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
Harris Must Say “No” to Wall Street and “Yes” to Lina Khan and Gary Gensler Harris Must Say “No” to Wall Street and “Yes” to Lina Khan and Gary Gensler
Powerful donors want the Democratic presidential nominee to abandon the Biden administration’s commitment to regulating corporate power.
Sep 10, 2024 / John Nichols
The Man Behind the Right-Wing Supreme Court Wants to “Crush” the Liberal Media The Man Behind the Right-Wing Supreme Court Wants to “Crush” the Liberal Media
The conservative activist Leonard Leo has declared his intention to spend $1 billion on promoting right-wing ideas in news and entertainment.
Sep 10, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Ukrainians Will Also Be Watching Tonight’s Presidential Debate Anxiously Ukrainians Will Also Be Watching Tonight’s Presidential Debate Anxiously
With Republicans divided over the issue of continuing military support for Ukraine, Democrats have had little to say on the issue. But tonight’s confrontation could change that.
Sep 10, 2024 / Leif Reigstad