convention in St. Paul. —By David Corn The Bush Administration Checkmated in Georgia Putin has moved his most powerful pieces onto this corner of the chessboard. America's pawn has been decisively defeated. —By Michael Klare Why CIA Veterans are Scared of McCain Four years ago, the candidate called the CIA a "rogue organization;" now he’s advised by a former Chalabi promoter and Agency-basher. No wonder the spooks are spooked. —By Laura Rozen Obama's Grand Speech: Reason for Hope It was a historic speech on a historic night—in a remarkable setting. Barack Obama's speech matched the moment. —By David Corn Sarah Palin, Feminist for Life McCain's Veep choice is a proud member of Feminists for Life. Here's our primer on the pro-life group. —By Emily Bazelon Three Years After Hurricane Katrina, Homelessness Looms Where are Katrina evacuee families supposed to go once FEMA kicks them out? A trailer park tale continues. —By Deepa Fernandes MoJo Video: In Pursuit of High Rollers and Hennessy Why can't government ethics watchdog Nancy Watzman get into the Democratic National Convention's smoke-filled back rooms? —By Jonathan Stein Edited and Produced by Alexandra Bezdikian On Night Three, The Dems Finally Gain Some Momentum Bill Clinton and (gasp!) John Kerry combined for the Democrats' best night yet. —By David Corn Bible Thumper Who's going to earn electoral salvation by getting the God vote? A political cartoon. —By Mark Fiore The Chinavore's Dilemma Pathogenic snacks. Deadly dog chow. Toxic seafood. Why is the FDA looking the other way on Chinese food imports? —By Joshua Kurlantzick New Poverty Data Induces Clinton Nostalgia Can we get back to the prosperity of 1999? —By Stephanie Mencimer MoJo Video: Meet Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com Nate Silver crunches statistics to predict election outcomes. Turns out he's pretty good at it. —By Nick Baumann A Clear Message from Hillary: It's About Obama, Not Me Hillary Clinton offered a loud and clear message to her supporters at the DNC: Get behind Barack Obama. —By David Corn On Opening Night, The Dems Go Warm and Fuzzy The convention starts with the Obama campaign defining Michelle as, well, wonderful. But where's the case against McCain? —By David Corn Mapping the Pentagon's Global Footprint Exclusive: In a yearlong project, Mother Jones investigated US military activity around the globe, country by country. Presenting our new primer of the post-Bush world order. Honey, I Got the Earmark For Republican Rep. Mike Turner, federal pork is a family affair. —By Ryan Grim Taking the Safe Route In Joe Biden, Obama picks a smart legislator, a good campaigner, and a foreign policy savant. Does it matter that he doesn't represent change? —By David Corn Hellraisers: the Next Generation From the eco-MBA to the Christian hipster, college activism is alive and kicking—but what today's students care about might surprise you. —By Kiera Butler and Leigh Ferrara The Audacity of Hype? Is Barack Obama exaggerating when he compares his campaign to the great progressive moments in US history? We asked Pat Buchanan, Naomi Klein, and 18 more thinkers to answer that question. John Lewis: John McCain's Wise Man? John McCain says he will consult Democratic Rep. John Lewis when he's president. That's news to Lewis. —By Jonathan Stein Audio: Welcome, Kevin Drum Six years after he first picked up his virtual pen, former Calpundit and Washington Monthly Political Animal Kevin Drum is joining our smart, fearless crew. —By Monika Bauerlein How to Burn the Speculators Why is the price of oil so high? Because the Bush administration did to the commodities market what it did to housing. —By James K. Galbraith What Do Prisoners Make for Victoria's Secret? From Starbucks to Microsoft: a sampling of what US inmates make, and for whom. —By Caroline Winter The Problem with an Obama/Biden Ticket Senator Joe Biden may seem like a perfect VP pick for Obama, but will his plan for partitioning Iraq prove a dealbreaker? —By Jonathan Stein Beirut Dispatch: The Manic Peace Party Now that Hezbollah are heroes and Israel's returned Lebanon's prisoners, I'm not sure I can keep up with the all-night drinking. —By Eamon Kircher-Allen more...				Palin Is the Right's Obama McCain's Domestic Policies: As Old As He Is McCain's Big Speech: More Prison Cell Than Policy Best Throw Away Line of the Day Green Clubbing In The Netherlands MoJo Video: Palin Puts the Party Back in GOP What They're Saying at the RNC (And What They're Not) Things To Do With the Price of Cindy McCain's Outfit Obama Fundraising Goes Bonkers After GOP's Day-Long Attack Palin, Giuliani Mocked Obama's Organizing Work, But It Was Sponsored By The Catholic Church more... Still Here (PowerHouse book excerpt) by Joseph Rodriguez In conjuction with the awesome folks over at PowerHouse Books, beginning this week, we will be running excerpts from their recently released photo books... (continued) Submit a photo RE: GOP Convention Opens: Did You Know McCain Was a POW? We checked the accuracy of Obama's speech accepting the Democratic nomination, and noted the following: Obama said he could “pay for every dime” of his spending and tax cut proposals “by closing corporate loopholes and tax havens.” That’s wrong – his proposed tax increases on upper-income individuals are key components of paying for his program, as well. And his plan, like McCain’s, would leave the U.S. facing big budget deficits, according to independent experts. He twisted McCain’s words about Afghanistan, saying, “When John McCain said we could just 'muddle through' in Afghanistan, I argued for more resources.” Actually, McCain said in 2003 we “may” muddle through, and he recently also called for more troops there. 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