Politics

Election Night at The Nation Election Night at The Nation

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

Nov 5, 2008 / The Nation Video and Brett Story

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

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

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

Rahm Emanuel: Face of Change? Rahm Emanuel: Face of Change?

Clinton's NAFTA-backing insider is in the running for Obama chief of staff.

Nov 5, 2008 / John Nichols

Morning Again in America Morning Again in America

Goodbye, Pax Americana--and all the neoconservative economic and political ideologies that have dominated our public life.

Nov 5, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

Election Protection is Working Election Protection is Working

It's clear that efforts to protect voters rights are working this time--in Virginia, Florida and Ohio.

Nov 4, 2008 / Feature / Andrew Gumbel

Faces of Early Voters in Florida Faces of Early Voters in Florida

By 10:00 am, 565 students at the Florida A&M University at Tallahassee, Florida already voted.

Nov 4, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation

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