![Supporters of Donald Trump gather outside of the Stonewall Inn as President Joe Biden’s motorcade passes by in New York City.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GOP-LGBTQ.jpg)
Why the GOP Removed Anti-Gay Language From Its Platform Why the GOP Removed Anti-Gay Language From Its Platform
Amid many Republicans’ continued hostility to LGBTQ rights in state legislatures, Democrats call the RNC’s removal of opposition to same-sex marriage “political theater.”
Aug 1, 2024 / StudentNation / Liam Beran
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It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive
Bisan Owda is a Palestinian journalist, activist, and filmmaker, best known for her social-media videos documenting her experiences in Gaza.
Jul 31, 2024 / OppArt / Rosa Borrás
![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
![A Volcanic Nightmare for Democracy](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/James-Williamson-Trump.jpg)
A Volcanic Nightmare for Democracy A Volcanic Nightmare for Democracy
Trump’s attack on Liberty with the 2025 Project.
Jul 30, 2024 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson
![US Vice President Kamala Harris](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/harris-vp-getty.jpg)
How Harris Can Make America Democratic Again How Harris Can Make America Democratic Again
Biden wisely passed the torch to someone who can counter the MAGA call.
Jul 30, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
![New Popular Front deputy Gabriel Amard speaks at an NFP rally.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nfp-getty.jpg)
What the US Can Learn From the French Left What the US Can Learn From the French Left
The New Popular Front bloc denied the far right a victory by doing things the Democratic Party consistently fails to do.
Jul 29, 2024 / Harrison Stetler
![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