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Allen Duncan, homeless and unemployed, sleeps on a sidewalk

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

Destruction from Super Storm Sandy

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.

Union protesters

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

Young voter

Without the youth vote, Obama woud have lost Florida, Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania—and the election.

Elizabeth Warren

Her clear-as-a-bell progressive convictions mobilized a massive grassroots base.

The author and activist doesn't have a utopia to offer, but rather, warns of a dystopia to avoid.

Voting in Hoboken, New Jersey

County clerks are reporting inaccessible polling stations, damaged absentee ballots and mass confusion about where and how to vote on Tuesday.

The one key way in which Romney's foreign policy differs from Obama's.

Blogs

In swing states such as Colorado, the presidential race is coming down to who can turn out their voters, rather than persuading independents. 

October 15, 2012

Past experience with block granting the social safety net paints a dismal picture.

October 15, 2012

The president should also bring up women's health and expose Mitt Romney's extremist makeover.

October 15, 2012

The president needs to aggressively defend his economic policies and critique Romneyomics in Tuesday's debate.

October 15, 2012

Dick Cheney says: “I worship the ground that Paul Ryan walks on.” No wonder. They’re foreign-policy twins.

October 14, 2012

Ponder this image: David Brooks and Governor Chris Christie spitting out their morning coffee as they read that their cultural hero will grab his guitar for the president.

October 13, 2012

Last year, Tagg Romney's company Solamere Capital persuaded reporters that it had not invested in a Ponzi-linked firm. Documents with the SEC tell a different story. 

October 12, 2012

The vice president successfully contrasted his administration with the regressive proposals of the Romney-Ryan ticket.

October 12, 2012

The Republican vice-presidential candidate is also facing a House race at home—but won’t debate his challenger. 

October 12, 2012

The vice-presidential debate gave us a prominent Catholic politician going on record that faith and respect for women’s own decision-making don’t have to be opposed.

October 12, 2012
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