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November 23, 2008

Obama's First Drama: Hillary Clinton Amidst all the fuss, here's a question: Would Clinton run the State Department as poorly as her own campaign? . —By David Corn MORE FROM MOJO: The Seven Deadly Deficits Can We Save the Planet and Rescue the Economy at the Same Time?
How Ford Lost Focus For a decade, Bill Ford Jr. talked up fuel economy while his company peddled gas-guzzling SUVs and monster trucks. Is it too late for the automaker to shift gears to alternative fuels? —By Fara Warner Holder's DC Legacy: Not Much If Democrats are looking for a crusader to clean house at the Justice Department, Obama's AG pick Eric Holder might not be their man. —By Stephanie Mencimer Obama's Agents of Change Barack Obama's transition team includes corporate lawyers and lobbyists, but it also features academics and policy advocates who have devoted years to advancing the public interest. —By David Corn New York's Budget Battle: A Case Study for Obama? Facing a deepening fiscal crisis, New York Governor David Paterson has proposed deep budget cuts. Dems, watch and learn. —By James Ridgeway Louisiana Court to BBI Spies: Testify or Else A recent court ruling could shed further light on Beckett Brown International's spy ops on environmental groups. —By James Ridgeway The Seven Deadly Deficits What the Bush years really cost us, and how President Obama can get the economy back on track. —By Joseph E. Stiglitz Treasury's Blank Check Congress is seeking answers on Henry Paulson's bailout "bait-and-switch." —By Nick Baumann Hedging Their Bets Called onto the congressional carpet, top hedge fund managers signal they're finally ready to deal on regulation. —By Nick Baumann The Iraq Math War Why the CDC and the Pentagon sought to discredit the first scientific tally of Iraq's civilian death toll. —By Robin Mejia Can We Save the Planet and Rescue the Economy at the Same Time? America's next moon shot. —By Al Gore The Case of the Missing Emails Why a federal court rejected White House efforts to derail a lawsuit over internal emails. —By Nick Baumann David Plouffe, Democratic Party Chief? The Dems need an uber-operative like this one to take the place of Howard Dean. —By David Corn Public School For the Obama Girls, Please? Dear President-elect Obama: I would like to respectfully request that you seriously consider sending your kids to DC public schools. —By Stephanie Mencimer And Now, Back to the Economy Under Obama, will taxpayers still fund Wall Street's bonuses? —By Nomi Prins Reform Groups Pressure Obama on Campaign Finance Not yet on the job, President-elect Barack Obama is already facing calls to make good on his campaign promise to "fix" Washington. —By Nick Baumann Obama Wins and Redefines Real America In a historic win, Barack Obama becomes America's first black president. But the meaning of his victory extends far beyond race. —By David Corn The Great Persuader Like FDR and Reagan, Obama can move a crowd. But can he do what they did and move the country forward? —By Kevin Drum MoJo Video: Scenes from Obama's Final Rally Obama supporters share their hopes for a new administration at the final rally of the campaign in Manassas, Virginia. —By Tay Wiles and David Corn The Great Persuader Like FDR and Reagan, Obama can move a crowd. But can he do what they did and move the country forward? —By Kevin Drum Howard Phillips' World Could Howard Phillips' Constitution Party pick up the pieces of the Grand Old Party? —By Adele M. Stan Medicare's Poison Pill Remember Bush's signature health care initiative? My life depends on it—and that's not very reassuring. —By James Ridgeway Fear of a Black President How a potential Obama presidency has become a rallying cry for white supremacists. —By James Ridgeway Bush-o-crats Burrow In Some of Bush's political appointees aren't about to give up their jobs over a mere presidential election. —By Daniel Schulman MoJo Video: Palin for President? At a Virginia rally, Sarah Palin's supporters said they are not giving up on 2008, but if McCain goes down they're looking forward to putting Sarah first. —By Tay Wiles, Jonathan Stein, and David Corn Relief Disaster Foreign assistance to African nations hard-hit by AIDS could have been the administration's greatest success. Then ideology interfered. —By Joshua Kurlantzick UBS's Siren Song Wondering where all those CEO bonuses went in the current economic meltdown? Here's how bankers hid their cash and cheated the IRS. —By Peter Stone Meet the Mormons against "Adam and Steve" The Church of Latter Day Saints has all but ordered its congregants to get California's anti-gay marriage bill passed. Notes from a pro-Prop. 8 rally. —By Elizabeth Gettleman After W, Will the Press Get a Spine? Having failed to nail Bush for his fabrications and fibs, can the mainstream press do a better job of policing political and presidential prevarication this campaign season, and beyond? —By David Corn A Jobless Rescue? There's $700 billion for Big Finance but no bailout for American workers. Without job creation, all bets are off for an economic recovery. —By James Ridgeway A Mortgage in Stockton Flaps Its Wings This credit crisis didn't just "go global." It's been global. —By Nomi Prins Why AIG Went Down Internal company documents reveal the insurance giant's fuzzy accounting masked its risky dealings. —By Nick Baumann A Setback for Nonproliferation? The Senate greenlights the Bush administration's plan to supply nuclear technology to India, despite warnings that doing so could send the wrong signal to Iran and other atomic aspirants. —By Bruce Falconer Office of Special Counsel's War On Whistleblowers OSC is investigating Karl Rove's political machine. But until recently OSC head Scott Bloch's policy was to ignore whistleblowers' tips on murder, espionage, and terrorism, while vigorously rooting out any signs of the "homosexual agenda." —By Daniel Schulman No Congress, No Peace in Iran If the United States spreads its Middle Eastern disaster into Iran, it won't be the fault of George W. Bush alone – a Democratic Congress will share some of the blame. Fortunately, the legislative branch has effective options for stopping war before it starts. —By Jonathan Schwarz Fight Different: Politics 2.0 The halls of power will belong to whoever can tap the passion of the online masses. That kid with a laptop has Karl Rove quaking in his boots. And if you believe that, we've got some leftover Pets.com stock to sell you. Mother Jones Change the Pentagon Doesn't Believe In Why is Mitch McConnell Being Nice to Obama? The GOP's Internet Insurgents The Wizard of H2O				From the Mother Jones D.C. Bureau Change the Pentagon Doesn't Believe In President-elect Obama wants to slash wasteful military spending. To Pentagon bureaucrats, defense contractors, and congressional porkers, this means war. November 21, 2008 Why is Mitch McConnell Being Nice to Obama? Addressing the Federalist Society, the top Senate Republican went light on the red meat—except when it came to judges. November 20, 2008 The GOP's Internet Insurgents Republican techies are rising up against a party that can't reboot. November 20, 2008 From Kurdistan to K Street Inside Washington's covert foreign policy apparatus, middlemen like Shlomi Michaels are key. November 18, 2008 Cleaning House Where do defeated members of Congress go? First stop, a basement purgatory on Capitol Hill. November 17, 2008 The Summum of All Fears Can a fringe religious sect that believes in mummifying pets and their owners force a landmark Supreme Court decision on free speech? November 13, 2008 Grappling With Gitmo Barack Obama has said he wants to shut down Guantanamo. That's the easy part. What matters is what he does next. November 12, 2008 Are the Dems Plotting to Hush Rush? Right wingers are claiming Democrats intend to knock Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity off the airwaves by reviving the Fairness Doctrine. Here's why that's hot air. November 11, 2008 Getting Ready for President McBama Congressional intelligence maven Jane Harman made friends in the Bush administration. Now she wants a top job in the next one. November 3, 2008 Obama's Play for Indian Country Barack Obama has vowed to expand the electoral map for the Dems. Turning out the politically neglected Native American vote may be the key to doing so. October 27, 2008 Alan Shrugged In a historic moment, former Fed chair Alan Greenspan acknowledged he had been wrong for years to assume that government regulation was bad for markets. Whoops—there goes decades of Ayn Rand down the drain. October 24, 2008 Al Qaeda in Iraq's Deadly Diaspora Are Iraq's battle-hardened jihadis exporting their tactics to new fronts? October 23, 2008 Credit Rating Exec: "We Sold Our Souls to the Devil" Internal documents show that while rating firms publicly defended their practices, executives privately wondered when the house of cards would fall. October 22, 2008 Why Used Car Dealers Love John McCain As chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, the GOP candidate pushed legislation that would have helped sleazy car sellers get away with defrauding consumers. October 17, 2008 The Gorilla in the Hearing Room Lehman Brothers' Richard "The Gorilla" Fuld told a congressional panel that his firm was the victim of a "crisis of confidence." But was it the CEO's overconfidence that doomed the investment bank? October 6, 2008 Supreme Court Snapshot Your guide to the notable cases on the high court's docket. October 6, 2008 more... AP Politics Feed: 11/23/08 06:25 am (PST) Obama adviser wants quick action on economic plan Obama to name Geithner, Summers to economic posts Obama names longtime spokesman Gibbs press chief Obama taps passionate defender for press secretary Investor fear remains deep despite 1-day rally Chicago, Clinton camps feed Obama's incoming team Oprah, Leno, Letterman: What's Palin to do next? Mukasey returns to work after collapse Bush wrapping up final global summit Minn. Senate campaigns reconsidering challenges Obesity Linked To Grandparent's Diet First "Best of 2008" Album List Very Wrong, Very White Stream Entire New Kanye West Album At, You Guessed It, MySpace Obama's No-Drama Pick for Treasury: Tim Geithner Amateur Video Taken Inside Somalia's "Pirate Town" of Eyl US Embassy Guard Suspended After Anti-Obama Comments Your Friday "Awwwww" Consequences of Gay Marriage, Illustrated The War on the War on Christmas Kicks Off With Biggest Logical Leap of the Year Now: Even Easier for Teens To Embarrass Each Other! more...

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