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Election Night at The Nation

A look inside The Nation's election night party and a glimpse at Obama victory celebrations in Brooklyn.

The Nation Video and Brett Story

November 5, 2008

As election results rolled in Tuesday night, putting Barack Obama over the 270 mark, millions of people around the world celebrated the end of the Bush era and the possibility inherent in an Obama White House. At the Nation offices, writers and editors reacted with excitement and resolve. In this video produced by Nation contributor Brett Story, we take a peek inside The Nation‘s election night party and ask what comes next in the push for a progressive agenda. “Tonight we celebrate, said Nation Editor and Publisher Katrina Vanden Heuvel. “Tomorrow we go to work.”

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Brett StoryBrett Story is a freelance journalist and independent documentary filmmaker based out of Montreal, and a 2008 spring intern for The Nation.


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