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The Intractable Puzzle of Growth The Intractable Puzzle of Growth
For more than a century, the key measure of a healthy economy has been its capacity to grow and yet if production and consumption continues to expand at their current rate we migh...
Aug 26, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Kunkel
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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
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Now Is the Time for Kamala Harris to Flip the Script and Win Big on Abortion Now Is the Time for Kamala Harris to Flip the Script and Win Big on Abortion
The Democrats have a chance to become the party that wants to grant you the freedom to terminate a pregnancy and the freedom to raise the children you want.
Aug 21, 2024 / Amy Littlefield
![Former US first lady Michelle Obama arrives to speak during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday, August 20, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/michelle.jpg)
Michelle Obama Is a Master of Politics Because She Hates Politics Michelle Obama Is a Master of Politics Because She Hates Politics
The former first lady delivers an emotional barnstormer that reaches beyond ideology.
Aug 21, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![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
![Reading the Writing on the Wall](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1440_FEAT-15.jpg)
Reading the Writing on the Wall Reading the Writing on the Wall
Sign of the times in Harlem.
![Cornell University Workers Strike as Students Return to Campus](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/240816-UAW-Rally-Crowd-Marching-by-Curve.jpeg)
Cornell University Workers Strike as Students Return to Campus Cornell University Workers Strike as Students Return to Campus
“We have members who are on Section 8,” said one union representative. “The majority of our members can’t afford to live here in Ithaca, close to their job.”
Aug 20, 2024 / Aaron Fernando
![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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Oil Companies’ Blame Game$ Oil Companies’ Blame Game$
It’s all our fault. They profit.
Aug 16, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
![From left, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota and Democratic vice-presidential nominee, and his wife, Gwen Walz, during a campaign event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, August. 6, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/harrisrally.jpg)
It’s Not About Harris “Moving to the Center” It’s Not About Harris “Moving to the Center”
Mobilizing and energizing the base is the priority, not to be scorned.
Aug 13, 2024 / Robert L. Borosage