Elections

Uncommitted delegates stage a sit-in outside the United Center in Chicago on August 21, 2024.

Democrats Want the Uncommitted Delegates to Go Away. They Won’t. Democrats Want the Uncommitted Delegates to Go Away. They Won’t.

Even after their request to feature a Palestinian speaker at the DNC was rejected, delegates say they are staying and fighting.

Aug 22, 2024 / Sarah Lazare and Jack Mirkinson

Vice President Kamala Harris

With Kamala Harris in the Race, Donald Trump Is Running Scared With Kamala Harris in the Race, Donald Trump Is Running Scared

What Trump assumed barely a month ago would be an essentially uncontested victory has been transformed into his worst nightmare.

Aug 22, 2024 / Clarence Lusane

A pro-Palestinian protest on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Palestinian Exclusion Shows the Limits of Kamala Harris’s Politics of Joy Palestinian Exclusion Shows the Limits of Kamala Harris’s Politics of Joy

The Democratic convention’s giddy vibe shift is shadowed by ongoing war and a failure to hear Palestinian voices.

Aug 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Harris and Walz, Creating a Bright Future

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

Vice President Kamala Harris beams at a podium in front of a crowd holding signs reading

Kamala Harris Is Meeting the Moment Kamala Harris Is Meeting the Moment

The Democrats’ sudden reversal of fortune is not as shocking as it seems.

Aug 22, 2024 / Joan Walsh for The Nation

Protesters clash with the National Guard outside the Democratic National Convention on August 28, 1968.

The 1968 Democratic National Convention, Then and Now The 1968 Democratic National Convention, Then and Now

The Nation warned readers early on that the 1968 convention would be a debacle.

Aug 22, 2024 / Richard Kreitner

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff departs after speaking on stage during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024, in Chicago.

The Secret Power of Doug Emhoff The Secret Power of Doug Emhoff

The second gentlemen convincingly portrayed Kamala Harris as a joyful and tough warrior.

Aug 21, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Vice-President Kamala Harris claps and smiles at a podium in front of a banner reading

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

Barack Obama Is the Last American Transcendentalist

Barack Obama Is the Last American Transcendentalist Barack Obama Is the Last American Transcendentalist

The former president’s preternatural optimism is still powerful—and contagious. But is it justified?

Aug 21, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally on August 20, 2024, at Fiserv Forum, the site of the 2024 Republican National Convention.

A Campaign of Joy Alongside the Horrors of Genocide A Campaign of Joy Alongside the Horrors of Genocide

Kamala Harris is trying to maintain the euphoria that emerged after Biden stepped down, but protests related to Gaza continue.

Aug 21, 2024 / Alyssa Oursler

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