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COVER/Richard Eskow p. 1
A new mandate — and new ‘fiscal cliff’ math
EDITORIAL p. 2
Battle is just starting
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Bothering to vote, and bothering voters; Biggest loser of 2012; Kleptocrats crap out; Dirty little secret of private equity profits; Mad dogs of Citizens United
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Climate change demands attention
DISPATCHES p. 5
Progressives like ‘Demo-graphics’; Growing Democrats in Texas; Mixed legislative results; No austerity mandate; Religious right’s epic fail ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Republicans need to take their party back
JIM GOODMAN p. 6
Just label food — let the people decide
EMILY GUERIN p. 6
Wyoming conservation voters closes
GENE LYONS p. 7
Goodbye, Jersey Shore
CARL POPE p. 7
An election to get sentimental over
DAVID SIROTA p. 7
Progressives win big in Colorado
RICK PERLSTEIN p. 8
America didn’t vote for a ‘grand bargain’
JAMES K. GALBRAITH p. 9
The coming debt battle
DANNY SCHECHTER p. 9
Obama wins, but the people can still lose
ROGER BYBEE p. 10
Bosses exercise ‘right’ to intimidate employees
JOHN NICHOLS p. 10
Big winner: Bernie Sanders, Socialist in Senate
IAN MILLHISER p. 10
Meet the nation’s five worst election officials
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON p. 11
What we must learn from this storm
ANDREW LEONARD p. 11
The GOP’s horrible California nightmare
JOAN WALSH p. 12
Why revenge is sweet
ROBERT SCHEER p. 12
Yes we can, but 2nd term is our responsibility
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
The new American civil war
DEAN BAKER p. 13
Saving the planet or ‘fixing’ the debt
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
The mandate
WENONAH HAUTER p. 14
New lawsuit, but marketing claims nothing new
BOB BURNETT p. 14
Top ten reasons Romney lost
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Ready, aim, shoot
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Putting election in perspective on Long Island
SAM PIZZIGATI p. 15
The dead-end servant economy
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Debate silliness
JOHN BUELL p. 16
The politics of the broadcast booth
WILLIAM A. COLLINS p. 16
Dining with Mahmoud
MARK WEISBROT p. 17
Obama’s populism carries day with swing voters
RANDOLPH T. HOLHUT p. 17
George McGovern: the last Democrat
JOE CONASON p. 18
The superstorm blew away political pretense
TINA DUPUY p. 18
Terrorism is a distraction from a larger threat
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 18
The new normal
PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader p. 19
Obama made an easy race too close
TED RALL p. 19
Our contempt is bipartisan
ANDREW O’HEHIR p. 20
Fox News’ dark night of the soul
BOOK REVIEW/Seth Sandronsky p. 20
Monopoly matters
DON ROLLINS p. 21
Solitary confinement is torture by another name
ROB PATTERSON p. 21
Good war stories
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
2012 Elections: Heralded by Sergio Romo’s shirt
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Now the work of movements begins
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
A lesson from Ohio
JASON STANFORD p. 23
Advice for Republicans for 2016
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
America’s new success story
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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