Election Analysis

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Congratulations, Homophobes, You've Prevailed in Florida, Arizona and California!

Andy Ostroy | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Religious fanatics rejoice! You did it! You won! You've succeeded in getting amendments passed in Florida, Arizona and California banning same-sex marriage! This is your crowning moment!

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Score One for the Polls

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Skepticism about science is good. But instead of turning us off scientific information altogether, skepticism should lead to its more careful consumption.

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Keeping Obama's Campaign "Army" Mobilized as a Force for Change in Peacetime

Gara LaMarche | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

What we have seen in the last year is a rebirth of participatory democracy, infused by the energy of millions. Imagine what this energy can do if it channeled into ongoing action.

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Meet the New Christian Right

Bruce Wilson | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Despite talks of its death following the election, within the last two decades the American Christian right has vectored outwards to become a truly global mass membership movement.

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The Other Side of Paradise, Part 2

Scott Kesterson | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Talking about the election, the Staff Sergeant said to me, "If there is anything I take away from this, it is that change is fearful."

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Yes Business Can

Howard Schultz | Posted 12.07.2008 | Business

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In tough times like these, many believe that investments in people and training can wait; that corporate social responsibility can be put on the back burner. I believe passionately that this is precisely what American business leaders should not be doing today.

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Tears For Obama?

Lloyd Garver | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama and his family are now preparing to move into the White House - which was built with slave labor. That's progress, isn't it?

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A Landslide Victory for Obama In Antarctica

Todd Carmichael | Posted 12.07.2008 | Green

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The main reason I voted for Obama is because of the effects of climate change I've witnessed first-hand here in Antarctica.

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Praise God?

Paul Raushenbush | Posted 12.07.2008 | Living

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Obama's election does not wipe out the vicious racism of centuries, and Prop 8 shows that there is still work to be done confronting the discrimination of Gay and Lesbian people.

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Peaceful Revolution: Obama: How the Mom Vote Played in this Election

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 12.07.2008 | Living

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Moms vote. Early exit polls found that moms listened, voted, and played a major role in determining the outcome of this election.

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The Winners and Losers of Campaign '08

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Winners: The Davids - Axelrod and Plouffe: they spearheaded a near flawless campaign. Katie Couric: her multi-part interview with Sarah Palin was the turning point in how the country saw Palin -- and by extension John McCain. And she did it in a way that left no room for accusations of being unfair or playing "Gotcha!" Michelle Obama: smarts, grace, style, charm, and a serious "good mommy" vibe -- she's got the whole package. Losers: Joe Lieberman: failed to deliver Democrats, independents, or Jews. And on the way to losing his committee chairmanships. Liddy Dole: her "Godless" ad will be taught in What Not To Do poli sci classes for a century. Joe the Plumber: the clock just hit 15 minutes, and the wakeup call will not be pleasant.

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Convulsions, Sobs, and Laughter

Deepak Chopra | Posted 12.07.2008 | Living

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There was communal joy over the election of Barack Obama but also a physical sense of release amounting to a national convulsion.

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The Hope of Obama

Stephen Zunes | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Posted on Alternet, Nov. 6. 2008 Barack Obama's resounding victory has brought even this cynical observer of Democratic Party politics to dare to hop...

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Can We Please Have A Pro-Choice, Pro-Environment Secretary of State?

Jane Hamsher | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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The new Secretary of State will deal with whatever replaces the Kyoto agreement. Hagel has a 9% 2008 rating from the League of Conservation Voters. Lugar scores 18%. Are they really the best people for the job?

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Why Some Americans Don't Have Reason to Celebrate

Shaun Jacob Halper | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Sorry to be the buzz-kill at the liberal victory-party, but this election has been a historic nightmare for millions of gay Americans.

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Israelis Unsure What Obama Means For Their Destiny

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Maybe Obama will be good for the slumping US and world economy, but most Israelis are suspicious about his lack of experience.

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How Our Role as Obama Supporters Should Change: Less Emotion, More Responsibility

Fernanda Diaz | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

We should no longer be adoring fans who are pledging our votes, but instead, the electorate who will hold Obama accountable for the promises he has made and the high standard he has set for himself.

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The Tears Were Real; Palin Was A Pawn

James Rotondi | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Maybe I'm just a sucker, or perhaps some misplaced machismo makes me want to defend damsels in distress. but watching Sarah Palin tear up, I actually felt a twinge of sympathy.

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Obama Takes His Outside Game to the Inside

Margaret Carlson | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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For a day at least, let's stop and celebrate the improbable assumption of the highest office in the land by this outsider with no birthright, no connections, no mentors.

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Whoops: NONE of Top Campaign Bloggers at Newspapers Predicted Obama Win

Greg Mitchell | Posted 12.07.2008 | Media

Just for fun, one year ago this week, my magazine E&P decided to have some fun and ask top campaign bloggers at the leading newspapers to forecast what was likely to happen in 2008.

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Obama's Grammatically Incorrect Election Victory

Lionel Beehner | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

The past tense of "Yes, we can" is not "Yes, we did" but "Yes, we could." But that just sounds weird. The correct phrase should be "Yes, we were able to," but that just sounds too clunky and verbose.

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Change Has Come To America

Gen. Wesley Clark | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

The sight of Barack and Joe Biden, and their families in Grant Park, the warmth of the crowd, and its diversity will long linger as I reflect on how America has changed, and how we have changed ourselves.

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Bringing the Stories Together

Michael Roth | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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In the euphoria the Election night victory, I watched our Wesleyan students celebrating the victory of a man whom they had embraced and in whom they had invested their hopes.

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