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GOP Should Ask Why U.S. is on the Wrong Track
 Ron Paul
The questions now being asked are: Where to go from here and who's to blame for the downfall of the Republican Party? Too bad the concern for the future of the Republican Party had not been seriously addressed in the year 2000 when the Republicans gained control of the House, Senate, and the Presidency.
Let's Remember Veterans on Other Days
 Martin Schram
As I am writing this column on Veterans Day 2008, the sacrifices of our fallen military heroes are being remembered, briefly but respectfully, on the morning television news. But as you are reading this column, the sacrifices of our military veterans will already have been pushed back to their traditional place on the lowest rung of your government's agenda ladder.
Obama's Cabinet: Start With Al Gore
 Richard Cohen
If there is a single appointment Barack Obama could make to signal how dramatically things will change in Washington, it would be to name Albert Gore Jr. - former House member, former senator, former vice president, former presidential nominee and current Custodian of the Planet - as secretary of state.
Drug Wars Ongoing Problem for Mexico
 Diane Francis
Terror and a grim warning about future instability struck our NAFTA partner, Mexico, on the day Barack Obama became Presidentelect of the United States.
Obama and Mayawati: a Comparison in Contrast
 SR Darapuri
It will be apt to mention in the beginning that a comparison between Obama and Mayawati (Dalit woman Chief Minister of UP state in India) is not very appropriate because there is a world of difference between their personalities and deeds.
Obama Spells New Hope for Human Rights
 Marjorie Cohn
Celebrations of Barack Obama's election as president of the United States erupted in countries around the world. From Europe to Africa to the Middle East, people were jubilant. After suffering though eight years of an administration that violated more human rights than any other in US history, Obama spells hope for a new day.
The Climate for Change
 Al Gore
The inspiring and transformative choice by the American people to elect Barack Obama as our 44th president lays the foundation for another fateful choice that he - and we - must make this January to begin an emergency rescue of human civilization from the imminent and rapidly growing threat posed by the climate crisis.
Take a Bow, America
 Bob Herbert
The markets are battered and job losses are skyrocketing, but even in the midst of a national economic crisis, we should not lose sight of the profound significance of this week and what it tells us about the continuing promise of America.
Another Religious 'War' in Mexico
 Rina Jimenez-David
One need only pay a visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe to realize how deeply religious the Mexicans are. As pilgrims stream in through the gate, a number grab attention mainly because they have come on their knees, slowly making their way across the cobbled courtyard.
Global Recession: One of the Several Crises Facing Human Society
 PVNN
I do not remember witnessing this kind of global panic in my lifetime. Probably the twin towers crash generated a reaction of similar magnitude as the recent financial meltdown and recession.
 After Four Decades, Finally, the Beginning of the End
 Mark Weisbrot
The nation's capital came alive after 11 PM on election eve, as thousands poured into the streets to celebrate a victory that everyone was calling historic. Car horns blaring, whooping and shouting, high fives all around, multi-racial crowds celebrating joyously.
Obama's Path to Greatness: Health Care as Stimulus
 Dean Baker
If Obama announced plans to jump-start national health care insurance, it could provide an immediate boost to the economy.
Now That Obama Has Won... There is No Excuse
 George Washington's Blog
Now that Obama has won, there is no excuse. Those who have trampled on our country and our people must be held to account for the whole world and future generations to see.
Morning Again in America
 Robert Scheer
It's time to gush! Later for the analysis of all the hard choices faced by our next president, Barack Obama, but for now, let's just thrill, unabashedly, to the sound of those words. Heck, both he and we deserve a honeymoon, at least for a few paragraphs of this column.
Mexico's Right Wins Oil Privatization
 Socialist Worker
Todd Chretien explains the background to the vote in Mexico's Congress to privatize the state oil company PEMEX.
Ralph Nader Speaks on an Obama Presidency
 The Real News
On election night, The Real News speaks to presidential candidate Ralph Nader.
Dreams and Votes
 John Cory
"We, the People" have illuminated the darkness with much more than "a thousand points of light," with our electronic pamphleteers and motivated emails, and revealed the erroneous and divisive tactics of red versus blue America.
Barack and John's Excellent Adventure
 John M. Crisp
By the time you read this column, there's a good chance that you'll be already beginning to think about the election of 2008 in the past tense. And many Americans may join you in relief at watching this campaign fade into history. I suppose I will, too.
Bush Cronies Going Out as They Came In
 Paul Crist
What the hell was I thinking, that the Bush Administration might actually rise to the occasion and get something right in its final days? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me after eight disastrous years? Shame on me for being so very gullible.
Blue States Decide to Secede, Creating a New Country, U.A. (United America)
 Larry Sheldon
Perhaps you've seen this on the Internet. If so, read it again. If not, read it for sure. I can't decide which is more true: that it's drop-down-in-the-floor funny, which it is; or that it's unfortunately true, which it also is...
How McCain Could Win
 Greg Palast
It's November 5 and the nation is in shock. Media blame it on the "Bradley effect": Americans supposedly turned into Klansmen inside the voting booth, and Barack Obama turned up with 6 million votes less than calculated from the exit polls. That's the nightmare. Here's the cold reality.
The Man for the Moment
 Hillary Clinton
On Tuesday, New Yorkers and Americans have a big decision to make. Do we continue to pursue the policies of the past eight years or do we chart a new course? I believe we can and we must chart a new course led by President Barack Obama.
Tomorrow
 William Rivers Pitt
Tomorrow is a place of definitions, where change may come and be welcome even in the smallest degree. Tomorrow will see millions upon millions from every national nook and cranny pour forth in celebration of their own lone and lonesome voices. Tomorrow, we will know.
Obama's Governing Philosophy
 Paul Crist
In every speech, whoever the candidate, there are always unarticulated clues that reveal the candidate’s philosophy about markets, the financial sector, the appropriate role of government and regulation in a capitalist and democratic society.
Who Watches While the US Invades - Again
 Marcia Mitchell
Has anyone in Washington noticed? The new US raids into Pakistan and Syria are, as was the invasion of Iraq, in blatant violation of international law. But who's keeping track of this sort of thing?
Zogby Trick or Treat
 Nate Silver
Matt Drudge is touting the results of a one-day sample in a Zogby poll, which apparently showed John McCain ahead by 1 point. There are a couple of significant problems with this.
October Surprises
 The Real Network
For months there has been relentless talk of an October surprise capable of swaying the US presidential election - just as the Osama bin Laden video "Message to the American people" released in late October 2004.
Shepard the Anchor
 New York Times
John McCain’s reference at the last presidential debate to Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, the Ohio plumber who worriedly asked Barack Obama about taxes, was a predictable campaign stunt. It ought to have lasted for half a news cycle. But the Republican nominee simply will not let the plumber go.
A Date With the Departed
 Thomas Lynch
Since the first cave-dwelling Neanderthal awakened next to a dead kinsman and knew something would have to be done about it, we humans have looked into the tomb or grave or fire and asked ourselves the signature questions of our species: Is that all there is?
"Stink Eye Politics" - Running Against the Republicans AND the Democrats: Why I'm Campaigning for Cindy Sheehan
 Ann Wright
I am in San Francisco this week before the election, campaigning for Cindy Sheehan. She is running against both the Republican and Democratic establishments, but more specifically against Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.
Sarah Palin Sure is a Lot of Fun
 Dale McFeatters
Just when things seemed darkest for the journalism racket the news gods smiled -- only briefly, as it turned out - and bestowed Sarah Palin upon us. However the campaign turns out, we can't let her go back to Alaska. She's too much fun.
The 30 Minute Obama Ad... (If this goes on?)
 Robert A. Kezelis
As promised, Senator Barack Obama infotained Americans for thirty minutes, starting off with amber waves of grain. Hope, change, plus incredibly coincidental family spotlights in several "battleground" states - that seemed to be his basic message.
Against The Odds
 David Lord
My story started a few days ago, when I received a simple email with the heading '41 years ago.' It was sent by the wife of the most important combat Marine I had ever known, a Marine who showed courage under fire - in a war that had no glory.
len's life: Sometimes $150,000 Is Not The Right Answer
 len
You've heard me before on the subject of self-confidence and its importance to your personal beauty and style. Why, then, I ask you, did someone on the RNC staff decide that they needed to "dress up" Sarah Palin in $150,000 worth of designer clothes?
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