Elections

Kamala Harris arrives at Philadelphia International Airport on August 6, 2024.

Democrats Need to Stop Trashing Palestinian Voters if They Want to Win Democrats Need to Stop Trashing Palestinian Voters if They Want to Win

Palestinian Americans have learned that the Democratic Party will bomb your homeland, kill your family, use your own money to do it, and still expect your vote.

Aug 14, 2024 / Layla Saliba

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The Press Has the Trump Campaign’s E-Mails. Why Haven’t We Seen Them? The Press Has the Trump Campaign’s E-Mails. Why Haven’t We Seen Them?

The media went berserk over Hillary Clinton's leaked e-mails in 2016. But when Trump campaign messages leaked this year, standards changed.

Aug 14, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

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Public interventions (street, bus shelter, subway car), New York City, 2024.

Aug 13, 2024 / OppArt / Maia Lorian

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Stepping on up.

Aug 13, 2024 / OppArt / Gary Taxali

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.

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

A section of empty seats at an event headlined by former president Donald Trump in Commerce, Georgia, on March 26, 2022.

The True Source of Trump’s Delusions: The Gospel of Positive Thinking The True Source of Trump’s Delusions: The Gospel of Positive Thinking

Trump’s obsession with crowd sizes is part of his lifelong quest to prevent reality from blocking his path to success.

Aug 13, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

A sign calling for volunteers hangs at the Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department on Friday, May 31, 2024, in Sheffield, Pennsylvania.

The Missing Pieces of the Democrats’ Rural Offer Could Fill a Barnyard The Missing Pieces of the Democrats’ Rural Offer Could Fill a Barnyard

Rural America looms large in the 2024 election. So why is it such a small piece of the Progressive Caucus agenda?

Aug 13, 2024 / Anthony Flaccavento

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, is welcomed into the House chambers for the State of the State address on April 19, 2023, at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

Meet Peggy Flanagan, Who Could Become the First Female Native Governor Meet Peggy Flanagan, Who Could Become the First Female Native Governor

If Tim Walz becomes vice president, Minnesota’s lieutenant governor would become governor and immediately make history.

Aug 13, 2024 / Simon Moya-Smith

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump holds an artwork of the assassination attempt, which he signed for the artist, during a campaign rally at the Georgia State University Convocation Center on August 3, in Atlanta.

Why Donald Trump Can’t Let Go of Joe Biden Why Donald Trump Can’t Let Go of Joe Biden

The former president is caught in a nostalgia trap of his own making.

Aug 12, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Joe Rogan at a May UFC weigh-in event

How Trump Has Run Afoul of His Online Fanboys How Trump Has Run Afoul of His Online Fanboys

At the end of a dismal week for his campaign, the former president fought off a flurry of podcaster defections. 

Aug 12, 2024 / Jacob Silverman

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