Climate Activists Hit Hard With ‘Do the Math’ National Tour Climate Activists Hit Hard With ‘Do the Math’ National Tour
350.org’s caravan heads to Washington, DC, to push President Obama to address climate change in his second term.
Nov 13, 2012 / Tom Hayden
The GOP’s Very Own Reality The GOP’s Very Own Reality
Will the Republican fantasy bubble ever burst?
Nov 13, 2012 / Tom Tomorrow
Turns Out Romney Is the 47 Percent Candidate Turns Out Romney Is the 47 Percent Candidate
The irony of the final count from the 2012 election is that the GOP nominee will finish with 47 percent. Perhaps he shouldn’t have tried to divide and conquer.
Nov 13, 2012 / John Nichols
Conservative Explanations for Romney’s Loss Conservative Explanations for Romney’s Loss
Right-wing pundits are pointing fingers at Romney's "moderate" positions, the 47 percent, the media and even Hurricane Sandy—but never at the conservative movem...
Nov 13, 2012 / Ben Adler
The GOP’s Cultivated Prejudices The GOP’s Cultivated Prejudices
Republicans’ pandering to white voters—at the exclusion of American minorities—killed their chances in the 2012 election.
Nov 12, 2012 / Chris Hayes
What Mandate Did Voters Give Obama? What Mandate Did Voters Give Obama?
Last week was a big win for President Obama. So what are American voters trying to tell the president about their hopes for his second term?
Nov 12, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
New voting restrictions prove why the Voting Rights Act is as relevant as it ever was.
Nov 12, 2012 / Ari Berman
Katrina vanden Heuvel: President Obama and the Rising American Electorate Katrina vanden Heuvel: President Obama and the Rising American Electorate
A record turnout for non–white male voters gave the president a mandate to champion.
Nov 9, 2012 / Press Room
Leading Banking Committee Democrat Backs Warren Leading Banking Committee Democrat Backs Warren
One of the committee’s top Democrats said he wants to see Warren on board, if she wants to be.
Nov 9, 2012 / George Zornick
Obama’s 3 Million Vote, Electoral College Landslide, Majority of States Mandate Obama’s 3 Million Vote, Electoral College Landslide, Majority of States Mandate
The president won big. Democrats added Senate seats and won the majority of the votes cast for the US House. It’s a mandate. Don’t squander it.
Nov 9, 2012 / John Nichols