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Republican vice presidential candidate and US Senator J.D. Vance speaks to Fox News anchor Sean Hannity on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis take questions during a Mom's for Liberty function during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee.

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

Former US president Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention at the FiServ Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday, July 15, 2024.

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

International Solidarity With Palestine

International Solidarity With Palestine International Solidarity With Palestine

Street mural, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain.

Jul 17, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Delegates wave Trump signs as the Republican National Convention opens at the Fiserv Forum, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday, July 15, 2024.

Politics After the Assassination Attempt Politics After the Assassination Attempt

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson analyzes the Trump campaign as their convention begins, and Joan Walsh reports on Kamala Harris as a potential presidential ...

Jul 17, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Construction workers drink water in Folsom, California, on July 3, 2024.

A Proposed Regulation Could Protect Millions of Workers From Extreme Heat A Proposed Regulation Could Protect Millions of Workers From Extreme Heat

As temperatures continue to rise from climate change, OSHA’s first and only extreme heat proposal would help over 36 million people.

Jul 17, 2024 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia

Law enforcement officers patrol the grounds of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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

A figure looks at the dynamic map board showing power distribution through California’s electrical grids in the control center of the California Independent System Operator, 2004.

The World’s Problems Explained in One Issue: Electricity The World’s Problems Explained in One Issue: Electricity

Brett Christophers’s account of the market-induced failure to transition to renewables is his latest entry in a series of books demystifying a multi-pronged global crisis.

Jul 17, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Trevor Jackson

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Donald Trump Is Not a Friend to American Workers Donald Trump Is Not a Friend to American Workers

Despite Sean O’Brien’s support for Trump at the RNC, let’s be clear: A second Trump term would not be a win for the labor movement.

Jul 16, 2024 / Larry Cohen

Republican presidential candidate, former president Donald Trump is whisked away by Secret Service after shots rang out at a campaign rally at Butler Farm Show Inc. on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Rev. Barber: “We Must Stand Against Political Violence” Rev. Barber: “We Must Stand Against Political Violence”

“But I don’t know if the people who have depended on division to build power can shake its stranglehold”.

Jul 16, 2024 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

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