Sheelah Kolhatkar writes for Bloomberg Businessweek: “While the sweep of women into office is encouraging to anyone who believes that Washington is badly in need of fresh ideas, not to mention a political class that better reflects the population at larg…
Josh Eidelson writes for The Nation: “[U]nion-backed Walmart worker groups said to expect a thousand strikes or demonstrations spread over nine days, culminating in an unprecedented array of ‘Black Friday’ disruptions.”
Laura Gottesdiener writes for Alternet (via Salon): “Her victory proved that Democrats can stick to their core values and still win over Independents.”
Joan Walsh writes for Salon: “The ‘legitimate rape’ debate put our focus back on the right of all women to make a tough decision for themselves.”
President Barack Obama won reelection on Tuesday thanks in part to near-record levels of support from Latino voters, who came out in huge numbers to support him over GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
