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
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
Would You Like Some Humble Pie With That Tea? Would You Like Some Humble Pie With That Tea?
It wasn’t just the many Republican names and causes listed on ballots across the country that had a bad night. Add to the losers: the conservative media.
Nov 9, 2012 / Eric Alterman
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.
Nov 8, 2012 / Ben Adler
Women: The Silent Majority? Women: The Silent Majority?
Did women’s silence on “private” issues like abortion and sexual assault tank the GOP?
Nov 8, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
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 / Press Room
Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession? Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession?
Chairman Ben Bernanke, who’s been sounding the alarm, is attacked constantly by the right. He and his allies need support from a mostly silent left.
Nov 8, 2012 / Books & the Arts / William Greider
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
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
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