Elections

The Reich Stuff

The Reich Stuff The Reich Stuff

Focus on the future.

Oct 4, 2024 / Steve Brodner

What Kind of Damage Will the Supreme Court Inflict This Term?

What Kind of Damage Will the Supreme Court Inflict This Term? What Kind of Damage Will the Supreme Court Inflict This Term?

To understand the ambitions of the conservative majority, look no farther than Project 2025, which was cooked up by some of the same people who engineered the current court.

Oct 4, 2024 / Feature / Elie Mystal

Former President Donald Trump on stage in front of a large crowd, and also in front of a Jumbotron image of him at the podium.

Trump—and His Supporters—Are Now Reveling in Blatantly Fascist Calls to Violence Trump—and His Supporters—Are Now Reveling in Blatantly Fascist Calls to Violence

Trump’s base loves it not because the former president wants to fight crime but because he wants retribution.

Oct 4, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

Republican vice presidential candidate Senator JD Vance (R-OH) participates in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 2024, in New York City. This is expected to be the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 general election.

No, JD Vance Did Not Win the Debate on Abortion No, JD Vance Did Not Win the Debate on Abortion

Mainstream journalists are making something very simple too complicated: Republicans want a national abortion ban.

Oct 3, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Hundreds gather for a rally in support of Lebanon in light of recent Israeli strikes that killed hundreds, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 in front of the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn, Mich.

Arab Voters Are Abandoning Kamala Harris. Why Doesn’t She Seem to Care? Arab Voters Are Abandoning Kamala Harris. Why Doesn’t She Seem to Care?

Arab American support for Democrats has plummeted—but Harris is making virtually no effort to win these voters back.

Oct 3, 2024 / Waleed Shahid

Kamala Harris speaks to a crowd during a campaign event at James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina.

How High School Voters Can Impact the 2024 Election How High School Voters Can Impact the 2024 Election

More than 4.4 million Americans are currently 18 years old—many of them in high school—yet their value as a voting bloc is severely underrepresented.

Oct 3, 2024 / StudentNation / Jelinda Montes

Republican vice presidential candidate Senator JD Vance participates in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 2024, in New York City.

After a Shaky Start, Walz Reveals the Fascist Behind the Curtain After a Shaky Start, Walz Reveals the Fascist Behind the Curtain

In the vice-presidential debate, JD Vance was every bit the polished Yale Law alum, but his canned bromides turned foul in the end.

Oct 2, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

JD Vance and Tim Walz during the first and likely only 2024 vice presidential debate, in New York City on October 1, 2024.

Tim Walz’s Long Game Will Pay Off Tim Walz’s Long Game Will Pay Off

JD Vance is a skillful liar, but the vice-presidential debate produced enough bad clips to damage Trump’s campaign.

Oct 2, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Republican vice presidential candidate Senator JD Vance and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz participate in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 202,4 in New York City.

Walz Defended Reality—Even as Vance Took Full Advantage of CBS’s Failure to Fact-Check Walz Defended Reality—Even as Vance Took Full Advantage of CBS’s Failure to Fact-Check

In a debate where JD Vance lied and lied and lied, Tim Walz did double duty. In addition to making his own case, Walz had to defend the truth.

Oct 2, 2024 / John Nichols

Sen. J.D. Vance onstage at a rally, surrounded by Trump/Vance signs.

Abortion Bans—and Shaming—Aren’t Boosting Fertility Rates. What Does? Abortion Bans—and Shaming—Aren’t Boosting Fertility Rates. What Does?

Not only are abortion bans actively harmful to women and their families—they also don’t work to recreate the past as conservatives want them to.

Oct 1, 2024 / Elizabeth Gregory

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