A Response to Ben Adler on Third Party Candidates A Response to Ben Adler on Third Party Candidates
Former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader strongly objects to a recent Nation blog post that mocked third-party candidates.
Nov 8, 2012 / Ralph Nader
Conservatives Understand the GOP’s Problem but Not Its Solution Conservatives Understand the GOP’s Problem but Not Its Solution
Republicans fail to recognize that it was their policies—not people’s “perceptions”—that lost them women and minority voters.
Aging White Guys: The Real Losers of 2012 Aging White Guys: The Real Losers of 2012
In 2012, white supremacy not only lost the election. It was a crucial factor in explaining how Obama won.
Nov 8, 2012 / Blog / William Greider
Obama’s Progressive Mandate Obama’s Progressive Mandate
President Obama won big on election night, garnering a wider margin of victory than many of his predecessors. Now’s the time for him to act.
Nov 8, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
How the GOP’s War on Voting Backfired How the GOP’s War on Voting Backfired
The backlash to voter suppression laws led to higher turnout among young, black and Hispanic voters.
Nov 8, 2012 / Blog / Ari Berman
Obama’s Re-Election Sets Record for Support From Latino Voters Obama’s Re-Election Sets Record for Support From Latino Voters
Even more striking than the overall level of support for Obama is the sky-high margin of Latino voters he got in the Western swing states.
Nov 8, 2012 / Blog / Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto
Paul Ryan and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Election Day Paul Ryan and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Election Day
The presidential ticket he was on did not just lose nationally, it lost his hometown and his home county and his homestate.
Nov 8, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
A Progressive Surge A Progressive Surge
The “rising American electorate” carried Obama and a strong slate of Democrats to victory.
Nov 8, 2012 / Editorial / The Editors
The You’re-on-Your-Own Society The You’re-on-Your-Own Society
In this election, the deepest division was over whether we are all in this together.
Nov 8, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
If We Ignore Climate Change, We’re All on a Sinking Ship If We Ignore Climate Change, We’re All on a Sinking Ship
If there was ever a response to Mitt Romney’s smug RNC laugh line about climate change—or to Obama’s failure to address it—Hurricane Sandy delivered.
Nov 8, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams