![Senator Raphael Warnock speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on August 19, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/warnock-dnc-getty.jpg)
Raphael Warnock Lights Up the Convention With a Preacher’s Fire Raphael Warnock Lights Up the Convention With a Preacher’s Fire
The Georgia senator showed why the Black church remains the cornerstone of the Democratic Party.
Aug 20, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![Journalists work on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on August 19, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2166800000.jpg)
Real-Time “Fact-Checking” Is the Lowest Form of Journalism Real-Time “Fact-Checking” Is the Lowest Form of Journalism
Quibbling over technical errors is a fool’s errand when one major faction is seizing on organized lying as a mass recruitment tactic.
Aug 20, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
![Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024, in Chicago.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2167486805.jpg)
Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party
The convention in Chicago is both a forum for past fights and a showcase of tomorrow’s stars.
Aug 20, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![A demonstrator carries a sign ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) near the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/gaza-protest-dnc-getty.jpg)
The DNC Opens to an Urgent Cry: No More Bombs to Israel The DNC Opens to an Urgent Cry: No More Bombs to Israel
The call to stop sending arms is no fringe demand. It has a huge base of support, and the DNC can’t ignore it.
Aug 19, 2024 / Sarah Lazare
![Kamala Harris giving a speech and smiling](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/HarrisWalzRallyGetty.jpg)
At the Convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris Can Seal the Deal At the Convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris Can Seal the Deal
By sharing her compelling story, the Democratic nominee can put her party firmly on the path to victory.
Aug 19, 2024 / Jeet Heer
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Brandon Johnson: "Chicago Is a Global City" Brandon Johnson: "Chicago Is a Global City"
A conversation with the Chicago mayor about his vision for progressive governance and the City Council's vote calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Aug 16, 2024 / Q&A / John Nichols
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Donald Trump Is Already Planting the Seeds of the Next Insurrection Donald Trump Is Already Planting the Seeds of the Next Insurrection
Insecure and contemplating defeat, the former president returns to a familiar script.
Aug 16, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![Project 2025, Going Backward](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1440_FEAT-10.jpg)
Project 2025, Going Backward Project 2025, Going Backward
Former Trump adviser Stephen Miller is trying to distance himself and his organization from Project 2025. (Painting inspired by Philip Guston’s KKK Paintings.)
Aug 15, 2024 / OppArt / Colleen Quinn
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Never Trump Never Trump
Public interventions (street, bus shelter, subway car), New York City, 2024.
Aug 13, 2024 / OppArt / Maia Lorian