On AlterNet: election08

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The Bitch and the Airhead: Blatant Women-Bashing Makes a Gut-Wrenching Comeback

Daphne Merkin, The Daily Beast. November 20, 2008.

Change may well be coming to Washington. But the public discourse about women has taken several steps backward.

Obama, New Congress Offer Hope for Pragmatic Immigration Reform

Rupa Dev, New America Media. November 15, 2008.

The results of elections 2008 are good news for immigration reform, but there's still a potentially rocky road ahead.

Latino Vote Fueling Republican Introspection

America's VoiceNovember 11, 2008.

The GOP's rhetoric on immigration played an enormous role in a significant shift among Latino voters.

America Is a Center-Left Country No Matter How Much the Corporate Media Say Otherwise

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 10, 2008.

Outside of a few social issues, Americans are firmly in the progressive camp, but that hasn't prevented a lot of bloviating to the contrary.

With 220-Vote Lead, Norm Coleman Trying to Keep Ballots from Being Counted

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. November 9, 2008.

The results of the Minnesota Senate race pitting the incumbent against Al Franken are close enough to trigger a recount.

10 Moving Stories and Images as America Celebrates Obama's Win

AlterNetNovember 8, 2008.

Everyone has their story, but here, in pictures, video, and print, are a few of the outpourings of emotion.

What Obama's Next Steps Should Be on Health Care, Transportation, Iraq and More

AlterNetNovember 6, 2008.

Sara Robinson, Margy Waller, David Morris, J. Goodrich, Geoff Millard and Maude Barlow on where Obama should go from here.

Immigration: the 'Sleeping Giant' Sleeps no More

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. November 5, 2008.

Some early numbers on a key demographic changing the American political landscape.

Election Day: Voting Snafus from Around the Country

AlterNetNovember 4, 2008.

Election protection coalition ignores vote count issues ... Jammed ballot boxes in Missouri ... Absentee ballot sign-up glitches in FL ...

Ten Things to Watch (Besides the Presidential Battle) This Election Day

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 4, 2008.

The country is shifting; new groups of voters are expected to come to the polls, and battles are raging over key ballot initiatives.

How This Election Could Change the Meaning of Masculinity in America

Rob Okun, Women's eNews. November 3, 2008.

Polls show people are no longer buying into the bullying tactics of old-school masculinity.

Single Women: Election 2008's Holy Grail

Lea Lane, Huffington Post. November 3, 2008.

Unmarried women will be to progressives what evangelicals were to conservatives. They will determine the future of this country.

What Business Can Do to Assure a Smooth Election

Michael Kieschnick, AlterNet. November 3, 2008.

Make sure you signal your company's commitment to its civic duty to ensure a fair election in every part of your organizational chart.

Dramatic Progressive Reforms and Evil Schemes on the California Ballot

AlterNetNovember 1, 2008.

This election, California voters have a huge chance -- and a special responsibility -- to vote on dramatic progressive reforms.

McCain Is Robin Hood in Reverse

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 31, 2008.

McCain wants to be the great "re-distributor": He takes money from poor people and sends it upward.

Evangelicals and Rural Americans Are Breaking Big for Obama

Robert S. Eshelman, TomDispatch.com. October 30, 2008.

A mass defection from the Republican Party may be underway in counties that were once GOP strongholds. Call it the reverse Bradley Effect.

Palin: McCain Won't Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Joseph Romm, Huffington Post. October 29, 2008.

Sarah Palin just helped clarify McCain's double-talk on global warming: He doesn't think the government should do anything to stop it.

How Much Damage Has Eight Years of Conservative Rule Done to Americans' Psyches?

Mark Klempner, AlterNet. October 29, 2008.

The Bush administration used a politics of fear to diminish our ability to think critically and to erode our capacity to love.

Silence on Immigration

David Bacon, Foreign Policy in Focus. October 28, 2008.

National political campaigns say less and less about immigration enforcement.

Why Straight People Need to Get into the Fight for Marriage Equality

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 28, 2008.

Pragmatism doesn't mean leaving your core principles at the door.

Military Mom: Why I'm Sour About Sarah Palin

Pat Alviso, AlterNet. October 25, 2008.

After all, if my son can buck up and do yet another tour of duty in Iraq, I can face a crowd of Palin supporters.

Palin's Trajectory to National Prominence Powered by her Anti-Environmentalism

Carl Pope, Huffington Post. October 24, 2008.

Her campaign was born because of her defiance of the Clean Water Act.

Why Aren't Americans Heads Over Heels for Our Environment?

Tara DePorte, AlterNet. October 23, 2008.

With an economic crisis, foreclosures, and lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan, our attention has been diverted from key issues like our planet.

The 11 Dumbest Things Sarah Palin Has Said So Far

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. October 23, 2008.

Presenting a roundup of Sarah Palin's most hilarious, shocking and scary statements since she was added to the McCain ticket.

Campaign Finance Reform Is More Important Than Ever

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. October 22, 2008.

It's time to restore some common sense to the presidential campaign finance system -- before we don't have any system at all.