Campaigns and Elections

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 / John Nichols

A Progressive Surge

A Progressive Surge A Progressive Surge

The “rising American electorate” carried Obama and a strong slate of Democrats to victory.

Nov 8, 2012 / The Editors

The You’re-on-Your-Own Society

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 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

How to Build a Grassroots Power Base

How to Build a Grassroots Power Base How to Build a Grassroots Power Base

Social movements must bring the creative energy of protest culture to electoral campaigns.

Nov 8, 2012 / Feature / Norman Solomon

Unions Win in Key Ballot Measures Around the Country

Unions Win in Key Ballot Measures Around the Country Unions Win in Key Ballot Measures Around the Country

In California, Michigan, Alabama and beyond, voters came out for organized labor.

Nov 7, 2012 / Matthew Cunningham-Cook

John Nichols: Labor Won in Wisconsin and Ohio Senate Elections John Nichols: Labor Won in Wisconsin and Ohio Senate Elections

The victories of Tammy Baldwin and Sherrod Brown show that standing up for workers’ rights pays off.

Nov 7, 2012 / Press Room

It’s Time to End the Electoral College It’s Time to End the Electoral College

Here’s how.

Nov 7, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Despite Concerns, Young Voters Tuned In and Turned Out in 2012

Despite Concerns, Young Voters Tuned In and Turned Out in 2012 Despite Concerns, Young Voters Tuned In and Turned Out in 2012

Without the youth vote, Obama woud have lost Florida, Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania—and the election.

Nov 7, 2012 / Zoë Carpenter

Katrina vanden Heuvel and Jesse Jackson Talk Politics, Religion and the Presidential Race Katrina vanden Heuvel and Jesse Jackson Talk Politics, Religion and the Presidential Race

The reverend and Nation editor appeared together at Columbia University on October 25.

Nov 7, 2012 / Press Room

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