Politics

Paul Ryan and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Election Day Paul Ryan and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Election Day

The presidential ticket he was on did not just lose nationally, it lost his hometown and his home county and his homestate.

Nov 8, 2012 / John Nichols

A Progressive Surge

A Progressive Surge A Progressive Surge

The “rising American electorate” carried Obama and a strong slate of Democrats to victory.

Nov 8, 2012 / The Editors

Noted Noted

Allison Kilkenny on Occupy Sandy, Michael Tracey on voting after the hurricane, Betsy Reed on New Hampshire's Maggie Hassan, Sasha Abramsky on the end of “three strikes&r...

Nov 8, 2012 / Various Contributors

Superstorm Sandy—a People’s Shock? Superstorm Sandy—a People’s Shock?

The recovery could be an opportunity to realign our relationship with the natural world.

Nov 8, 2012 / Naomi Klein

The You’re-on-Your-Own Society

The You’re-on-Your-Own Society The You’re-on-Your-Own Society

In this election, the deepest division was over whether we are all in this together. 

Nov 8, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt

If We Ignore Climate Change, We’re All on a Sinking Ship

If We Ignore Climate Change, We’re All on a Sinking Ship If We Ignore Climate Change, We’re All on a Sinking Ship

If there was ever a response to Mitt Romney’s smug RNC laugh line about climate change—or to Obama’s failure to address it—Hurricane Sandy delivered.

Nov 8, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession?

Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession? Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession?

Chairman Ben Bernanke, who’s been sounding the alarm, is attacked constantly by the right. He and his allies need support from a mostly silent left.

Nov 8, 2012 / Books & the Arts / William Greider

How to Build a Grassroots Power Base

How to Build a Grassroots Power Base How to Build a Grassroots Power Base

Social movements must bring the creative energy of protest culture to electoral campaigns.

Nov 8, 2012 / Feature / Norman Solomon

Unions Win in Key Ballot Measures Around the Country

Unions Win in Key Ballot Measures Around the Country Unions Win in Key Ballot Measures Around the Country

In California, Michigan, Alabama and beyond, voters came out for organized labor.

Nov 7, 2012 / Matthew Cunningham-Cook

John Nichols: Labor Won in Wisconsin and Ohio Senate Elections John Nichols: Labor Won in Wisconsin and Ohio Senate Elections

The victories of Tammy Baldwin and Sherrod Brown show that standing up for workers’ rights pays off.

Nov 7, 2012 / Press Room

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