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How Will the Media Cover Obama?

It's the morning after Election Day and, like millions, I am filled with elation and hope. CNN let… more

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Proud of Obama … For Now

Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Nov. 4. What was once… more

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Tuning Out the Braindead Megaphone

If you're having trouble remembering what the recent election was all about, rest easy: you're probably not going… more

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We Have Much to Celebrate

Next year, President Barack Obama and the solidly Democratic Congress can pass legislation that provides universal healthcare, establishes… more

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Mandate for Change

Voters' message to Obama: think big

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Why Cynics Are Wrong

The sublime shock of Obama's victory

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Obama and the Union Vote

Polls suggest mandate for reform surpasses support for Obama

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What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been

Looking back on a surreal campaign season

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A Stunning Victory. Now What?

In These Times editors around the country react to Barack Obama's historic victory

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An Open Letter to Barack Obama

Dear Brother Obama, You have no idea, really, of how profound this moment is for us. Us being… more

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Dreaming Green

The Green Party's 5 percent campaign is both modest and ambitious. Can Cynthia McKinney pull it off?

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Through the Glasses Darkly

What if the between-the-lines Republican message (don't be afraid, there will be no real change) is the true illusion?

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Honest Abe and Honest Obe

Abraham Lincoln will rise again. At least that's what Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama would like you to… more

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On a Mission From God

Examining Sarah Palin's ties to the Christian Right

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The View From Ohio

Will voters in the economically ravaged Buckeye State 'get over' race and support Obama?

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The Real McCain Revealed

Once Barack Obama emerged as a viable candidate for President – given the nation's grim history of violence… more

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Remembering Those Other American Dreams

Democrats struggle to win blue-collar voters

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Demons Out!

The neocons who sold Americans the Iraq War are working hand in hand with the Christian Right to… more

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GOP Dirty Tricks 2.0

Republican officials continue their campaign against "voter fraud"

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The End of Aggressive Ignorance?

How surreal is life right now? Between a right-wing, government-loathing president insisting on bringing socialism to Wall Street,… more

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Hope vs. Fear

One thing is certain: either Senator Barack Obama's race will prevent him from being elected president, or it… more

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What Bush Has Stolen From Us

Many of us had been waiting for tougher talk from Barack Obama about John McCain and the Bush… more

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22 to Know

Our Picks for an Obama Cabinet: Parts 1 & 2

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The War We Won’t Talk About

The war on drugs has gotten little traction during this presidential campaign. The last time it was even… more

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No Time For A Minimalist

Old Milwaukee beer's slogan -- "It just doesn't get any better than this" -- should be Barack Obama's… more

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Back for the Future

Progressives at the Democratic National Convention look to FDR as a model for an Obama presidency

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Country First

Let's say that you enjoyed watching last week's Republican National Convention on television. Let's say you drank in… more

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Feminism Without Feminism

As the Republicans were swooning over Sarah Palin, proclaiming "A Star is Born," we saw something else hatched… more

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Loyalty First

Palin's selection doesn't augur well for Washington's warped nomination process

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McCain’s Feminist Mistake

With the announcement of Sarah Palin as John McCain's vice-presidential pick, the Republicans are banking on the hope… more

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A Post-Rational Society?

The Republican Party, which has defined modern-day negative politics, was back at it again this week, bashing Barack… more

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Moving Obama Left

After Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) secured his party's nomination in June, his tightly knit campaign message began to… more

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Keep the Heat on Obama

In 1992, when Bill Clinton won the Democratic nomination, Washington progressives -- the leaders of unions, think tanks… more

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Will Obama Wave Bayh Bye to the White House?

If you believe the chatter, Barack Obama is desperately seeking a white guy -- any white guy --… more

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Don’t Tase Me, GOP!

The St. Paul Police Department is arming itself with Tasers. Local activists and media say that the department… more

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Big Media Hectors Obama on ‘Surge’

For six years, with few exceptions, the Washington press corps has been cheerleading for the Iraq War –… more

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Meaningless in Michigan

If voters in this economically ravaged state want their votes in today's primary contest to count, it's the GOP or nothing

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Pollsters and Puppets

For Sen. Hillary Clinton, Iowa and New Hampshire are chapters of a story that began at 10 G… more

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Mr./Ms. Change Goes to Washington

Candidates promises break from Bush, but how far will they go?

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Stay Classy, Huckabee

"The uncool subject is class," author Bell Hooks once wrote. "It's the subject that makes us all tense."… more

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