Politics

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to speak before addressing a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024.

Netanyahu’s Theater of the Grotesque Netanyahu’s Theater of the Grotesque

Yesterday, Congress lauded and applauded the Israeli prime minister, who has been accused of war crimes by the ICC, even as his victims continued to die in Gaza.

Jul 25, 2024 / Ahmed Moor

President Joe Biden at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.

Joe Biden Bids Farewell Joe Biden Bids Farewell

Wednesday night’s address was moving, and also confirmed that he’d made the right decision.

Jul 25, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Supreme Court Pros

Supreme Court Pros Supreme Court Pros

And cons.

Jul 25, 2024 / OppArt / Jen Sorensen

Representative Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland and ranking member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, during a hearing in Washington, DC, on Monday, July 22, 2024.

Jamie Raskin’s “Democracy Summer” Jamie Raskin’s “Democracy Summer”

It’s a boot camp in civic engagement.

Jul 25, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Elon Musk on stage

Silicon Valley Is Backing Donald Trump Silicon Valley Is Backing Donald Trump

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Jacob Silverman on why tech billionaires have grown fonder of the former president.

Jul 25, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear speaks during an interview at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Monday, July 22, 2024.

Andy Beshear Is Shredding J.D. Vance in the Virtual VP Debate Andy Beshear Is Shredding J.D. Vance in the Virtual VP Debate

The Kentucky governor is doing exactly what a vice presidential pick is supposed to. Kamala Harris is surely watching.

Jul 24, 2024 / John Nichols

Biden Steps Down, Kamala Harris Steps Up

Biden Steps Down, Kamala Harris Steps Up Biden Steps Down, Kamala Harris Steps Up

Democrats get energized!

Jul 24, 2024 / OppArt / Colleen Quinn

Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns for president as the presumptive Democratic candidate during an event, on July 23, 2024, in West Allis, Wisconsin.

Kamala and America; plus the Fight for Arizona Kamala and America; plus the Fight for Arizona

On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols examines the tasks facing the Democrats, and Sasha Abramsky reports on politics in the swing state of Arizona.

Jul 24, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

A student looking for a book in a school library.

At My High School, the Library Is for Everything but Books At My High School, the Library Is for Everything but Books

The administration has rebranded our library as a communal space for doing almost everything except reading.

Jul 24, 2024 / StudentNation / Jeannine Chiang

A homeless man and woman quickly pick up their belongings as Urban Alchemy crews begin their daily cleaning of the streets in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco on January 26, 2022.

How an Investigation Into a Homelessness Nonprofit Turned Into a LA Power Struggle How an Investigation Into a Homelessness Nonprofit Turned Into a LA Power Struggle

By promising to clamp down on corruption, City Controller Kenneth Mejia received more votes than any citywide elected official in Los Angeles history. He’s already making enemies....

Jul 24, 2024 / Paige Oamek and Rohan Montgomery

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