John McCain

Why McCain Lost

By Matthew Rothschild, November 5, 2008

John McCain lost because of things that were out of his control—and in his control.

McCain Doesn’t Know How to Stimulate the Economy

By Matthew Rothschild, October 30, 2008

Economists may not call this a recession until January, but we all know it when we see it, and we’re seeing it now.

Ruth Conniff's Debate Blow-by-Blow.

Ruth Conniff, October 15, 2008

Obama - McCain Live Debate Coverage

Progressive Political Editor Ruth Conniff is LiveBlogging the

Being an Arab is no slur

By Moustafa Bayoumi, October 13, 2008

McCain had an opportunity to wash the smears away. But instead he added another layer.

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Obama - McCain Live Debate Coverage

Ruth Conniff, October 7, 2008

McCain to Take the Low Road

By Matthew Rothschild, October 6, 2008

John McCain has got nothing left in his tank except toxic fumes.

But he’s going to be spewing those out in these last four weeks.

Grampa and Barbie on the Economy

By Ruth Conniff, September 18, 2008

The economy is in a meltdown, and John McCain can't figure it out.

McCain Now Claims to be Reformer of Wall Street

By Matthew Rothschild, September 15, 2008

On the surface, he sounds like Eliot Spitzer, pre-call girl. But what does McCain mean by “reform”?

McCain's Same Old Ideas

By Matthew Rothschild, September 5, 2008

John McCain gave a decent acceptance speech. It was gracious and affecting. But when you look closely at his proposals, there wasn’t much there but the same old, same old.

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