The Nation

The “rising American electorate” carried Obama and a strong slate of Democrats to victory.

In this election, the deepest division was over whether we are all in this together. 

Along with marijuana decriminalization in other states, the success of Proposition 36 in California is a ray of hope for those trapped in the abyss of the War on Drugs.

We won, but at what cost? Fool me once, shame on Obama, but fool me twice and I’m the one responsible.

Her clear-as-a-bell progressive convictions mobilized a massive grassroots base.

The recovery could be an opportunity to realign our relationship with the natural world.

If there was ever a response to Mitt Romney’s smug RNC laugh line about climate change—or to Obama’s failure to address it—Hurricane Sandy delivered.

Chairman Ben Bernanke, who’s been sounding the alarm, is attacked constantly by the right. He and his allies need support from a mostly silent left.