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Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro speaks at a rally for Kamala Harris and new vice presidential candidate Tim Walz in Philadelphia on August 6, 2024.

No, Josh Shapiro Wasn’t Snubbed for VP Because He's Jewish No, Josh Shapiro Wasn’t Snubbed for VP Because He's Jewish

Republicans and some journalists are pushing the cynical and false narrative that antisemitism doomed Shapiro's candidacy.

Aug 8, 2024 / Emily Tamkin

An opponent of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government steps on an election campaign poster with the image of Maduro during a protest at the Petare neighborhood in Caracas on July 29, 2024, a day after the Venezuelan presidential election.

What’s Next for the Left in Venezuela? What’s Next for the Left in Venezuela?

If revolution is to win again in Venezuela, its backers at home and abroad must first recognize that they lost.

Aug 8, 2024 / Alejandro Velasco

A Vibe Shift Won’t Save Gaza

A Vibe Shift Won’t Save Gaza A Vibe Shift Won’t Save Gaza

Kamala Harris must move from words to deeds to stop Israel’s war crimes.

Aug 8, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson

Helen Stephens winning the Women's 100m at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

The Trans Panic in Sports Is Nearly a Century Old The Trans Panic in Sports Is Nearly a Century Old

Michael Waters’s eye-opening history of gender and athletics in the lead-up to the 1936 Olympics reveals just how old this reactionary movement in athletics is.

Aug 8, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Ben Kesslen

Republican vice presidential nominee Senator JD Vance speaks at a campaign event in Shelby Township, Michigan.

JD Vance Is on a Stalker Tour of Swing States JD Vance Is on a Stalker Tour of Swing States

Following Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on the campaign trail, Vance just reinforces the notion: He’s creepy.

Aug 7, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz during a campaign event at the Liacouras Center at Temple University in Philadelphia on August 6, 2024.

Harris and Walz Kick Off Their Sprint to the White House With a Celebration of Philadelphia Freedom Harris and Walz Kick Off Their Sprint to the White House With a Celebration of Philadelphia Freedom

Democrats are going to have to cope with an unfamiliar emotion: hope.

Aug 7, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan

Representative Cori Bush during a news conference with students from George Washington University outside the US Capitol on May 8.

Cori Bush May Have Lost an Election, but She Won the Moral High Ground Cori Bush May Have Lost an Election, but She Won the Moral High Ground

The Missouri Democrat was among the first to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, and there can be no disputing that she stood on the right side of history.

Aug 7, 2024 / John Nichols

The US Military Is Still Not Taking Suicide Prevention Seriously

The US Military Is Still Not Taking Suicide Prevention Seriously The US Military Is Still Not Taking Suicide Prevention Seriously

The unanticipated toll of suicides by troops and veterans has become another Pentagon failure.

Aug 7, 2024 / Nick Turse

Artists Uplift and Celebrate in Harlem

Artists Uplift and Celebrate in Harlem Artists Uplift and Celebrate in Harlem

The GrandScale Mural Project on 125th Street.

Aug 7, 2024 / OppArt / Evan Bishop

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testifies during a US Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2024.

Gina Raimondo Would Be a Terrible Choice for Treasury Secretary Gina Raimondo Would Be a Terrible Choice for Treasury Secretary

The commerce secretary is rumored to be the front-runner to head the Treasury Department in a Harris administration. Her coziness with corporations makes her a disastrous pick.

Aug 7, 2024 / Branko Marcetic

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