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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.
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.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Must Compromise on Taxes, and More
Post Election Day analysis by Thom Hartmann.
Ralph Nader on What to Do Now
Ralph Nader: Time for a broad coalltion to push Congress towards policy that most Americans can agree on.
Jeremy Scahill and Dennis Kucinich: In Obama’s 2nd Term, Will Democrats Challenge US Drones, Killings?
Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill asks Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich about the secret drone war that has expanded under President Obama's first term and the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki.
Latinos Campaign to Vote Out Joe Arpaio
Voting rights advocates and Latino activists work to encourage the community to vote out Joe Arpaio.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Every Major Poll in the Nation Shows Obama in the Lead, and More
In today's On the News segment: Accounting firm Price Waterhouse Cooper warns a warming planet spells trouble for business, and more.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: GOP Efforts to Restrict the Vote, Outside Groups Spend $1 Billion, and More
On the News With Thom Hartmann
Obama’s or Romney’s Foreign Policy: Does it Matter Who Wins?
It remains unclear where Mitt Romney really stands on foreign policy and if the election could truly impact US international relations.
Prop 37 and Corporate Lies in the Post Truth Era
Can a campaign with limitless resources and a disdain for the truth can defeat an overwhelmingly popular idea?