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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 19, 2024.

AOC’s DNC Speech Was a Betrayal of the Gaza Movement AOC’s DNC Speech Was a Betrayal of the Gaza Movement

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s decision to lend her credibility to the Biden-Harris administration’s false narrative around Gaza was a stinging slap in the face.

Aug 21, 2024 / Kareem Elrefai

I Saw Racist Candidate George Wallace in 1968

I Saw Racist Candidate George Wallace in 1968 I Saw Racist Candidate George Wallace in 1968

…and I see racist candidate Trump in 2024. We’re not going back!

Aug 21, 2024 / OppArt / Jos Sances

Healthcare workers recount their experiences in Gaza during a Democratic National Convention event in Chicago on August 20, 2024.

As Democrats Party, Doctors Beg the World to Listen to Gaza As Democrats Party, Doctors Beg the World to Listen to Gaza

“The reason we cry tears isn’t sadness anymore. It’s the feeling that we have no ability to get the most powerful country in the world to stop the bombs.”

Aug 21, 2024 / Sarah Lazare

Teacher Tim Walz

How Teaching Shaped Tim Walz’s Politics How Teaching Shaped Tim Walz’s Politics

From classrooms to campaign trails, the vice presidential nominee has continually drawn on his experience as an educator to influence his priorities in office.

Aug 21, 2024 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp

Guy Davenport, 1997.

Guy Davenport—the Last High Modernist Guy Davenport—the Last High Modernist

In the essays collected in Geography of the Imagination, one can glimpse the inner workings of the mind of a 20th-century literary genius.

Aug 21, 2024 / Books & the Arts / David Schurman Wallace

Alexis McGill Johnson, chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood Federation, speaks at an event marking the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.

The Feminist Movement Is Powering the Kamala Harris Campaign The Feminist Movement Is Powering the Kamala Harris Campaign

At a DNC gathering of women leaders, a reminder: “You don’t have to get ready if you stay ready.”

Aug 20, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Senator Raphael Warnock speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on August 19, 2024.

Raphael Warnock Lights Up the Convention With a Preacher’s Fire Raphael Warnock Lights Up the Convention With a Preacher’s Fire

The Georgia senator showed why the Black church remains the cornerstone of the Democratic Party.

Aug 20, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Journalists work on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on August 19, 2024.

Real-Time “Fact-Checking” Is the Lowest Form of Journalism Real-Time “Fact-Checking” Is the Lowest Form of Journalism

Quibbling over technical errors is a fool’s errand when one major faction is seizing on organized lying as a mass recruitment tactic.

Aug 20, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton waves as she leaves the stage after speaking on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on August 19, 2024.

Waving Goodbye to the Neoliberal Democratic Party Waving Goodbye to the Neoliberal Democratic Party

Hillary Clinton’s DNC speech marked the end of the centrist consensus of the Clinton–Obama years.

Aug 20, 2024 / Robert L. Borosage

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024, in Chicago.

Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party

The convention in Chicago is both a forum for past fights and a showcase of tomorrow’s stars.

Aug 20, 2024 / Jeet Heer

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