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Oct 25, 2024

Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $1 million check during the town hall at the Roxain Theater on October 20, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Elon Musk Is Committing a Crime—but It Doesn’t Matter Because He’s Rich Elon Musk Is Committing a Crime—but It Doesn’t Matter Because He’s Rich

Musk and his PAC are effectively paying people in swing states to register to vote, and that is a clear violation of federal law.

Oct 25, 2024 / Elie Mystal

Canary in a Coal Mine

Canary in a Coal Mine Canary in a Coal Mine

Ignore floods, hurricanes, wild fires! There are profits to be made!

Oct 25, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Who’s the daddy? Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny

By extolling Trump as “Daddy” meting out corporal punishment, the disgraced TV host is pitching authoritarian patriarchy.

Oct 25, 2024 / Jeet Heer

UAW president Shawn Fain speaks during a rally hosted by Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at the Dort Financial Center on October 4, 2024, in Flint, Michigan.

How Harris Can Win Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania… and the Presidency How Harris Can Win Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania… and the Presidency

The UAW’s Shawn Fain says a focus on the harm done to workers by Trump’s trade policies can help form a powerful closing message for the Democrats.

Oct 25, 2024 / John Nichols

Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, former White House chief of staff for President Donald Trump, said in a recent interview with The New York Times that Trump meets the textbook definition of a fascist.

Calling Trump a Fascist Is Well Overdue. Why Did It Take So Long? Calling Trump a Fascist Is Well Overdue. Why Did It Take So Long?

Finally, the warnings are coming loud and fast. Will they matter this late in the day?

Oct 25, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the vice president's ceremonial office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2024.

Kamala Harris Does Not Deserve the Endorsement of “The Nation” Kamala Harris Does Not Deserve the Endorsement of “The Nation”

The Biden administration’s action, and inaction, in Gaza—and her support for those policies—should have been enough to disqualify her.

Oct 25, 2024 / The Fall 2024 Nation Interns

Made in the USA?: Aftermath of an October 22 Israeli strike on the Jnah district of Beirut. According to rescue teams on the ground, this bombing killed at least 16 people—including two children.

Stop Sending American Bombs to Israel Stop Sending American Bombs to Israel

Halting offensive arms transfers now would put the administration on a new path—and align Harris with the majority of Democrats who support conditions on weapons aid to Israel.

Oct 25, 2024 / Waleed Shahid for The Nation

Abortion-rights demonstrators protest outside the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse on June, 24, 2022, in Houston, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Texas Is Fighting to Access Out-of-State Abortion Medical Records Texas Is Fighting to Access Out-of-State Abortion Medical Records

State officials are suing the federal government over a Biden administration policy meant to protect patients and providers.

Oct 24, 2024 / Mary Tuma

Junior Underachievement

Junior Underachievement Junior Underachievement

Big plans.

Oct 24, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

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