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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks in front of a podium, with a tractor and American flag behind him

Harris-Walz Must Reclaim Progressivism for Workers, Farmers, and Rural Communities Harris-Walz Must Reclaim Progressivism for Workers, Farmers, and Rural Communities

To win in 2024, Harris and Walz must wholeheartedly commit to a populist vision that makes people’s economic self-determination every bit as important as control of our own bodies...

Oct 31, 2024 / Anthony Flaccavento

Gisele Pelicot

Abusers Aren’t Always Powerful Men. Some of Them Are Regular Guys. Abusers Aren’t Always Powerful Men. Some of Them Are Regular Guys.

Even in an age when feminist rhetoric is familiar, 
violence against women is all too common.

Oct 31, 2024 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Perfect, Smiling Wives of the Christian Right

The Perfect, Smiling Wives of the Christian Right The Perfect, Smiling Wives of the Christian Right

Far from being an immutable fact of Christianity, evangelical antifeminism is recent, virulent, and gaining traction every day.

Oct 31, 2024 / Feature / Talia Lavin

Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk on stage during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former president Donald Trump, at Madison Square Garden, on October 27, 2024.

Silicon Valley Is Reshaping US Democracy Silicon Valley Is Reshaping US Democracy

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Jacob Silverman on all the money Elon Musk is spending on the Trump campaign.

Oct 31, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Detroit Is More Than Just a Melting Pot

Detroit Is More Than Just a Melting Pot Detroit Is More Than Just a Melting Pot

With a storied legacy of collective organizing, the future of the working class can still be found in the Motor City.

Oct 31, 2024 / Photo Essay / Eli Day and Alex Webb

Governor Jared Polis speaking after the Colorado legislature passed a measure to repeal the ban on same-sex marriage currently in the state Constitution.

Why Marriage Equality Is Back on the Ballot Why Marriage Equality Is Back on the Ballot

A second Trump presidency could bring same-sex marriage bans back into effect. In November, California, Colorado, and Hawaii will ask voters to secure marriage equality into state...

Oct 31, 2024 / StudentNation / Liam Beran

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024, in New York City.

That “Little Secret” Between Trump and Johnson? Here’s What It Could Mean. That “Little Secret” Between Trump and Johnson? Here’s What It Could Mean.

The “secret” almost certainly involves a plan to install Trump in the White House if he loses the election—but this plan could be even worse than you think.

Oct 30, 2024 / Elie Mystal

Democracy Crossword

Democracy Crossword Democracy Crossword

Nine letters, millions of votes.

Oct 30, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Protesters gather in Times Square as part of a protest by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion on October 10, 2019, in New York City.

Journalists Must Rethink Our Fear of Taking Sides Journalists Must Rethink Our Fear of Taking Sides

The media often acts as if identifying threats or naming falsehoods are acts of partisanship. They are not. They are journalism.

Oct 30, 2024 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks at a Biden-Harris campaign and DNC press conference on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Project 2025 in the Original German Project 2025 in the Original German

How Nazi family policies seem to be the model for Trump’s abortion playbook.

Oct 30, 2024 / Rebecca Donner

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