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Votes & Smokes, Folks
Glendale, Calif.
Nov 5, 2008 / Trudy Lieberman, Our Readers, and George Scialabba
Race in America, November 5, 2008 Race in America, November 5, 2008
It's been a long time coming.
Nov 5, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Obama’s Dream Team Obama’s Dream Team
A fantasy lineup of progressive advisors to help the next president end war, repair alliances and rebuild the economy.
Nov 5, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
President-Elect Obama Addresses Nation President-Elect Obama Addresses Nation
Barack Obama delivers his victory speech after being elected the forty-fourth president of the United States.
Nov 5, 2008 / YouTube
The Daily Show: Post-Election Fear Sets In The Daily Show: Post-Election Fear Sets In
Now that the election is over and Barack Obama has been elected, what will we have to make fun of?
Nov 5, 2008 / The Daily Show
Nairobi: Euphoria and Questions Nairobi: Euphoria and Questions
A nation riven by differences marvels at his message of civility and inclusion. Yet there is some worry about an Obama administration's policies on Africa.
Nov 5, 2008 / Karen Rothmyer
Paris: ‘America is Back’ Paris: ‘America is Back’
People here are looking in wonderment at the culture that produced Obama and at the people who put him in the White House. In short, they're looking at us.
Nov 5, 2008 / Jordan Stancil
It’s A New Era It’s A New Era
Biko Baker For the first time, working-class youth and youth of color truly believe that they can change their country by electing a politician.
Nov 5, 2008 / The Nation
Obama’s Victory: Just the Beginning Obama’s Victory: Just the Beginning
Jamilah King Obama's message of unity and bipartisanship inspired millions of skeptics across party lines, but this is just the first step toward building democracy.
Nov 5, 2008 / The Nation
London: A Sense that the Nightmare is Over London: A Sense that the Nightmare is Over
When the votes were finally counted, Europe's wish to usher George W. Bush into the dustbin of history made for widespread jubilation.
Nov 5, 2008 / Maria Margaronis and D.D. Guttenplan