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There seems to be little disagreement on just how successful the Obama campaign was. It was, many would argue, the most outstanding marketing campaign in presidential history. Brand Obama raised over 600 million dollars from more than 3 million donors. What does it mean for American politics? Matt Taibbi, chief political reporter for Rolling Stone and the author of The Great Derangement, Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Because if it bleeds, it leads... Sarah van Schagen rates the environmental impact of feminine hygiene products for Grist. In all seriousness, this has been a very exciting week in healthcare news. The Bush administration is racing to take away as many reproductive rights as it can before leaving office.

On Wednesday a ceremony in Astoria Queens will mark the naming of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge. Formerly the Triborough Bridge it connects Manhattan to Harlem, the South Bronx, and Queens. Kennedy himself moved to the North Bronx when he was just a few months old and grew up in New York.

"Morristown: In the Air and Sun," a film produced by Anne Lewis and Appalshop, tells the story of labor and immigration in Eastern Tennessee, what Lewis calls a working class response to globalization. To find out more about the film and to arrange a screening go to annelewis.org - it's available in both English and Spanish.

Ellen Kuras on her long awaited film The Betrayal. Thavisouk Phrasavath, the film’s co-director and editor, met Kuras after he and his family fled the war-ravaged country of Laos. The Betrayal, recently nominated for an Academy Award, tells the story of Thavi, his family, and the impact of war on our collective memory and sense of history.

Barack Obama raised a record amount of money in his campaign against John McCain. At the end of September he had amassed a total of $605 million from more than three million donors. But much of that money came from small donors who gave again and again or volunteered for the campaign.

Greg Denier, Communications Director for Change to Win, says that the American dream is a progressive vision and that on November 4, working people voted for a fundamental shift in the relationship of government and society. For the last two years Change to Win has been conducting a survey on the meaning of the American dream.

What is the cost of bailing out the auto industry? Well, it may be more complicated than a simple yes or no vote. The real challenge may be coming up with an energy plan that stimulates the economy and without destroying the environment. Congress is supposed to decide this week whether to extend a new $25 billion loan to the Big Three or apportion some of the $700 bailout money to

What is the cost of bailing out the auto industry? Well, it may be more complicated than a simple yes or no vote. The real challenge may be coming up with an energy plan that stimulates the economy and cleans up the environment. Congress is supposed to decide this week whether to extend a new $25 billion loan to the Big Three or apportion some of the $700 bail out money

Dismal auto sales and all-time stock lows may obliterate the Big Three. So the automobile lobby is back on Capitol Hill warming up to some of their best friends - Democrats - to secure $25 billion in loans. The question is: what will the money be used for and will there be strings attached to make better, greener cars.