Harris and Walz Kick Off Their Sprint to the White House With a Celebration of Philadelphia Freedom Harris and Walz Kick Off Their Sprint to the White House With a Celebration of Philadelphia Freedom
Democrats are going to have to cope with an unfamiliar emotion: hope.
Aug 7, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
Cori Bush May Have Lost an Election, but She Won the Moral High Ground Cori Bush May Have Lost an Election, but She Won the Moral High Ground
The Missouri Democrat was among the first to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, and there can be no disputing that she stood on the right side of history.
Aug 7, 2024 / John Nichols
Kamala Harris and the Cool Dad Next Door Kamala Harris and the Cool Dad Next Door
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz rounds out the Democratic ticket. Can he keep up his affable persona as tensions rise in the Middle East?
Aug 7, 2024 / Alyssa Oursler
Why Walz Won Why Walz Won
Kamala Harris set up a virtual primary for her VP contenders—and Tim Walz excited voters like nobody else.
Aug 6, 2024 / John Nichols
A Former Student Recalls Tim Walz’s Kindness A Former Student Recalls Tim Walz’s Kindness
“I was a C student, better in some classes, worse in others, and he didn’t leave out lesser-performing students.”
Aug 6, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Tim Walz Brings the Democratic Ticket Back to the Party’s Roots Tim Walz Brings the Democratic Ticket Back to the Party’s Roots
Vice President Harris’s running mate is a heartland governor who has championed Minnesota’s working class. It’s a departure from the party’s long slide toward Beltway elitism.
Aug 6, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Chicago’s Palestinians Won’t Let the DNC Ignore Gaza Chicago’s Palestinians Won’t Let the DNC Ignore Gaza
The Chicago area is home to the biggest Palestinian diaspora in the US. They’re going to make sure the Democratic National Convention hears them.
Aug 6, 2024 / Sarah Lazare
Joe Biden’s Lame-Duck Foreign Policy Is a Threat to Kamala Harris—and the World Joe Biden’s Lame-Duck Foreign Policy Is a Threat to Kamala Harris—and the World
A lame-duck president averse to diplomacy poses grave dangers at home and abroad.
Aug 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer
I’m a St. Louis Jew. Here’s Why I’m Backing Cori Bush. I’m a St. Louis Jew. Here’s Why I’m Backing Cori Bush.
If AIPAC and its donors defeat her, we won’t just be losing one of Palestine’s staunchest allies but also one of the climate movement’s most effective champions.
Aug 5, 2024 / Michael Berg
