Political Figures

Best Week Ever!

Best Week Ever! Best Week Ever!

"Stupid people!"

Jul 28, 2024 / Steve Brodner

Who let the cats out? Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance.

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

Supreme Court Pros

Supreme Court Pros Supreme Court Pros

And cons.

Jul 25, 2024 / OppArt / Jen Sorensen

Representative Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland and ranking member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, during a hearing in Washington, DC, on Monday, July 22, 2024.

Jamie Raskin’s “Democracy Summer” Jamie Raskin’s “Democracy Summer”

It’s a boot camp in civic engagement.

Jul 25, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Biden Steps Down, Kamala Harris Steps Up

Biden Steps Down, Kamala Harris Steps Up Biden Steps Down, Kamala Harris Steps Up

Democrats get energized!

Jul 24, 2024 / OppArt / Colleen Quinn

The torch has been passed: Vice President Kamala Harris with President Biden at the White House in May.

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

Big Brother, 25

Big Brother, 25 Big Brother, 25

Swas Ticker, Degeneration X.

Jul 19, 2024 / OppArt / Marc Murphy and Gary Taxali

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.

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

President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) walk across the South Lawn after returning to the White House on board the Marine One presidential helicopter on April 22, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Why Are Bernie Sanders and the Squad Propping Up Joe Biden? Why Are Bernie Sanders and the Squad Propping Up Joe Biden?

A wounded Biden is running on a platform that progressives have long dreamed about.

Jul 18, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Bernie Sanders (I-VT) questions witnesses during a hearing about working hours in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol H

Bernie Sanders’s 60-Year Fight Bernie Sanders’s 60-Year Fight

The independent senator from Vermont spoke to The Nation’s president about why he still believes political revolution can change the United States for the better.

Jul 18, 2024 / Q&A / Bhaskar Sunkara

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