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Democratic presidential and vice-presidential candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz during a campaign event at Girard College, on August 6, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Walz Won the Veepstakes. Can He Help Win the Election? Walz Won the Veepstakes. Can He Help Win the Election?

On this episode of See How They Run, Alyssa Oursler and Chris Lehmann on Kamala Harris’s VP pick and the bid for the White House.

Aug 10, 2024 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz at a rally in Eau Claire, WI, on August 7, 2024.

Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, and the Battle Cry of Freedom Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, and the Battle Cry of Freedom

In Wisconsin, the campaign tapped into one of the most resonant parts of this country's history—with a little help from Bon Iver.

Aug 9, 2024 / John Nichols

A garment store is set ablaze in Dhaka on August 4, 2024.

Bangladesh Protests Force the PM’s Resignation, the Pentagon Rescinds the Guantánamo Prisoner Deal, Mali and Niger Cut Ties With Ukraine Bangladesh Protests Force the PM’s Resignation, the Pentagon Rescinds the Guantánamo Prisoner Deal, Mali and Niger Cut Ties With Ukraine

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Aug 9, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

A women seated during the installation of an encampment at the Bastille to demand accommodation for homeless people in Paris on August 6, 2024.

The Paris Olympics Has Launched a War on the Poor The Paris Olympics Has Launched a War on the Poor

Paris will almost certainly be remembered as a successful Olympic site. Such recollections, however, will leave out those who suffered under its weight.

Aug 9, 2024 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

Former US president Donald Trump greets US Senator and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance as they attend their first campaign rally together.

Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground

The Heritage Foundation’s attempt to produce an intellectual and wonkish Trumpism turns off voters.

Aug 9, 2024 / Jeet Heer

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is GettyImages-2161704896.jpg US Senate candidate from Arizona Kari Lake speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16.

Trump-Backed Election Deniers Sweep Arizona's GOP Primary Trump-Backed Election Deniers Sweep Arizona's GOP Primary

Arizona Democratic officials say the primary results don’t reflect “what the majority of Arizonans think.”

Aug 9, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

South Sudan War

The War in Sudan Is Causing Mass Starvation The War in Sudan Is Causing Mass Starvation

If we don’t start paying a lot more attention to it soon—as in right now—it’s going to be too late. 

Aug 9, 2024 / Stan Cox and Priti Gulati Cox

USS Theodore Roosevelt

Israel’s Assassination Program and Its Ties to US Intelligence Israel’s Assassination Program and Its Ties to US Intelligence

After Israel carried out assassinations in Lebanon and Iran, the prospect of war looms over the Middle East.

Aug 9, 2024 / James Bamford

Bibi

Bibi Bibi

Banned.

Aug 9, 2024 / OppArt / McClain Moore

An unexploded ordnance is seen in a damaged UNRWA school in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on June 14, 2024.

Israel’s Bombs Will Go On Killing Gazans Long Into the Future Israel’s Bombs Will Go On Killing Gazans Long Into the Future

Even when the war is technically declared over, thousands and thousands of unexploded munitions will remain, waiting for their chance to do harm.

Aug 9, 2024 / Mary Turfah

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