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A still from Stephanie Ruhle’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, focused on Harris.

Is Kamala Harris’s Media Strategy Working? Is Kamala Harris’s Media Strategy Working?

Last night’s interview with MSNBC showed that Harris doesn’t have to choose a hostile anchor for an interview in which the public hears tough questions and fleshed-out answers.

Sep 26, 2024 / Joan Walsh

A young girl receives a vaccination shot in New York City, c. 1970s.

Vaccines Work! Vaccines Work!

Want an easy way to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community? Make sure you get your shots.

Sep 26, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free

Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free

Full bellies lead to attentive minds.

Sep 26, 2024 / Bryce Covert

A tutor goes over SAT test preparation with an 11th grader.

Why Are Some Students Traveling Hundreds of Miles to Take the SAT? Why Are Some Students Traveling Hundreds of Miles to Take the SAT?

Within minutes of registration opening for the test, every seat in my county and throughout Northern California was already reserved. I wasn’t alone.

Sep 26, 2024 / StudentNation / Jeannine Chiang

Macklemore, wearing sunglasses and a jacket with a Palestinian flag, gestures at a crowd in a concert.

Macklemore Is a Seattle Sports Superfan. Now, He Is Also a Target. Macklemore Is a Seattle Sports Superfan. Now, He Is Also a Target.

The Seattle sports establishment loved the Grammy Award–winning rapper until he dared criticize the United States for funding Israeli war crimes.

Sep 25, 2024 / Dave Zirin

Momodou Taal

A Cornell Graduate Student Faces Deportation After a Pro-Palestine Action A Cornell Graduate Student Faces Deportation After a Pro-Palestine Action

Momodou Taal, who is attending the university with a F-1 visa, was suspended after a September 18 protest under a new policy seeking to quash Gaza solidarity actions.

Sep 25, 2024 / Aaron Fernando

How Immigration Became a Lightning Rod in American Politics

How Immigration Became a Lightning Rod in American Politics How Immigration Became a Lightning Rod in American Politics

Anti-immigrant think tanks and advocacy groups operated on the margins until Trump became president. Now they have molded not only the GOP but also Democrats in their image.

Sep 25, 2024 / Feature / Gaby Del Valle

In 2024, the Pundits Are Wronger Than Ever

In 2024, the Pundits Are Wronger Than Ever In 2024, the Pundits Are Wronger Than Ever

Most of the predictions, advice, and scolding emanating from the glow of TV news this year have proved flat-out wrong. Democrats should stop listening once and for all.

Sep 25, 2024 / Column / Chris Lehmann

Pins are pictured at a display counter during a cultural meeting at the Comanche Nation fairgrounds in Lawton, Oklahoma, on September 30, 2023

A Native Movement Hopes to Get Out the Vote. But Some Native Americans Say, “No Thanks!” A Native Movement Hopes to Get Out the Vote. But Some Native Americans Say, “No Thanks!”

Democrats in Indian Country are organizing under a slogan: “Voting is sacred.” But some Native Americans wonder why they should participate in a system that ignores them.

Sep 25, 2024 / Simon Moya-Smith

Stop Killing Our Children!

Stop Killing Our Children! Stop Killing Our Children!

Is Netanyahu’s genocidal war making Israel safer?

Sep 24, 2024 / OppArt / Jos Sances

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