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A close-angle shot of Vice President Kamala Harris smiling in front of an American flag onstage at the Democratic National Convention.

Harris Aces Her Second Chance to Make a First Impression Harris Aces Her Second Chance to Make a First Impression

As she accepted the Democrats’ nomination for president on the last night of the DNC, Kamala Harris showed a newfound confidence in her record.

Aug 23, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota and Democratic vice-presidential nominee, second right, joined by (from left) his daughter, Hope, his son, Gus, and his wife, Gwen, during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on August 21, 2024.

The Right Hates Kids. It’s Weird. The Right Hates Kids. It’s Weird.

The vile insults hurled toward Tim Walz’s and Kamala Harris’s children are a part of the right wing’s generational war on the young.

Aug 23, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz arrives to speak on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024, in Chicago.

Tim Walz Is the Perfect Foil to the Fraud That Is JD Vance Tim Walz Is the Perfect Foil to the Fraud That Is JD Vance

The Democratic nominee for vice president is a happy warrior whose convention speech proved he can take on his “dark and ominous” GOP rival.

Aug 22, 2024 / John Nichols

Uncommitted delegates stage a sit-in outside the United Center in Chicago on August 21, 2024.

Democrats Want the Uncommitted Delegates to Go Away. They Won’t. Democrats Want the Uncommitted Delegates to Go Away. They Won’t.

Even after their request to feature a Palestinian speaker at the DNC was rejected, delegates say they are staying and fighting.

Aug 22, 2024 / Sarah Lazare and Jack Mirkinson

Vice President Kamala Harris

With Kamala Harris in the Race, Donald Trump Is Running Scared With Kamala Harris in the Race, Donald Trump Is Running Scared

What Trump assumed barely a month ago would be an essentially uncontested victory has been transformed into his worst nightmare.

Aug 22, 2024 / Clarence Lusane

A pro-Palestinian protest on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Palestinian Exclusion Shows the Limits of Kamala Harris’s Politics of Joy Palestinian Exclusion Shows the Limits of Kamala Harris’s Politics of Joy

The Democratic convention’s giddy vibe shift is shadowed by ongoing war and a failure to hear Palestinian voices.

Aug 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Harris and Walz, Creating a Bright Future

Harris and Walz, Creating a Bright Future Harris and Walz, Creating a Bright Future

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz want to make America joyful again.

Aug 22, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Vice President Kamala Harris beams at a podium in front of a crowd holding signs reading

Kamala Harris Is Meeting the Moment Kamala Harris Is Meeting the Moment

The Democrats’ sudden reversal of fortune is not as shocking as it seems.

Aug 22, 2024 / Joan Walsh for The Nation

Protesters clash with the National Guard outside the Democratic National Convention on August 28, 1968.

The 1968 Democratic National Convention, Then and Now The 1968 Democratic National Convention, Then and Now

The Nation warned readers early on that the 1968 convention would be a debacle.

Aug 22, 2024 / Richard Kreitner

Activists gather outside the US. State Department for a pro-Palestine rally.

Fulbright Scholars Demand That the Program Speak Out on Palestine Fulbright Scholars Demand That the Program Speak Out on Palestine

The program has been silent during the war on Gaza, while its parent institution continues to fund Israel’s ongoing assault.

Aug 22, 2024 / StudentNation / Surina Venkat

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