Palin's Big Night: A Win for McCain—And a Possible Worry for Democrats
The speech was the easy part. But Sarah Palin did it well.  —By David Corn

Who Is the Real Laura Bush?
In American Wife, novelist Curtis Sittenfeld fleshes out the interior life of our enigmatic first lady. —By Stephanie Mencimer

GOP Convention Opens: Did You Know McCain Was a POW?
The McCain people say, this election is about character, not issues. The first night really proved that: McCain doesn't need to feel voters' pain; they need to feel his. —By David Corn

Being in Base Denial
Going on an Imperial Bender: How the U.S. Garrisons the Planet and Doesn't Even Notice.  —By Tom Engelhardt

The Luxury of True Reproductive Choice
If John McCain wins the election, Sarah Palin will no doubt do what she can to overturn Roe v. Wade. Will she also support subsidized childcare and higher ed for teen moms poorer than Bristol?  —By Judith Lewis

Sarah Palin and the Alaskan Independence Party: What's the Connection?
In an interview with Mother Jones, a party official backs off his claim that John McCain's running mate was an Alaskan Independence Party member. But the question remains, was Palin a fellow traveler?  —By Jonathan Stein

Homeland Security and Other Boondoggles
The unintended consequences of the Bush administration's signature reforms. —By Bruce Falconer

When Will Sarah Palin Meet The Press?
Sarah Palin's vice presidential acceptance speech is sure to draw fire. So is her first press conference with the national media. —By David Corn

Photo Essay: GOP Convention Protesters
Hurricane Gustav may have blown this week's convention slightly off course, but the protestors were undeterred. —By Jonathan Stein

What To Make of Palin Babygate?
A bizarre rumor is squelched by a surprising disclosure. The Palin family soap opera hits prime time.  —By David Corn

Hurricane Gustav: Helping and Hurting Bush and McCain
Gustav is threatening the residents of New Orleans. It's also eyeing the Republican convention in St. Paul. —By David Corn

The Bush Administration Checkmated in Georgia
Putin has moved his most powerful pieces onto this corner of the chessboard. America's pawn has been decisively defeated.  —By Michael Klare

Why CIA Veterans are Scared of McCain
Four years ago, the candidate called the CIA a "rogue organization;" now he’s advised by a former Chalabi promoter and Agency-basher. No wonder the spooks are spooked. —By Laura Rozen

Obama's Grand Speech: Reason for Hope
It was a historic speech on a historic night—in a remarkable setting. Barack Obama's speech matched the moment. —By David Corn

Sarah Palin, Feminist for Life
McCain's Veep choice is a proud member of Feminists for Life. Here's our primer on the pro-life group. —By Emily Bazelon

Three Years After Hurricane Katrina, Homelessness Looms
Where are Katrina evacuee families supposed to go once FEMA kicks them out? A trailer park tale continues. —By Deepa Fernandes

MoJo Video: In Pursuit of High Rollers and Hennessy
Why can't government ethics watchdog Nancy Watzman get into the Democratic National Convention's smoke-filled back rooms? —By Jonathan Stein
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On Night Three, The Dems Finally Gain Some Momentum
Bill Clinton and (gasp!) John Kerry combined for the Democrats' best night yet.  —By David Corn

Bible Thumper
Who's going to earn electoral salvation by getting the God vote? A political cartoon. —By Mark Fiore

The Chinavore's Dilemma
Pathogenic snacks. Deadly dog chow. Toxic seafood. Why is the FDA looking the other way on Chinese food imports? —By Joshua Kurlantzick

New Poverty Data Induces Clinton Nostalgia
Can we get back to the prosperity of 1999? —By Stephanie Mencimer

MoJo Video: Meet Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com
Nate Silver crunches statistics to predict election outcomes. Turns out he's pretty good at it. —By Nick Baumann

A Clear Message from Hillary: It's About Obama, Not Me
Hillary Clinton offered a loud and clear message to her supporters at the DNC: Get behind Barack Obama. —By David Corn

On Opening Night, The Dems Go Warm and Fuzzy
The convention starts with the Obama campaign defining Michelle as, well, wonderful. But where's the case against McCain?  —By David Corn

Mapping the Pentagon's Global Footprint
Exclusive: In a yearlong project, Mother Jones investigated US military activity around the globe, country by country. Presenting our new primer of the post-Bush world order.  

Honey, I Got the Earmark
For Republican Rep. Mike Turner, federal pork is a family affair.  —By Ryan Grim

Taking the Safe Route
In Joe Biden, Obama picks a smart legislator, a good campaigner, and a foreign policy savant. Does it matter that he doesn't represent change?  —By David Corn

Hellraisers: the Next Generation
From the eco-MBA to the Christian hipster, college activism is alive and kicking—but what today's students care about might surprise you. —By Kiera Butler and Leigh Ferrara

The Audacity of Hype?
Is Barack Obama exaggerating when he compares his campaign to the great progressive moments in US history? We asked Pat Buchanan, Naomi Klein, and 18 more thinkers to answer that question. 

John Lewis: John McCain's Wise Man?
John McCain says he will consult Democratic Rep. John Lewis when he's president. That's news to Lewis.  —By Jonathan Stein

Audio: Welcome, Kevin Drum
Six years after he first picked up his virtual pen, former Calpundit and Washington Monthly Political Animal Kevin Drum is joining our smart, fearless crew. —By Monika Bauerlein

How to Burn the Speculators
Why is the price of oil so high? Because the Bush administration did to the commodities market what it did to housing. —By James K. Galbraith

What Do Prisoners Make for Victoria's Secret?
From Starbucks to Microsoft: a sampling of what US inmates make, and for whom. —By Caroline Winter

The Problem with an Obama/Biden Ticket
Senator Joe Biden may seem like a perfect VP pick for Obama, but will his plan for partitioning Iraq prove a dealbreaker? —By Jonathan Stein

Beirut Dispatch: The Manic Peace Party
Now that Hezbollah are heroes and Israel's returned Lebanon's prisoners, I'm not sure I can keep up with the all-night drinking. —By Eamon Kircher-Allen

Why Carbon Offsets Backfire
With a city motto of "Exclusively Industrial," the town of Vernon was already a pollution magnet. Then offsets made it worse. —By Daphne Wysham

Meet the Grand Obama Party
Lincoln Chafee and other prominent GOPers are lumbering toward the left—but at the grassroots, the "Republicans for Obama" movement has been growing for a while.  —By Bruce Falconer

Obama: Change Africa Believes In
Traveling through Kenya and Tanzania, a Mother Jones writer finds locals rallying behind the man they see as the "tribal chief of the world." —By Jonathan Stein

Tech-Doping With Speedo's $600 Swimsuits
Is allowing wetsuit-style super-suits in the Olympics unfair to countries who can't afford them?  —By Jen Phillips

There's Something About Mary: Unmasking a Gun Lobby Mole
Mary McFate was a prominent gun control activist. Mary Lou Sapone was a freelance spy with an NRA connection. They are the same person. A Mother Jones investigation. —By James Ridgeway, Daniel Schulman, and David Corn