“In a recent story in The Nation, Chris Hayes used 2,200-plus words to argue why progressives should back Sen. Barack Obama. I’ll use only seven: Obama’s favorite TV show is The Wire. It’s certainly true, as Hayes noted, that Obama, like every presidential candidate, won’t be saying one word about the prison-industrial complex or the disastrous consequences of the ‘war on drugs.’ But it’s heartening to think that at least he’s tuning in to one of the few public forums that fiercely drags such issues into our consciousness.” — Brian Cook (In These Times)