• COVER: The Meaning of Obama's Win: How He Rewrote the Book - An election in one of the world's oldest democracies looked like the kind they hold in brand-new ones. Nancy Gibbs on a historic • NATION: A Blue Tide - Democrats expand their reach at all levels of government • WORLD: Postcard from Kogelo - As Barack Obama becomes the first black U.S. President, his relatives adopt his win as their own. In western Kenya, watching the dream become reality • SOCIETY: Taking On King Coal - Activists turn to civil disobedience to thwart new power plants
