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
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
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
Tim Walz vs. JD Vance, plus Summer Beach Reading Tim Walz vs. JD Vance, plus Summer Beach Reading
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Katha Pollitt on JD Vance and John Powers on summer reading.
Aug 7, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
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
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
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
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
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
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