Working-Class Americans Prefer a “Hand Up” to a “Handout” Working-Class Americans Prefer a “Hand Up” to a “Handout”
Working- and middle-class Americans take pride in their work. If Democrats want to win their votes, they need to acknowledge and appeal to that pride, not dismiss or patronize it....
Jul 23, 2024 / Column / Erica Etelson
By Withdrawing in Favor of Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Proves That Only the GOP Is a Personality Cult By Withdrawing in Favor of Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Proves That Only the GOP Is a Personality Cult
Democrats acted as a proper political party, while Republicans remain in thrall to a dangerous authoritarian.
Jul 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The GOP Is Pat Buchanan’s Party Now The GOP Is Pat Buchanan’s Party Now
J.D. Vance’s RNC speech signified a return to the blood-and-soil politics at the core of Buchanan’s failed presidential runs in the 1990s.
Jul 19, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
After Trump’s Speech, It’s Absurd to Suggest He Can’t Be Beaten After Trump’s Speech, It’s Absurd to Suggest He Can’t Be Beaten
Trump’s surreal, subdued, and unfocused address gave Democrats an opening to turn the tide of this campaign.
Jul 19, 2024 / John Nichols
J.D. Vance Is the Perfect Troll J.D. Vance Is the Perfect Troll
The Republican vice-presidential candidate’s speech last night was a guided missile aimed at working-class voters. Countering it will take a lot more than not being Donald Trump.
Jul 18, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
The He-Man, Woman-Hater’s GOP Presidential Ticket The He-Man, Woman-Hater’s GOP Presidential Ticket
By picking the banal natalist Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate, Donald Trump seems to be aiming for an even smaller share of the women’s vote than he earns on his own.
Jul 17, 2024 / Joan Walsh
J.D. Vance, a Born-Again Trumpist, Offers a Political Jackpot for Democrats J.D. Vance, a Born-Again Trumpist, Offers a Political Jackpot for Democrats
Trump’s running mate has a history of embracing rancid positions to rise to the top.
Jul 17, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Moms for Liberty Stages a Sad Comeback Moms for Liberty Stages a Sad Comeback
The group’s session at the Republican National Convention seemed like a throwback to an already fading movement.
Jul 17, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Revenge of the Normies Revenge of the Normies
The theme at the 2024 Republican convention is restoration, not revolution. And the mood, at least last night, was confident.
Jul 17, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
Welcome, Republicans, to America’s Great Socialist City Welcome, Republicans, to America’s Great Socialist City
Republicans love to complain about socialism, so it’s ironic that they are holding their convention in Milwaukee, which has been electing socialists for more than a century.
Jul 17, 2024 / John Nichols