The One Guaranteed Winner in 2024: American Empire The One Guaranteed Winner in 2024: American Empire
Democrat or Republican, the next presidency will still mean death for others in faraway places.
Oct 9, 2024 / Ahmed Moor
Kamala Harris Is Taking a Big Risk by Playing It Safe Kamala Harris Is Taking a Big Risk by Playing It Safe
The Democratic nominee is acting like protecting her small lead is more important than energizing her base. We’ve seen this story before—and it didn’t end well.
Oct 7, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Kamala Harris—Not Liz Cheney—Is Calling Republicans Back to Their Party’s Roots Kamala Harris—Not Liz Cheney—Is Calling Republicans Back to Their Party’s Roots
The Republican Party was not founded as a vehicle for Trumpism or Cheneyism. It was a radical party that championed economic and social and racial justice.
Oct 7, 2024 / John Nichols
Behind the Harris Campaign’s Quest for the Mythical “Cheney Democrats” Behind the Harris Campaign’s Quest for the Mythical “Cheney Democrats”
Kamala Harris is trying to appeal to centrist Republicans, but what if they don’t exist? And what if the search for them leads her to abandon the Democratic base?
Oct 4, 2024 / Dave Zirin
Immunity Doesn’t Apply to Trump for January 6 Immunity Doesn’t Apply to Trump for January 6
A new filing by special counsel Jack Smith argues that even in light of the Supreme Court ruling granting immunity to presidents, a seeker of office is liable for criminal activit...
Oct 4, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
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
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
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
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