Politics
Working Families Party Nominates Kamala Harris Ahead of the DNC Working Families Party Nominates Kamala Harris Ahead of the DNC
The nomination gives the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a second ballot line in New York and a big organizational boost from WFP and its allies.
Kamala Harris Will Shift on Gaza Only if We Make Her Kamala Harris Will Shift on Gaza Only if We Make Her
The vice president’s ascension provides an opening for a new approach to the horror in Palestine. But it won’t happen without sustained political pressure.
J.D. Vance’s Hatred of Cat Ladies Is Weirder and More Dangerous Than You Think J.D. Vance’s Hatred of Cat Ladies Is Weirder and More Dangerous Than You Think
Patriarchy, plutocracy, and ethnonationalism fuel the vice-presidential candidate’s bizarre slur.
Biden Said Rent Cap. Here’s What Tenant Organizers Say Must Happen Next. Biden Said Rent Cap. Here’s What Tenant Organizers Say Must Happen Next.
The president called on Congress to act, but he could enact a rent stabilization policy with a stroke of his pen. Tenant leaders say they will keep organizing until it happens.
What I Learned Covering Attorney General Kamala Harris What I Learned Covering Attorney General Kamala Harris
Since her time as California attorney general, Vice President Kamala Harris has proven to be a tough-as-nails negotiator.
State Politics
The Illusion of Party Unity in the Democratic Party The Illusion of Party Unity in the Democratic Party
Deference to the leadership of the Democratic Party has come at much too high a price.
Will Arizona Be MAGA’s Last Stand? Will Arizona Be MAGA’s Last Stand?
Trump needs the state’s votes to win. But after its highest court revived an 1864 law that bans abortions, all bets are off.
What Can Jamaal Bowman’s Defeat Teach Us? What Can Jamaal Bowman’s Defeat Teach Us?
On this episode of See How They Run, Micah Sifry and Peter Beinart on 2024’s most divisive congressional primary.
The Right
J.D. Vance’s Hatred of Cat Ladies Is Weirder and More Dangerous Than You Think J.D. Vance’s Hatred of Cat Ladies Is Weirder and More Dangerous Than You Think
Patriarchy, plutocracy, and ethnonationalism fuel the vice-presidential candidate’s bizarre slur.
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.
By Withdrawing in Favor of Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Proves That Only the GOP Is a Personality Cult By Withdrawing in Favor of Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Proves That Only the GOP Is a Personality Cult
Democrats acted as a proper political party, while Republicans remain in thrall to a dangerous authoritarian.
Democrats
Working Families Party Nominates Kamala Harris Ahead of the DNC Working Families Party Nominates Kamala Harris Ahead of the DNC
The nomination gives the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a second ballot line in New York and a big organizational boost from WFP and its allies.
Joe Biden Bids Farewell Joe Biden Bids Farewell
Wednesday night’s address was moving, and also confirmed that he’d made the right decision.
Kamala Harris Steps Up Kamala Harris Steps Up
The future of American democracy now rests on the vice president’s shoulders. That’s why it’s more important than ever to understand who she is.
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.
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