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Vice President Kamala Harris onstage at Howard University.

Kamala Harris Deserved Better—and There’s No Easy Explanation for Why She Didn’t Get It Kamala Harris Deserved Better—and There’s No Easy Explanation for Why She Didn’t Get It

Consider how resoundingly she succeeded in her 107-day campaign—and what that means about how deep the problems are that we need to solve.

Nov 7, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, left, and US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, right, during an unveiling ceremony in Emancipation Hall at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.

Is There Any Chance That Congress Can Be a Check on Trump? Is There Any Chance That Congress Can Be a Check on Trump?

Republicans grabbed the Senate, but Democrats could still take the House—and no matter what happens, they have a duty to fight Trump with everything they have.

Nov 7, 2024 / John Nichols

Supporters of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gather near his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Election Day, November 5, 2024.

Bill Fletcher Jr. on What’s Next Bill Fletcher Jr. on What’s Next

On this episode of Edge of Sports, Labor activist and writer Bill Fletcher joins the show.

Nov 7, 2024 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

President Joe Biden and US Vice President Kamala Harris attend an event on gun violence in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2024.

Democrats Need to Fundamentally Rethink Everything Democrats Need to Fundamentally Rethink Everything

The lesson from 2024 is clear: If voters don’t see you as an agent of transformational change, they will turn to someone like Donald Trump.

Nov 7, 2024 / Waleed Shahid

Trick or Treat?

Trick or Treat? Trick or Treat?

What will the future hold for our country?

Nov 7, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper and Kim DeMarco

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his administration's Investing in America agenda at the Port of Baltimore on October 29, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Executive Actions Biden Could Take Executive Actions Biden Could Take

Shoring up the guardrails Trump endangers.

Nov 7, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Corruption of Open Source

The Corruption of Open Source The Corruption of Open Source

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, tante on the troubling development of Wordpress’s war with WP Engine.

Nov 7, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

“Anora,” an American Fantasia

“Anora,” an American Fantasia “Anora,” an American Fantasia

In Sean Baker's tragicomic film of a sex worker’s brush with wealth, he evokes auteurs of yore, who focused on the social realities of the country's outcasts.

Nov 7, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Beatrice Loayza

Everyone Needs to Disavow Neom

Everyone Needs to Disavow Neom Everyone Needs to Disavow Neom

Now that they know about the staggering number of deaths the Saudi megaproject has caused, architects have absolutely no more excuses.

Nov 7, 2024 / Column / Kate Wagner

It’s Going to Be All Right

It’s Going to Be All Right It’s Going to Be All Right

Midterms are coming up.

Nov 6, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

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