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An election worker raises a flag while assisting voters at a polling station Las Vegas, Nevada, on Election Day, November 5, 2024.

Economic Anxieties Reigned Supreme in Western States Economic Anxieties Reigned Supreme in Western States

This is not the column I thought I would be writing this week.

Nov 6, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer attends the annual Alfred E. Smith Foundation Dinner at the New York Hilton Midtown on October 17, 2024, in New York City.

Chuck Schumer Should Resign Chuck Schumer Should Resign

Democrats never learned the lessons of Trump's successes on tariffs and trade. Now the party's leaders must take responsibility for their failure to embrace economic populism.

Nov 6, 2024 / Zephyr Teachout

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks with former representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) at a town hall at the Royal Oak Music Theatre on October 21, 2024, in Royal Oak, Michigan.

This Time We Have to Hold the Democratic Party Elite Responsible for This Catastrophe This Time We Have to Hold the Democratic Party Elite Responsible for This Catastrophe

Trump won because the opposition party is committed to ancien régime restoration in a country that desperately wants change.

Nov 6, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Elon Musk, Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance, talk to reporters back stage during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds on October 5, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

JD Vance Is the Future of MAGA JD Vance Is the Future of MAGA

Even before votes were cast, the mantle of election denial passed from Donald Trump to to his running mate.

Nov 6, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Latino Voter Misinformation Latino Voter Misinformation

Guide.

Nov 5, 2024 / OppArt / Lalo Alcaraz

A volunteer cuts out stickers outside of a satellite polling station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania’s Undecided Voters Might Swing This Election Pennsylvania’s Undecided Voters Might Swing This Election

In an election in which polls have recorded a swing-state dead heat between Harris and Trump, even a tiny number might be enough to tilt the final result.

Nov 5, 2024 / Bob Dreyfuss

A voter casts a ballot during early voting in the Bronx Borough of New York City on November 1, 2024.

In New York, Progressive Values Have a Line on the Ballot In New York, Progressive Values Have a Line on the Ballot

I can’t support the Democratic Party position on Gaza, yet I recognize that Trump would be even worse. That’s why I’m voting for Harris on the Working Families Party Line.

Nov 4, 2024 / Cynthia Nixon

A grocery store worker stocks shelves of lettuce and other greens.

Scared of E. Coli? Donald Trump Should Terrify You. Scared of E. Coli? Donald Trump Should Terrify You.

During his presidency, Donald Trump worked to deregulate food safety—a deadly idea—and he has promised to roll back more protections if he is elected again.

Nov 4, 2024 / Tom Colicchio

A low-light photo of supporters facing a rally. One holds a

A Rematch in New York Could Help Turn the House Blue A Rematch in New York Could Help Turn the House Blue

Laura Gillen should have won a congressional seat in 2022—but the New York Democratic Party was in shambles. This time, her creepy ex-cop opponent is going down.

Nov 4, 2024 / Joan Walsh

No peacenik: Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago estate on January 3, 2020—less than a day after the US launched an air strike in Baghdad that killed Iran's top general, Qasem Soleimani.

Trump’s Anti-War Charade Deserves a Challenge Trump’s Anti-War Charade Deserves a Challenge

It’s a grave mistake for Democrats to let Trump be the only voice expressing revulsion at militarism.

Nov 4, 2024 / Jeet Heer

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