The most important thing about the victory of labor unions and progressive organizations in Ohio on Nov. 8 is that it shows that democracy still rules in the United States when the people get their act together.
When the right-wing majority on the Supreme Court in January 2010 overturned more than a century of court precedent with the Citizens United decision that allowed corporations to get involved in political campaigns, many progressives despaired that democracy could survive the flood of corporate cash.