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Jimmy Carter for Harris

Jimmy Carter for Harris Jimmy Carter for Harris

The former president, who turned 100 on October 1, and is in hospice care, said he is “only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris,” according to his grandson, Jason Carter.

Oct 9, 2024 / OppArt / Colleen Quinn

Parents of missing students protest on September 26, 2024, in Mexico City.

AMLO Has Broken His Promise to Families of the Disappeared AMLO Has Broken His Promise to Families of the Disappeared

On the 10th anniversary of the forced disappearance of 43 students in Iguala, victims’ families say the outgoing Mexican president has betrayed them.

Oct 9, 2024 / Ann Louise Deslandes

Kamala Harris speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two after assessing the Hurricane Helene recovery response in North Carolina on October 5, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The One Guaranteed Winner in 2024: American Empire The One Guaranteed Winner in 2024: American Empire

Democrat or Republican, the next presidency will still mean death for others in faraway places.

Oct 9, 2024 / Ahmed Moor

It’s Splitsville for Donald Trump and Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, picture at last year’s Pray Vote Stand summit.

The Paradoxes Facing the Christian Right in Election 2024 The Paradoxes Facing the Christian Right in Election 2024

This year’s Pray Vote Stand summit revealed fissures around Trump’s refusal to support a nationwide abortion ban.

Oct 9, 2024 / Amy Littlefield

Alba de Céspedes’s Marriage Plot Polemic

Alba de Céspedes’s Marriage Plot Polemic Alba de Céspedes’s Marriage Plot Polemic

In the Cuban-Italian novelist’s Her Side of the Story, she confronts the falsity of romantic love.

Oct 9, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Vorona Cote

A member of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force surveys a flood-damaged property with a search canine in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 4, 2024, in Asheville, North Carolina.

The Right Meets Hurricane Helene With a Storm of Lies The Right Meets Hurricane Helene With a Storm of Lies

MAGA partisans, including Donald Trump and Elon Musk, have unleashed their own flood of disinformation regarding the federal emergency response.

Oct 8, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Palestinians in a destroyed residential area try to collect usable items under the rubble.

What Happens When Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians Share Their Pain? What Happens When Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians Share Their Pain?

Two young men, one Palestinian and one Israeli, both of whom had lost people they deeply loved to the conflict, came to speak about reconciliation, friendship, and peace.

Oct 8, 2024 / Helen Benedict

An Amalgam of Immigrants Built This Country

An Amalgam of Immigrants Built This Country An Amalgam of Immigrants Built This Country

America’s long history of embrace and rejection.

Oct 8, 2024 / OppArt / Frances Jetter

Dan Osborn, independent candidate for the US Senate, speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at his Omaha, Nebraska, home announcing that he will not accept any party or political endorsements.

Meet Dan Osborn, the Heartland Populist From Nebraska Who’s Running for the Senate Meet Dan Osborn, the Heartland Populist From Nebraska Who’s Running for the Senate

He knows the breadbasket of the country and has a record of helping working people put food on the table.

Oct 8, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A student uses their cell phone after unlocking the pouch that secures it from use during the school day at Bayside Academy in California.

Why a School Cell Phone Ban Isn't the Right Call Why a School Cell Phone Ban Isn't the Right Call

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has considered a statewide ban on smart devices in schools, but many parents, students, and teachers have a more nuanced view.

Oct 8, 2024 / StudentNation / Ushoshi Das

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