I’m Still Hoping to Vote for Kamala Harris I’m Still Hoping to Vote for Kamala Harris
But the hope I felt when she became the nominee has been curdling into despair over her refusal to allow a Palestinian to address the convention—and her continuing silence on Gaza...
Aug 30, 2024 / Benjamin Moser
Palestinians Will Speak Whether Democrats Want Them to or Not Palestinians Will Speak Whether Democrats Want Them to or Not
The party may have successfully prevented Palestinians from addressing the DNC. But it cannot hold back the tide forever.
Aug 29, 2024 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh
“I Couldn’t Ask if She Was Still Alive”: A Girl, Her Mother, and a Bloody Night in Gaza “I Couldn’t Ask if She Was Still Alive”: A Girl, Her Mother, and a Bloody Night in Gaza
“I felt something warm on my hand. I couldn’t see what it was in the darkness. Then I realized it was blood.”
Aug 26, 2024 / Lujayn
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
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
AOC’s DNC Speech Was a Betrayal of the Gaza Movement AOC’s DNC Speech Was a Betrayal of the Gaza Movement
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s decision to lend her credibility to the Biden-Harris administration’s false narrative around Gaza was a stinging slap in the face.
Aug 21, 2024 / Kareem Elrefai
As Democrats Party, Doctors Beg the World to Listen to Gaza As Democrats Party, Doctors Beg the World to Listen to Gaza
“The reason we cry tears isn’t sadness anymore. It’s the feeling that we have no ability to get the most powerful country in the world to stop the bombs.”
Aug 21, 2024 / Sarah Lazare
Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party
The convention in Chicago is both a forum for past fights and a showcase of tomorrow’s stars.
Aug 20, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The DNC Opens to an Urgent Cry: No More Bombs to Israel The DNC Opens to an Urgent Cry: No More Bombs to Israel
The call to stop sending arms is no fringe demand. It has a huge base of support, and the DNC can’t ignore it.
Aug 19, 2024 / Sarah Lazare
At the Convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris Can Seal the Deal At the Convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris Can Seal the Deal
By sharing her compelling story, the Democratic nominee can put her party firmly on the path to victory.
Aug 19, 2024 / Jeet Heer