2009 Election

The Change We Deserve

Edwin D. Hill | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Edwin D. Hill

It didn't take long for the anti-worker far right to try to spin the results of the 2009 elections as a mandate for their pro-corporate agenda.

Post-Election Punditry: It's Perfectly Obvious

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

Click. " -- and we're back. Time now to ask our Pack o' Pundits for the big takeaways from Tuesday's election results. What did you guys see in all...

The Blame Election

Mike Lux | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Mike Lux

The biggest surprise Tuesday wasn't in the gubernatorial or congressional races, it was Michael Bloomberg's remarkably close re-election.

Democrats Suddenly Thinking About Jobs Programs

Washington Post | Michael D. Shear and Paul Kane | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Democrats on Capitol Hill began a nervous debate Wednesday about the course President Obama has set for their party, with some questioning whether the...

2009 Election: Young Voters Who Helped Obama Stayed Home

AP | DENA POTTER | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


RICHMOND, Va. — Last year, 23-year-old Rashida Hill watched the presidential debates, visited the college political party meetings and put a Bar...

In Defense of Good Government

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Sasha Abramsky

Was the 2008 election really transformative only of Obama himself, alchemically rendering him government-incarnate, and definitionally making him part of the problem?

Boulder's Mock Election

Alexia Parks | Posted 10.13.2009 | Denver


Alexia Parks

If University of Colorado students had their way, Valerie Mitchell, an unknown candidate running for Boulder City Council, would be the city's new mayor.

Five Reasons Why The Iranian Pre-Election Poll Can't Be Trusted

David Moore | Posted 07.20.2009 | World


David Moore

If we can believe the poll, and the authors' arguments, it's plausible that Ahmadinejad did in fact win the election with more than 60 percent of the vote. But don't be fooled.