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PERSPECTIVES
The Year in Quotes—And Cartoons
12/20/2008 12:00:00 AM
"I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities."—Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, taking a jab at Barack Obama's résumé at the Republican National Convention
When Celebs Take Charge
Sameer Reddy 12/19/2008 12:00:00 AM
The news that Caroline Kennedy is formally seeking to fill Hillary Clinton's soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat surprised many, but given the recent celebritization of the political process, it makes perfect sense. Armed with the most iconic moniker in American political life, the logic is that she'll be able to attract attention to the state of New York and meet her own fundraising needs (as well as presumably helping out Gov. David Patterson with his.) The most striking aspect about her increasingly attractive candidacy, however, is that if she ascended to office, the greatest story ever told in American politics would begin a new chapter, as the spark of Camelot came alive once again.
PROJECT GREEN
Enviro Economics
Anna Kuchment 12/12/2008 12:00:00 AM
First there was the dotcom bust of the late 1990s, then came the real-estate bubble that's deflating before our eyes. Next up: the green bubble. Alternative energy ventures have received a lot of great press, heavy investment and lip service from politicians in the last couple of years, but many of the nascent green industry's balance sheets are beginning to bleed red.
CAMPAIGN 2008
Election Confessions
Jessica Bennett 11/4/2008 12:00:00 AM
THE DIGNITY INDEX
I Condemned That Joke Before I Cracked It
10/25/2008 12:00:00 AM
The Bin Laden Factor
Jonathan Alter 10/21/2008 12:00:00 AM
The decision by Barack Obama to return to Hawaii to visit his ailing grandmother might not be the last surprise of the last fortnight of this campaign. Two weeks is an eternity in presidential politics, which means we're likely to have one more twist before this ends—though with early voting, more than a quarter of the electorate now votes before Election Day.