For Democrats, JD Vance Is the Gift that Keeps On Giving For Democrats, JD Vance Is the Gift that Keeps On Giving
Donald Trump wanted a political heir. Instead, he got an anchor dragging him down.
Sep 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Beltway Media Got Its Harris Interview. Can We Move On Now? The Beltway Media Got Its Harris Interview. Can We Move On Now?
Harris and Walz held their own during an interview driven more by media-made controversies than substance.
Aug 30, 2024 / Joan Walsh
I’m Still Hoping to Vote for Kamala Harris I’m Still Hoping to Vote for Kamala Harris
But the hope I felt when she became the nominee has been curdling into despair over her refusal to allow a Palestinian to address the convention—and her continuing silence on Gaza...
Aug 30, 2024 / Benjamin Moser
Don’t Underestimate Donald Trump’s Coalition of the Weird Don’t Underestimate Donald Trump’s Coalition of the Weird
The GOP’s new league of fringe figures tries to replicate the party’s winning formula of 2016. And it just might work again.
Aug 30, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The US Media, Israel, and Palestinian Journalists The US Media, Israel, and Palestinian Journalists
On this episode of American Prestige, Séamus Malekafzali on media and the Middle East.
Aug 27, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner
Palestinian Exclusion Shows the Limits of Kamala Harris’s Politics of Joy Palestinian Exclusion Shows the Limits of Kamala Harris’s Politics of Joy
The Democratic convention’s giddy vibe shift is shadowed by ongoing war and a failure to hear Palestinian voices.
Aug 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Michelle Obama Is a Master of Politics Because She Hates Politics Michelle Obama Is a Master of Politics Because She Hates Politics
The former first lady delivers an emotional barnstormer that reaches beyond ideology.
Aug 21, 2024 / Jeet Heer
I Saw Racist Candidate George Wallace in 1968 I Saw Racist Candidate George Wallace in 1968
…and I see racist candidate Trump in 2024. We’re not going back!
Aug 21, 2024 / OppArt / Jos Sances
Real-Time “Fact-Checking” Is the Lowest Form of Journalism Real-Time “Fact-Checking” Is the Lowest Form of Journalism
Quibbling over technical errors is a fool’s errand when one major faction is seizing on organized lying as a mass recruitment tactic.
Aug 20, 2024 / Chris Lehmann