The People Speak on Raising the Minimum Wage The People Speak on Raising the Minimum Wage
It now looks as if voters approved all six of the state-level minimum-wage initiatives. In addition to Missouri and Ohio--which you read about on the Notion last night--the measur...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
The Netroots Election? Not So Fast The Netroots Election? Not So Fast
Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi and Rahm Emanuel say they are happy to sharecredit for the Democrats' electoral success, but not everyone in theparty is feeling as generous. Progressive...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
The Unstoppable Harold Ford The Unstoppable Harold Ford
It was tough for any self-respecting progressive to root wholeheartedlyfor Harold Ford Jr. In his longshot bid to replace retiring SenateMajority Stiff Bill Frist, Tennesee's wund...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
A New Morality A New Morality
Citizens in Arizona, Missouri, Montana, and Ohio resoundingly passed minimum wage initiatives today. And in Colorado, voters are evenly split on the issue in early returns at the...
Nov 8, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Senate! UPDATED The Senate! UPDATED
With an early morning win in the tightly-contested state of Missouri and results that seemed to show Montana and Virginia tipping toward them, Democrats ended one of the most inte...
Nov 8, 2006 / John Nichols
Real Democrats Real Democrats
Just one year ago--hell, even a few months ago--the unanimous viewamong the Democrats' strategic sages was that the only drama in theSouth this fall would be whether the region's ...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
The Iraq War Election The Iraq War Election
What is a one-word description for an anti-war Democrat? "Winner." Despite all the attempts to spin Tuesday's election results as something else, the single most important messag...
Nov 8, 2006 / John Nichols
So Close So Close
With early morning wins in the tightly-contested states of Missouri and Montana, and with Virginia tipping toward them, Democrats ended one of the most intense election nights in ...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
Payback Time Payback Time
Payback's a bitch. There is no way to spin the election results. They were a repudiation of George W. Bush, his party, his agenda, and his war. The ...
Nov 8, 2006 / David Corn
Democrats Gone Wild Democrats Gone Wild
Former DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe walked in the ballroom where House and Senate Democrats were congragating around 10 pm with a big smile on his face. At 11:11 pm, when CNN anno...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation