On AlterNet: election 2008

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "election 2008"

MoveOn Launches Campaign for Bold Progressive Reforms as the Obama Era Begins

Ali Gharib, AlterNet. January 21, 2009.

The Real Voices for Change campaign promises to push hard on universal health care, green jobs and leaving Iraq as Obama outlines his agenda.

The Headline You Never Saw in the Mainstream Press: Israel Attacked Gaza on U.S. Election Day

Jim Lobe, Ali Gharib, IPS News. January 8, 2009.

The corporate media buried a key Israeli military attack on a Hamas target that some claim sparked the current conflagration in Gaza.

Obama Doesn't Plan to End the Occupation in Iraq

Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. December 5, 2008.

The president-elect's thinking 'evolves' -- we can expect tens of thousands of American troops to stay.

Untold Story of Election 2008: The Death of the NRA

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. December 4, 2008.

Among the big losers in November were the NRA and the myth of the once-feared "NRA Voter." Reform of our gun laws is on the way.

Obama and the End of White Elite Politics

Laura Carlsen, Foreign Policy in Focus. November 19, 2008.

The election of Barack Obama has been heralded as proof that the United States has finally broken through the racial barrier.

2008 Results: Fewer White Voters, While Minorities Set Records

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. November 18, 2008.

A preliminary study of 2008 results finds more than a million fewer white voters than in 2004 and nearly 7 million new minority voters.

Jesus Politics: Religion in the 2008 Election

Cynthia Fuchs, PopMatters. November 13, 2008.

A new documentary looks at the troubling -- and mystifying -- mix of religion and politics in America.

VideoTheVote Releases Footage of Major Problems on Election Day

Staff, Video the Vote AlterNet: Video. November 12, 2008.

The election protection group releases a series of video reports showing the major problems faced by voters in 2008.

Hey Barack, Don't Forget: "You Gotta Dance With Them What Brung Ya"

Don Hazen, AlterNet. November 11, 2008.

Blacks, Latinos, single women, young voters, union members and gay people elected Obama. How will he represent them in his staff and his policies?

CNN's Election Night 3-D Holograms Channel Princess Leia and Obi-Wan

Martin Young, Asia Times. November 10, 2008.

The news giant wowed viewers with its holographic projection technology which "beamed" reporters into the studio in true Star Wars fashion.

Another Election Victory: Anti-Muslim Rep Goes Down in VA

John Nichols, The Nation AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 9, 2008.

Virgil Goode, the creepy congressman who launched an ugly campaign following the election of Muslim Rep. Keith Ellison, was defeated Tuesday.

Obama's First 100 Days in the White House

Katrina vanden Heuvel, TheNation.com. November 9, 2008.

Obama needs to be bold with the challenges he faces: a cratering economy, broken healthcare system, two wars, poverty and inequality and much more.

This Really Is Our Victory

Marisa Handler, AlterNet. November 8, 2008.

If 9/11, 2001, and the seven years following destroyed the myth of America, then in one fell swoop, November 4, 2008 restored it.

Opportunities for Drug Reform in the Obama Era

Ethan Nadelmann, Drug Policy Alliance. November 7, 2008.

We have an opportunity to re-shape drug policy for a generation.

Even After Obama Victory, Hard Lessons from the ACORN Smear Campaign

Art Levine, AlterNet. November 7, 2008.

New wave of vote suppression followed GOP attacks against ACORN. The group claims its anti-fraud efforts are ignored while new restrictions loom.

Frightening New Information About Sarah Palin Emerges

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. November 7, 2008.

With the campaign over, terrifying new information has started to emerge about Sarah Palin.

Obama Has a Mandate to Spread the Wealth

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. November 6, 2008.

Barack Obama won the presidency after clearly saying that he wants to spread the wealth. Let's make him do it.

The Winners (and Losers) of Election '08

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. November 6, 2008.

Who came out on top, and who did not.

Robert Novak is Flat Wrong: Obama's Mandate

Brian Normoyle, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. November 6, 2008.

Bob Novak doesn't think the vote totals, reshaped electoral map, and switching of traditionally red states constitute a "mandate."

What Iraqis Want From Obama

Fatih Abdulsalam, Azzaman. November 6, 2008.

Morally and ethically, Obama's administration is responsible for the orphans, refugees, and chaos left by Bush.

Unmarried Women Helped Obama Win

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. November 5, 2008.

Single women overwhelmingly voted for Obama -- and helped Democrats sweep election '08.

Pot Wins in a Landslide: A Thundering Rejection of America's Longest War

Rob Kampia, AlterNet. November 5, 2008.

Voters dealt what may be a fatal blow to America's longest-running and least-discussed war -- the war on marijuana.

Europe's Obamamania

Ian Buruma, The Guardian. November 5, 2008.

The president-elect is seen as something more than an American – he looks like a citizen of the world

Obama Wins and Redefines What It Means to Be American

David Corn, MotherJones.com. November 5, 2008.

So who's a real American now?

Virginia: The New Florida?

Andrew Gumbel, TheNation.com. November 4, 2008.

Some key Obama strongholds are close to a standstill as record numbers of voters cast their ballots.