US Elections & Politics
Obama reassures big business on economic policy
By Patrick Martin, November 8, 2008
In his first public appearance as president-elect, Barack Obama held a press conference in Chicago Friday afternoon after meeting for several hours with a selected group of economic advisers, comprise...
As Democrats seek to dampen popular expectations
Obama administration begins to take shape
By Tom Eley, November 7, 2008
Three days after Barack Obama’s election victory, the initial moves by the president-elect to prepare his administration already show that his policies will be determined not by popular expectations...
A closer look at Obama’s transition team
By Joe Kishore, November 7, 2008
Barack Obama’s transition team is a collection of Washington insiders, former Clinton administration officials, corporate and banking executives, and individuals with roots in the Chicago Democratic...
A historical milestone?
Reflections on class and race in America
November 7, 2008
The constant invocation of Obama’s skin color and personal background underscores the pervasive manner in which conventional political analysis in America operates within racial categories. But it a...
Obama advisers discuss preparations for war on Iran
By Peter Symonds, November 6, 2008
Senior Obama advisers have been involved in behind-the-scenes bipartisan discussions in recent months about escalating diplomatic pressure and punitive sanctions against Iran—backed by preparations ...
Hopes and illusions dominate European reaction to Obama victory
By Ulrich Rippert, November 6, 2008
European leaders and media have reacted to the election victory of Barack Obama with a mixture of illusions and expectations.
Behind the nationwide sweep by Democratic Party
By Patrick Martin, November 6, 2008
The Democratic victory was propelled by a record turnout of minority workers and among wide layers of young people. Economic issues—jobs, living standards and the looming prospect of a major recessi...
The election of Barack Obama
November 5, 2008
The election outcome is a massive repudiation of the Bush presidency, the Republican Party and nearly three decades of right-wing domination of American politics. It is a watershed election, one which...
Video: SEP Candidate Jerry White speaks in Chicago
November 4, 2008
Socialist Equality Party presidential candidate Jerry White speaks at the University of Illinois-Chicago. White presents a Marxist analysis of the economic crisis and elaborates a political perspectiv...
Election Day 2008: The class issues
November 4, 2008
While tens of millions of Americans go to the polls, the outcome of the US election is awaited with intense interest by billions of people all over the world. This is not because they view the US pres...
Jerry White addresses students at candidates’ forum in Dayton, Ohio
By our reporter, November 4, 2008
SEP candidate Jerry White spoke to high school students at a candidates’ forum in Dayton, Ohio on Monday.
Obama begins to “lower expectations” for a Democratic White House
By Patrick Martin, November 1, 2008
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has begun to back away from his promises of social change, even before balloting concludes on Election Day next Tuesday.
