The Contenders: Hillary, John, Al, Dennis, Barack, Et Al. - Hardcover

A look at five of the contenders in the 2008 American presidential race discusses their chances in the election, what the big issues are, and how they relate to each other and the current administration.

LAURA FLANDERS is the host of RadioNation on Air America Radio. She is the author of Blue Grit: Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians and Bushwomen: How They Won the White House for Their Men.
RICHARD GOLDSTEIN writes regularly for The Nation. He is the author of Homocons: The Rise of the Gay Right.
DEAN KUIPERS is the managing editor of CityBeat, the alternative weekly of Los Angeles, and the author of Burning Rainbow Farm: How a Stoner Utopia Went Up in Smoke.
JAMES RIDGEWAY has authored over fifteen books and co-directed the films Blood in the Face and Feed. He has also written for Harpers, The Economist, New York Times Magazine, The Nation, The New Republic, Parade, Ramparts and The Wall Street Journal.
ELI SANDERS is the senior staff writer for The Stranger, Seattle's weekly newspaper.
DAN SAVAGE is the author of the internationally syndicated sex column "Savage Love" and the editor of The Stranger, Seattle’s weekly newspaper.