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After Historic Votes Legalizing Marijuana, Colorado & Washington Prepare for Federal Gov’t Showdown; Tavis Smiley, Cornel West on the 2012 Election & Why Calling Obama “Progressive” Ignores His Record. HeadlinesNovember 9, 2012 Pentagon: Iran Fired at U.S. Surveillance Drone Winning Florida, Obama Beats Romney 332-206 in Electoral College Obama Weeps in Campaign HQ Visit; … Continued
Juan González: Critical Role in Obama’s Re-Election Heralds New Era of Decisive Latino Vote in U.S.; Puerto Rico Referendum Approves U.S. Statehood for 1st Time, But Results Show Divided Views; John Nichols: Overwhelming Obama Victory Not Just a Mandate for the President, but for Progressives; Bradley Manning Offers to Plead Guilty to WikiLeaks Charges if … Continued
Obama Re-Elected to 2nd Term with Near Sweep of Battleground States; Election 2012: Ben Jealous, Laura Flanders on Obama’s 2nd Term & the Future of Progressive Politics; Jeremy Scahill and Dennis Kucinich: In Obama’s 2nd Term, Will Dems Challenge U.S. Drones, Killings?; From Marriage Equality to Legalizing Marijuana, Election Day Ballot Measures Won by Movements. … Continued
In Key Florida Battleground, Tea Party-Linked “True the Vote” Challenges Voters at the Polls; Election (Suppression) Day 2012: From ID to Intimidation, How to Protect Your Rights at the Polls; In Ohio, African-American Turnout Threatened by Reduced Early Voting and Faulty Ballots; In Landmark Ruling, “Dark Money” Group Tied to Citizens United Ordered to Reveal … Continued
“We Need Help”: Battered by Sandy, Desperate Residents of New York’s Far Rockaways Plead for Aid; After Sandy, Occupy Movement Re-Emerges as Relief Hub for Residents in Need; Starting Line of Canceled Marathon, New York’s Staten Island Overcome by Post-Sandy Desperation; Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro Denounces Red Cross Response to Superstorm Sandy; As … Continued
Flooded by Sandy, Residents of Brooklyn Community Red Hook Organize Local Effort for Urgent Relief; “It’s Global Warming, Stupid”: As Bloomberg Backs Obama, News Media Ends Silence on Climate Change; Bloomberg Endorses Obama for White House Despite Misgivings About President’s Effort on Gun Control; Residents of NYC’s Chinatown Turn to Community Group for Relief as … Continued
Global Warming and Sandy: Heating of the Oceans Fuels Record Storm, Leaving Millions Without Power; Bainport Day 50: Workers at Bain-Owned Plant Ask Romney to Save Their Jobs from Going to China; As Sandy Recovery Begins, Romney Draws Scrutiny for Campaign Vow to Gut FEMA, Emergency Relief. HeadlinesOctober 31, 2012 8 Million Without Power … Continued
Sandy Pummels East Coast; Historic Storm Leaves 13 Dead, Streets Submerged, Millions Without Power HeadlinesOctober 30, 2012 Sandy Pummels Mid-Atlantic U.S.; At Least 13 Dead New York Hit with Blackouts, Flooding; Obama Declares Disaster Areas New Jersey Nuclear Plant Placed on Alert after Sandy Hits Sandy Toll Hits 69 in Carribean
Bill McKibben on Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change: “If There Was Ever a Wake-up Call, This Is It”; Frankenstorm: Meteorologist Warns Hurricane Sandy an Outgrowth of Global Warming’s Extreme Weather; Nuclear Plants from Virginia to Vermont Could Be Impacted from Massive Hurricane Sandy; Hurricane Sandy Kills 51 in Haiti, Leaving Behind Fears of Disease Outbreak … Continued
