This is from an excellent radio program called Backstory: With th Read more »
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Vijay Prashad in CounterPunch: Read more »
Andrew Gelman, whose book you should really read, explains how the election was won:
3. The gap between young and old has increased–a lot:
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Ruchira Paul in Accidental Blogger: Read more »
I have plenty of problems with TNR, especially on the question of Palestine, but this account of what's wrong with the McCain's campaigns slanderous assault on Rashid Khalidi is spot on. Calling Khalidi a neo-Nazi is directly in the tradition of McCarthy and the worst of southern racism (via Josh Marshall). Read more »
For the technically minded, in the October 2008 issue of PS: Political Science and Politics, there's an interesting symposium on forecasting the election, and at you can find an associated video of a panel with many of the scholars. From Michael S. Lewis-Beck and Charles Tien 's piece: Read more »
From Slate:
Noreen Malone, Executive Assistant: Obama
David Sedaris framed the choice with this metaphor: "Can I interest you in the chicken?" … "Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?" I definitely want the chicken.
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