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Can Harris and Walz Meme Their Way to the White House? Can Harris and Walz Meme Their Way to the White House?
The online jokes are not just about having fun. They represent a newfound political energy within the Democratic Party.
Aug 14, 2024 / Ginny Hogan
![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.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/trump_rally_august3.jpg)
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
![NBC News' Raf Sanchez embeds with the Israeli military to travel into the Gaza Strip.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/journos-gaza.jpeg)
The Rotten Partnership Between the US Media and the Israeli Military The Rotten Partnership Between the US Media and the Israeli Military
Even as their colleagues in Gaza are deliberately massacred, Western journalists continue to play along with the IDF.
Aug 12, 2024 / Séamus Malekafzali
![Former US president Donald Trump greets US Senator and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance as they attend their first campaign rally together.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2162204589-scaled.jpg)
Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground
The Heritage Foundation’s attempt to produce an intellectual and wonkish Trumpism turns off voters.
Aug 9, 2024 / Jeet Heer
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Letters: Writing About Science Letters: Writing About Science
Readers disagree with criticism of recent opinion pieces in The New York Times about the origins of Covid-19 and the public health response to it.
Jul 31, 2024 / Letters / Our Readers, Gregg Gonsalves, and John P. Moore
![Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrates after claiming victory in the presidential election on at Miraflores Palace July 28, 2024, in Caracas. But the opposition leaders—and many observers—dispute his claim.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/maduroelection.jpg)
The Maduro Government Is Probably Stealing the Election in Venezuela The Maduro Government Is Probably Stealing the Election in Venezuela
But maintaining economic warfare by the US—including sanctions—only hurts the Venezuelan people.
Jul 30, 2024 / James North
![Who let the cats out? Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/vance2.jpg)
J.D. Vance’s Hatred of Cat Ladies Is Weirder and More Dangerous Than You Think J.D. Vance’s Hatred of Cat Ladies Is Weirder and More Dangerous Than You Think
Patriarchy, plutocracy, and ethnonationalism fuel the vice-presidential candidate’s bizarre slur.
Jul 26, 2024 / Jeet Heer
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Working-Class Americans Prefer a “Hand Up” to a “Handout” Working-Class Americans Prefer a “Hand Up” to a “Handout”
Working- and middle-class Americans take pride in their work. If Democrats want to win their votes, they need to acknowledge and appeal to that pride, not dismiss or patronize it....
Jul 23, 2024 / Column / Erica Etelson
![The torch has been passed: Vice President Kamala Harris with President Biden at the White House in May.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/kamala-harris.jpg)
By Withdrawing in Favor of Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Proves That Only the GOP Is a Personality Cult By Withdrawing in Favor of Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Proves That Only the GOP Is a Personality Cult
Democrats acted as a proper political party, while Republicans remain in thrall to a dangerous authoritarian.
Jul 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![Reflected on a mirror, then–Vice President Joe Biden speaks during an event to unveil a report with analysis related to Recovery Act investments in innovation, science, and technology on August 24, 2010, at the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/biden-mirror.jpg)
The Democrats Have a Two-Biden Problem The Democrats Have a Two-Biden Problem
And so does the president. As he decides his future, Joe Biden has to come to terms with the war within himself.
Jul 19, 2024 / Jeet Heer