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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz talked with Representative Tom Emmer at the Farmfest agricultural forum on August 2, 2023, in Morgan, Minnesota.

Kamala Harris and the Cool Dad Next Door Kamala Harris and the Cool Dad Next Door

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz rounds out the Democratic ticket. Can he keep up his affable persona as tensions rise in the Middle East?

Aug 7, 2024 / Alyssa Oursler

Marie Laurencin, “Women in the Forest” (Femmes dans la forêt), 1920.

The Misunderstood Art of Marie Laurencin The Misunderstood Art of Marie Laurencin

Her lively, outré, and undeniably feminine take on cubism set her apart from her modernist peers.

Aug 7, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Hannah Stamler

Our Buildings Were Built for a Different World

Our Buildings Were Built for a Different World Our Buildings Were Built for a Different World

The climate crisis demands that we retrofit them—which won’t happen at scale until architects start seeing themselves as political actors.

Aug 7, 2024 / Column / Kate Wagner

Tim Walz at an event in New Hope, Minnesota, on July 23, 2024.

Why Walz Won Why Walz Won

Kamala Harris set up a virtual primary for her VP contenders—and Tim Walz excited voters like nobody else.

Aug 6, 2024 / John Nichols

In 2006, Tim Walz, a former high school teacher, spoke to a Minnesota teachers’ group when campaigning for Congress.

A Former Student Recalls Tim Walz’s Kindness A Former Student Recalls Tim Walz’s Kindness

“I was a C student, better in some classes, worse in others, and he didn’t leave out lesser-performing students.”

Aug 6, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz

Tim Walz Brings the Democratic Ticket Back to the Party’s Roots Tim Walz Brings the Democratic Ticket Back to the Party’s Roots

Vice President Harris’s running mate is a heartland governor who has championed Minnesota’s working class. It’s a departure from the party’s long slide toward Beltway elitism.

Aug 6, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Gender Diversity at the Olympics

Gender Diversity at the Olympics Gender Diversity at the Olympics

There are at least 155 out LGBTQ athletes from 25 countries competing in this year’s Olympic games in Paris.

Aug 6, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court Building on July 1, 2024, the day the court issued its decision in Donald Trump's immunity case.

This Bill Aims to Strip Trump’s Immunity—and the Supreme Court’s Power This Bill Aims to Strip Trump’s Immunity—and the Supreme Court’s Power

In a sign that Democrats are finally getting serious about reining in the Supreme Court, Senator Check Schumer has proposed the No Kings Act.

Aug 6, 2024 / Elie Mystal

Susan Neiman

What’s Left After Wokeness? What’s Left After Wokeness?

An interview with political philosopher Susan Neiman, the author of Left Is Not “Woke.”

Aug 6, 2024 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Chicago’s Palestinians Won’t Let the DNC Ignore Gaza

Chicago’s Palestinians Won’t Let the DNC Ignore Gaza Chicago’s Palestinians Won’t Let the DNC Ignore Gaza

The Chicago area is home to the biggest Palestinian diaspora in the US. They’re going to make sure the Democratic National Convention hears them.

Aug 6, 2024 / Sarah Lazare

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