Stories by Adele M. Stan

Democracy saved (for now), a record number of women senators, queer women arrive, marriage for everybody gains ground, marijuana sanity -- plus that stinkin' election is finally over.

The president addressed climate change, immigration and job creation, and issued a warning to two top GOP senators.

From shortened early voting hours in Ohio to mayhem in Florida, voters held their ground for hours, demanding their right to vote -- in record numbers.

In a conference call to activists of Ralph Reed's Faith and Freedom Coalition, the Republican vice presidential hopeful painted the president as dangerous to the Christian faith.

The Republican Party is treading back into the racism of Reconstruction.

Indiana's Richard Mourdock, who believes pregnancy caused by rape is a "gift from God," has plenty of company.

Tea Partiers cheered when Richard Mourdock defeated Sen. Richard Lugar in the GOP primary, and Romney ran to endorse. Now, two weeks before election day, the War on Women is front and center.

Soul-searching by the Democratic Party led some of its leaders to a natural conclusion: the future of the party lay in the hands of church-going voters, and the party had better win them back. They were wrong.

In a contentious debate, Obama shamed Romney on Libya, poked at his pension -- and threw the 47 percent in Mitt's face.

It was hardly love at first sight. But once the Koch brothers threw in behind Mitt Romney, they brought the full force of their political machine, perhaps for a price.

The vice president just couldn't seem to help himself: Ryan was an easy target.

It’s not that hard to be good to your family and friends. If true morality is evidenced by how one treats strangers, Romney’s reputation as a moral actor should be under water.

In a CNN interview, Santorum suggests that killing Big Bird is just like killing something 'because you want to eat them.'

With only a sliver of the electorate undecided on its candidate, the 2012 debates are not about persuading voters.

The Bible tells us not to bear false witness against one's neighbor. Ralph Reed apparently never got the memo.

The left shouldn't underestimate Reed's billionaire-bankrolled right-wing voting machine.

For 'minorities,' government programs such as Social Security and Medicare are 'in their worst interests,' making them a part of 'a victimization class,' Ryan told Ayn Rand devotees.

Nestled amid the contempt Romney shows for everyday people of all races is a simmering resentment of people who aren't white.