For his steady demeanor, his agile mind, and his inspiring story; for progressive policies that look beyond the next four years and that can help us meet the challenges of the next century; for the future we want to secure for our nation and our children's nation, the
Election excitement crescendos in: Ohio, Kenya, London, Brooklyn, Indonesia, Israel, Pakistan. Springsteen campaigns for Obama: "We are at the crossroads." Also: Mega-sized Obama portrait in the sand. Hitchens flips out after McCain compares Rashid Khalidi to a neo-Nazi. Despite new governor and improved ballot, potential voter
China has quickly become a leading producers of drug ingredients--as quality concerns grow, the F.D.A. struggles to regulate. Chinese toy factories close, blame downturn; the result: unemployment, social tension. Iceland finds itself on the U.K.'s list of terrorist entities, blames the Brits for financial
Study on the still undecideds: derided as idiots, most seem just dubious of politics altogether. Op: The U.N. is unfixable and in real trouble--hopeful idealists can make a difference, but awareness of shortcomings is more important right now. Fukyama: Republicans managed a disastrous presidency; Obama has the optimism
IMF proves there's such a thing as a free lunch--no-strings-attached loans to ease financial crisis. The Economist endorses Obama: At home he would salve, if not close, the ugly racial wound left by America's history. Seed endorses Obama: The need to invest in
Instapaper for the commute: On the evolution of the "no-longer anti-sex" Christian right--evangelical "babe" Palin may be the future. California's anti-gay crusaders are trying a new tactic of being ominously friendly--and judging by the polls, it may be working.
Friedman: The U.S. is in a good position to negotiate with Iran; a President Obama makes our position stronger. Will: Tuesday's probable repudiation of the Republican Party will punish characteristics displayed in the campaign's closing days. "Main Street Meltdown" ice sculpture unveiled in
Smaller islands are big political losers--how will the world compensate the loss of their countries? New York elections board member compares voting lines to the wait at Shake Shack, though not nearly as long. In Pennsylvania, Republican email says Obama will bring a Holocaust; in Florida, GOP mailers claim
Profile on the power and nationalism of Yuri M. Luzhkov, Moscow's mayor. Instapaper for the commute: Fish on the power of "passive" campaigning. To complement Errol Morris's "People in the Middle", the filmmaker's favorite "real-people" commercials from
McCain calls on Alaska's Stevens to resign. McCain's problems are not technical... They are institutional, to do with his colleagues, his advisers, and his supporters. The Anchorage Daily News: "It is Sen. Obama who truly promises fundamental change in Washington." Those who despise science.
