Kamala Harris Deserved Better—and There’s No Easy Explanation for Why She Didn’t Get It Kamala Harris Deserved Better—and There’s No Easy Explanation for Why She Didn’t Get It
Consider how resoundingly she succeeded in her 107-day campaign—and what that means about how deep the problems are that we need to solve.
Nov 7, 2024 / Joan Walsh
In New York, Progressive Values Have a Line on the Ballot In New York, Progressive Values Have a Line on the Ballot
I can’t support the Democratic Party position on Gaza, yet I recognize that Trump would be even worse. That’s why I’m voting for Harris on the Working Families Party Line.
Nov 4, 2024 / Cynthia Nixon
A Rematch in New York Could Help Turn the House Blue A Rematch in New York Could Help Turn the House Blue
Laura Gillen should have won a congressional seat in 2022—but the New York Democratic Party was in shambles. This time, her creepy ex-cop opponent is going down.
Nov 4, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Sex Workers Are Trying to Warn Us About Project 2025 Sex Workers Are Trying to Warn Us About Project 2025
A group of performers and activists are giving voters a clear message: Under a Trump administration, not even your porn is safe.
Nov 4, 2024 / Kim Kelly
Here in Nebraska, Independents, Abortion Activists, and Even Former Felons May Determine the Result Here in Nebraska, Independents, Abortion Activists, and Even Former Felons May Determine the Result
With the presidential election this close, Omaha’s CD-2 could be decisive. Given the state’s long heritage of nonpartisan politics, that makes the race even harder to call.
Nov 4, 2024 / Paige Oamek
Reproductive Freedom Is on the Ballot In New York Reproductive Freedom Is on the Ballot In New York
Abortion rights in New York State are protected, but not guaranteed. New York voters can fix that by turning their ballots over and voting for Proposition 1.
Nov 1, 2024 / Alexis McGill Johnson
Donald Trump Makes American Women an Offer They Can’t Refuse Donald Trump Makes American Women an Offer They Can’t Refuse
The former president wants to turn gender relations into a protection racket.
Nov 1, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Conservatives Are Trying to Trick Nebraskans Into Voting for an Abortion Ban Conservatives Are Trying to Trick Nebraskans Into Voting for an Abortion Ban
The state has two competing ballot measures on abortion, and anti-choice groups have resorted to increasingly desperate tactics to confuse voters about which is which.
Nov 1, 2024 / StudentNation / Annika Inampudi
Harris-Walz Must Reclaim Progressivism for Workers, Farmers, and Rural Communities Harris-Walz Must Reclaim Progressivism for Workers, Farmers, and Rural Communities
To win in 2024, Harris and Walz must wholeheartedly commit to a populist vision that makes people’s economic self-determination every bit as important as control of our own bodies...
Oct 31, 2024 / Anthony Flaccavento
Abusers Aren’t Always Powerful Men. Some of Them Are Regular Guys. Abusers Aren’t Always Powerful Men. Some of Them Are Regular Guys.
Even in an age when feminist rhetoric is familiar, violence against women is all too common.
Oct 31, 2024 / Column / Katha Pollitt