http://dir.salon.com/topics/jimmy_carter/?source=rss&aim=jimmy_carter en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT By Matt Bivens Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/06/smallpox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/06/smallpox/index.html?source=rss For $4 trillion, we could've wiped out any number of diseases worldwide By Alex Koppelman Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/24/mondale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/24/mondale/index.html?source=rss The former vice president agrees with his old boss that racism motivates some opposition to the president By Alex Koppelman Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/16/gibbs_carter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/16/gibbs_carter/index.html?source=rss The White House remains cautious about allegations that racism is behind some criticism of the president By Robert Reich Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/08/history_hcr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/08/history_hcr/index.html?source=rss Obama can learn from his predecessors on healthcare, even if he doesn't succeed By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/14/earth_days/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/14/earth_days/index.html?source=rss Robert Stone's documentary feels like a Pynchon-style alternate history of the U.S. -- except it really happened By Alex Koppelman Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/16/cosby_race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/16/cosby_race/index.html?source=rss Conservatives, who've often lauded the comedian's takes on race, aren't likely to enjoy this one so much By Alex Koppelman Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/16/wilson_carter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/16/wilson_carter/index.html?source=rss Congressman calls former president's remarks "a distraction," says he's taking a cue from Obama, focusing on issues By Alex Koppelman Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/16/steele_carter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/16/steele_carter/index.html?source=rss The RNC chair, who is black, heatedly denies that opposition to the president is based in racism By Alex Koppelman Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/15/carter_race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/15/carter_race/index.html?source=rss The former president says he's concerned "many white people" believe "African-Americans are not qualified to lead" By Paul Maslin Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/12/obama_polls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/12/obama_polls/index.html?source=rss A pollster applies some historical context and gives three reasons why things aren't bleak for the president By Vincent Rossmeier Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/feature/2009/08/04/hostages/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/feature/2009/08/04/hostages/index.html?source=rss The former president's trip may be successful in securing the release of two American journalists By Vincent Rossmeier Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/30/white_house/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/30/white_house/index.html?source=rss By Michael Lind Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/21/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/21/obama/index.html?source=rss Obama is a better foreign-policy president than domestic-policy president. Unfortunately, so was Jimmy Carter. Time to be bold. By Rebecca Traister Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/21/inauguration_mall/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/21/inauguration_mall/index.html?source=rss Two million came to D.C. to brave the crowds and the cold -- and to see their country change. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/10/close_finishes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/10/close_finishes/index.html?source=rss But make no mistake: Barack Obama retains some important built-in advantages. By Michael Lind Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/08/15/newer_deal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/08/15/newer_deal/index.html?source=rss How Democrats can win big in 2010 and beyond -- by doing the opposite of what they're doing now. Think FDR-style liberalism, not McGovern. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/06/jimmy_carter_peak_oil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/06/jimmy_carter_peak_oil/index.html?source=rss His 1977 speech on the energy crisis is all too timely during a week of campaign obsession over tire gauges and offshore drilling. By James Hannaham Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/11/helms_hannaham/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/11/helms_hannaham/index.html?source=rss Yes, he was hellspawn, but the left owes a great debt to the late, unlamented (racist, homophobic) senator. By Joe Conason Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/06/27/energy_plans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/06/27/energy_plans/index.html?source=rss The GOP nominee wants to distance himself from Bush on climate change, but he'd do better to emulate Jimmy Carter than the vice president. By Vincent Rossmeier Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/19/rove_economics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/19/rove_economics/index.html?source=rss Calling the candidates "economically illiterate and irresponsibly populist," the former Bush advisor argues against restricting oil company profits. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/09/carter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/09/carter/index.html?source=rss John McCain unveils his new response to the accusation that his presidency would be like a third term for George W. Bush. By Vincent Rossmeier Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/03/carter_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/03/carter_obama/index.html?source=rss Former President Jimmy Carter says he'll make it official after the primaries end tonight. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/20/hamilton_jordan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/20/hamilton_jordan/index.html?source=rss Jordan, a key advisor to Jimmy Carter for his 1976 presidential run who later ran Carter's White House, succumbed to cancer Tuesday night. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/04/obama_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/04/obama_clinton/index.html?source=rss How might Clinton and Obama handle the Oval Office? On the eve of Super Tuesday, what we still don't know could come back to haunt us. By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/10/25/btm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/10/25/btm/index.html?source=rss Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke lead the outstanding cast of the overheated "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead." Plus: Jimmy Carter charms. Anthony Hopkins confounds.