Three Polls and One Book to Remember While Watching Results Three Polls and One Book to Remember While Watching Results
It is not a national referendum. It is not launching a new political era. Voters still want government to be effective. Most voters are not angry about the size of government. They...
Nov 2, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Seminars at Sea: Jim Hightower and Chris Hayes on Populism in Politics Seminars at Sea: Jim Hightower and Chris Hayes on Populism in Politics
The impacts of populism on America's political landscape.
Nov 2, 2010 / The Nation
Election Night Primer: The Numbers to Watch Election Night Primer: The Numbers to Watch
Will the GOP get to 218 in the House? To 50 in the Senate? Where does Joe Biden fit in? What about governorships? Legislatures? Redistricting? The fate of the Republic? It's all he...
Nov 2, 2010 / John Nichols
Nation Conversations: The Political Moment Nation Conversations: The Political Moment
A panel moderated by Calvin Trillin with Katrina vanden Heuvel, Jim Hightower, Melissa Harris-Perry, Chris Hayes and John Nichols weigh in on the current political moment and how...
Nov 2, 2010 / The Nation
Ballot Box Blues Ballot Box Blues
The most dispiriting election of a lifetime.
Nov 2, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Michelle Obama Rallies Crowd of 3,500 at UPenn Michelle Obama Rallies Crowd of 3,500 at UPenn
Michelle Obama rallies crowd of 3,500 at UPenn
Nov 2, 2010 / StudentNation / Evan Medina
Midterm Elections Define Presidents Midterm Elections Define Presidents
Love Barack Obama or hate him, don't doubt that what happens in today's elections will determine the direction of his presidency.
Nov 2, 2010 / John Nichols
Nikki Haley: A New Face for Old Politics in South Carolina Nikki Haley: A New Face for Old Politics in South Carolina
While Nikki Haley’s political positions may fit squarely into the conservative Republican camp, her Indian-American identity allows South Carolina conservatives and the Tea P...
Nov 1, 2010 / Sarah Jaffe
Briefing: Jeremy Scahill on Obama’s Afghanistan Briefing: Jeremy Scahill on Obama’s Afghanistan
"The US has basically already lost the war in Afghanistan," says Jeremy Scahill, just back from two weeks reporting unembedded in that country.
Nov 1, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Suppressing the Vote Suppressing the Vote
From Minnesota to Texas to Illinois, the right is using the myth of voter fraud to challenge potentially millions of eligible voters.
Nov 1, 2010 / Laura Stampler