Campaigns and Elections

Meteorologist John Morales chokes up as he warns viewers in Florida about the danger of Hurricane Milton on October 7, 2024.

How Weathercasters Became the Newest Targets of Conspiracy Theorists How Weathercasters Became the Newest Targets of Conspiracy Theorists

Weather forecasters used to be some of the most trusted people in the news business. Then they began speaking openly about climate change.

Oct 28, 2024 / Mark Hertsgaard

Elon Musk (L) shakes hands with Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump backstage during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds on October 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Donald Trump’s Billionaire Boys Club Donald Trump’s Billionaire Boys Club

Even some actual billionaires are happy to betray democracy for Trump’s favors—and fear and greed help keep the rest in line.

Oct 28, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Former first lady Michelle Obama at a podium, speaking and holding up her hand in a gesture.

Michelle Obama Is Finally Ready to “Go Low” Against Donald Trump Michelle Obama Is Finally Ready to “Go Low” Against Donald Trump

The former first lady’s incandescent speech on Saturday night in Michigan centered women’s bodies and excoriated the man who gropes but won’t protect them.

Oct 28, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Screenshot of NBC News segment on the many, many, many opinion polls currently out there.

Enough Is Enough: No More Polls! Enough Is Enough: No More Polls!

They distort our democracy, have little value, and make us all insane. We should do what other countries do, and ban them this close to an election.

Oct 28, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

A black-and-white photo of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on TV, speaking at a microphone.

Who Is the Best Candidate to Support Our Democracy and Constitutional Right to Protest? Who Is the Best Candidate to Support Our Democracy and Constitutional Right to Protest?

If Kamala Harris is elected, we can continue to pressure her to end the war on Gaza. The other option for president, Donald Trump, is a threat to our right to protest.

Oct 28, 2024 / Rev. Dr. Bernice King

Signs lie in the grass during a rally celebrating National School Choice Week.

These 3 States Could Use Millions in Public School Funding for Private Schools These 3 States Could Use Millions in Public School Funding for Private Schools

In Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska, referendums on “school choice” are on the ballot in the 2024 election.

Oct 28, 2024 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp

A hazmat worker outside the old Washington Post building in 2001.

The Washington Post’s Craven Capitulation to the Billionaire Class The Washington Post’s Craven Capitulation to the Billionaire Class

What the newspaper’s editorial-page editor really meant was, “My corporate paymasters want to wallow in Donald Trump’s tax cuts.”

Oct 25, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest Oktoberfest

Newshose.

Oct 25, 2024

Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $1 million check during the town hall at the Roxain Theater on October 20, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Elon Musk Is Committing a Crime—but It Doesn’t Matter Because He’s Rich Elon Musk Is Committing a Crime—but It Doesn’t Matter Because He’s Rich

Musk and his PAC are effectively paying people in swing states to register to vote, and that is a clear violation of federal law.

Oct 25, 2024 / Elie Mystal

Canary in a Coal Mine

Canary in a Coal Mine Canary in a Coal Mine

Ignore floods, hurricanes, wild fires! There are profits to be made!

Oct 25, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

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