How Kamala Harris Liberated Taylor Swift How Kamala Harris Liberated Taylor Swift
The megastar thought she could hurt Hillary Clinton by endorsing her in 2016. Now, she’s overcome her fear. May we all do the same.
Sep 11, 2024 / Joan Walsh
How to Humiliate a Narcissist How to Humiliate a Narcissist
In last night’s debate, Kamala Harris goaded Trump into ever-higher levels of disgrace by targeting his bottomless vanity.
Sep 11, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Kamala Harris Won the Debate About the Future of American Democracy Kamala Harris Won the Debate About the Future of American Democracy
Harris exposed Donald Trump as a clear and present danger, framing a stark choice and inviting voters to “turn the page.”
Sep 11, 2024 / John Nichols
With Her Rope-a-Dope Strategy, Kamala Harris Baited Trump Into Scaring Swing Voters With Her Rope-a-Dope Strategy, Kamala Harris Baited Trump Into Scaring Swing Voters
Last night’s debate will help give Democrats an edge. But strengthening the base remains crucial.
Sep 11, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Ron DeSantis Goes Full Big Brother on Abortion Rights Supporters Ron DeSantis Goes Full Big Brother on Abortion Rights Supporters
DeSantis is fighting hard to block a ballot initiative codifying abortion rights in Florida—so hard he’s sent police to question people who signed a petition supporting the measur...
Sep 11, 2024 / Elie Mystal
September 11, 23rd Anniversary September 11, 23rd Anniversary
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks took the lives of 2,977 people, 2,606 died at the Twin Towers, 125 people at the Pentagon, and 441 first responders, the largest loss of em...
Sep 11, 2024 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
JD Vance’s Slanders Are Far From the Worst Thing the US Has Done to Haitians JD Vance’s Slanders Are Far From the Worst Thing the US Has Done to Haitians
After years of strenuously ignoring the country's agony, Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally visited Haiti last week. For five hours.
Sep 11, 2024 / Amy Wilentz
The Problem With “Weird” The Problem With “Weird”
The Democrats’ repositioning as the party of “normalcy” undercuts its history of emancipatory social movements and participates in an antidemocratic ethos.
Sep 11, 2024 / Maxwell G. Burkey
Where Is the Outrage Over Israel’s Killing of Aysenur Eygi? Where Is the Outrage Over Israel’s Killing of Aysenur Eygi?
The Biden administration made clear that the murder of an American demands a response—unless that American is killed in the West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces.
Sep 11, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson
Kamala Harris Killed It. Then Taylor Swift Endorsed Her. Now I Think It’s Over. Kamala Harris Killed It. Then Taylor Swift Endorsed Her. Now I Think It’s Over.
Even Fox News couldn’t spin the truth: Trump lost the debate—badly.
Sep 11, 2024 / Joan Walsh