It’s Over for Bush It’s Over for Bush
As voters expressed their disgust, this election signaled a repudiation of the corrupt Bush regime, a clear antiwar victory and the collapse of the conservative order.
Nov 9, 2006 / The Editors
We Voted for Peace We Voted for Peace
End-the-war energy fueled the success of "Bring Our Troops Home" ballot initiatives in communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Massachusetts on Tuesday. In Wisconsin, vo...
Nov 9, 2006 / The Nation
Tuesday’s Stunners Tuesday’s Stunners
Few people thought there would be a competitive race in Iowa's 2nd Congressional district, including myself--and I grew up there! The local Congressman, Jim Leach, was an old-sch...
Nov 9, 2006 / The Nation
The Big Story The Big Story
Maryland State Senator-elect Jamie Raskin won 99 percent of the vote today -- this after a brutal primary in which pundits declared his chances of winning were "impossible." His v...
Nov 8, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush Crony to Head UN’s Food Program Bush Crony to Head UN’s Food Program
John Bolton's surprise announcement that a former Washington Times editor will head the UN's World Food Program bodes ill for the idea that competence is more important than politi...
Nov 8, 2006 / Feature / Ian Williams
White Resentment in Michigan White Resentment in Michigan
By a large margin -- sixteen percentage points --Michigan voters have rejected some forms of affirmative action. State Proposal 2 forbids the use of race and gender preferences in...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
Democracy Worked for SD Abortion Vote Democracy Worked for SD Abortion Vote
The electoral process worked for pro-choice advocates in South Dakota, overturning an abortion ban with a grassroots appeal to keep the government out of citizens' personal lives....
Nov 8, 2006 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
Tester Takes Montana; Dems Close In on Majority Tester Takes Montana; Dems Close In on Majority
Democrat Jon Tester has defeated Montana Republican Conrad Burns, winning the 50th Democratic seat in the Senate. The Tester victory by a margin of more than 3,000 votes out of a...
Nov 8, 2006 / John Nichols
Mandate for Peace Mandate for Peace
As the midterm election approached, polls showed Iraq as the number one issue on voters' minds and the number one issue they expect the new Congress to quickly address. "Despite...
Nov 8, 2006 / Peter Rothberg