Back From the Brink Back From the Brink
Social movements must believe in themselves as much as they believe in any politician, and keep fighting for true change.
Nov 7, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Watch a Colorado GOP Poll Watcher Report a ‘High Concentration of People of Color’ Watch a Colorado GOP Poll Watcher Report a ‘High Concentration of People of Color’
A Republican poll watcher complains that too many people of color were voting in Aurora, Colorado, on Election Day.
Nov 7, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Laura Flanders: Last Night Was a Victory for Diverse, Grassroots Movements Laura Flanders: Last Night Was a Victory for Diverse, Grassroots Movements
The election showed US citizens will fight back against the GOP assault on equality.
Nov 7, 2012 / Press Room
Undeterred by the Long, Slow Line Toward Democracy Undeterred by the Long, Slow Line Toward Democracy
Those long, snaking lines were about more than a vote. The people most battered and excluded from the nation's politics and economy refuse to be ignored.
Nov 7, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Elizabeth Warren Heads to Washington, an Uncompromising Senator for the Left Elizabeth Warren Heads to Washington, an Uncompromising Senator for the Left
Her clear-as-a-bell progressive convictions mobilized a massive grassroots base.
Nov 7, 2012 / E.J. Graff
Barack Obama’s Decisive Victory for Liberal Government Barack Obama’s Decisive Victory for Liberal Government
President Obama's re-election marks the most decisive mandate for an assertive, progressive governing model in well over a generation. Here’s why.
Nov 7, 2012 / Ari Melber
The Bad News About White People: Romney Won the White Vote Almost Everywhere The Bad News About White People: Romney Won the White Vote Almost Everywhere
Whites voted Republican in every state except for four.
Nov 7, 2012 / Jon Wiener
In Victory, Obama Aims to Truly Enact an Agenda In Victory, Obama Aims to Truly Enact an Agenda
The president’s speech Tuesday night was aimed directly at the heart of die-hard GOP opposition.
Nov 7, 2012 / George Zornick
Thank You, Republican Misogynists, for Handing Democrats Crucial Victories Last Night Thank You, Republican Misogynists, for Handing Democrats Crucial Victories Last Night
Women voters said “buh-bye” to extreme GOP misogynists.
Nov 7, 2012 / Bryce Covert
For Obama, a Bigger Win Than for Kennedy, Nixon, Carter or Bush For Obama, a Bigger Win Than for Kennedy, Nixon, Carter or Bush
The president actually won a significant victory. Now, he should do something with it.
Nov 7, 2012 / John Nichols