If Obama Wins, Who Will Be in His Cabinet -- And Who Should Be?
By Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown
Obama's advisers will be the ones whispering in the president's ear and pulling the levers of executive power. Read more »

The Christian Right's Slick Campaign to Make Abstinence Seem Trendy
By Vanessa Valenti, AlterNet
Conservatives finally learned that moralizing doesn't keep teens from having sex. Now they have a creepy new tactic. Read more »

Should Uncle Sam Be Helping CEOs Get Richer?
By Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality
America's overpaid corporate execs have plenty of people to thank for their good fortune, including average American taxpayers. Read more »

The Bikini Car Wash: One Sexist Tradition
By Kimberly Gadette, Women's eNews
Bikini car washes, inexplicably sanctioned by many parents, teach girls the best way to turn a buck is by stripping down for men. Read more »

Dems Nominate Obama, Unify and Transform the Party
By John Nichols, TheNation.com
A hundred years ago, Dems questioned whether to take a stand against lynching. Today, Obama's nomination completes a long process of transformation. Read more »

What 15,000 Reporters Are Doing at the DNC
By Justin Peters, Columbia Journalism Review
Drinking, complaining and getting massages are just a few of reporters' preferred convention activities. Read more »

Immigration: Too Hot for the Dems?
By Roberto Lovato, New America Media
America's brutal immigration detention network is getting little attention from Democratic reformers and their institutional allies in Denver. Read more »

A Truck-Sized Loophole: Corporations, Special Interests to Spend $100 Million on Convention Parties
By Michael Winship, TruthOut.org
The parties' conventions offer plenty of opportunity to skirt the spirit of campaign finance laws without violating them. Read more »

Fox News Aired Only Two Minutes of Democratic Keynote Address, Discussed Ayers Instead
By Jamison Foser, Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America
Fox News shows its fair and balanced nature. Read more »

Why are the Police Protecting Big Money from Public Scrutiny in Denver?
By Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake
Police arrest journalists trying to get the skinny on Democratic senators and VIP donors. Read more »

Poll-Watch: Obama up in 3 Battleground States; Nader Polling Strong
By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
But third-party candidates' support in the Summer doesn't necessarily translate into support in the Fall. Read more »

Woman Kicked Out of Federal Building for Lesbian T-Shirt
By Melissa McEwan, Shakesville
"As an African-American and a lesbian, I haven't been through one day without facing some sort of discrimination ... but this is just shocking." Read more »