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On Election Day, Money and Magical Thinking
Will the movement for campaign finance reform continue, or are candidates and incumbents so dependent on transfusions of campaign cash they smother the effort in its crib?
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How to Build a Grassroots Power Base
Social movements must bring the creative energy of protest culture to electoral campaigns.
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The Presidential Election Exposed, Again, the Death of the Liberal Class
Chris Hedges: It's a useless appendage to the corporate state.
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Hey, Charlie Brown
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Tavis Smiley, Cornel West on the 2012 Election and Why Calling Obama “Progressive” Ignores His Record
Both Tavis and Smiley single out prominent progressives whom they accuse of overlooking Obamau2019s actual record.
Wall Street Offers a Second Career for Former Politicians
The revolving door is in full swing in Congress as ousted politicians find lucrative jobs on Wall Street.
The Incestuous Relationship Between Bankers, Business and Congress
It's more than a revolving door we're talking about. Itu2019s an incest fest.
Critical Role in Obama’s Re-Election Heralds New Era of Decisive Latino Vote in US
Latino voters turned out in record numbers, accounting for 10 percent of the electorate, and exit polls show Obama won 71 percent of the Latino vote.
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Sensata vs. Solyndra
On Election Day, the American people did not just vote for a president, they also voted for more jobs, green jobs, instead of continued outsourcing to China.
John Nichols: Overwhelming Obama Victory Not Just a Mandate for the President, but for Progressives
Journalist John Nichols argues that the 2012 election provided not just a mandate for the Obama administration and the Democrats, but for progressive policies.