Campaigns and Elections

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff and Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti visited with Nancy and Rachel Gibbons in Scranton before the Country Over Party rally in Wilkes-Barre earlier this month.

Trouble for Harris and Walz in Pennsylvania? Trouble for Harris and Walz in Pennsylvania?

At this point, both campaigns know it’s all about the ground game. Trump’s outsourced operation is a mess. But is Harris’s “Biden infrastructure with Obama vibes” up to the task?

Oct 24, 2024 / Micah L. Sifry

The Student Loan Crisis Is a National Emergency. We Should Treat It Like One.

The Student Loan Crisis Is a National Emergency. We Should Treat It Like One. The Student Loan Crisis Is a National Emergency. We Should Treat It Like One.

A year after the payment pause, a report from the SDCC reveals the failures of the student loan system. Cancellation is not just a financial necessity—it’s a moral imperative.

Oct 24, 2024 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres

Chappell Roan responds to fans criticizing her over her comments about the Kamala Harris campaign.

The Kamala Harris Stan Wars Have Reached a Fever Pitch The Kamala Harris Stan Wars Have Reached a Fever Pitch

The election has turned the Internet into a dangerous battlefield—and nobody, not even a pop superstar, is safe.

Oct 24, 2024 / Faith Branch

A street in Sunbury, Pennsylvania.

Signs of the Times in Pennsylvania Signs of the Times in Pennsylvania

A dispatch from the heart of the heart of a swing state.

Oct 23, 2024 / Van Gosse

Fun-Damental Rights

Fun-Damental Rights Fun-Damental Rights

Women’s rights at risk.

Oct 23, 2024 / OppArt / Judy Polstra

No More FEMA!

No More FEMA! No More FEMA!

Screw us!

Oct 23, 2024 / OppArt / Clay Jones

Donald Trump listens as GOP candidate for the US Senate for Wisconsin Eric Hovde speaks during a rally at Dodge County Airport on October 6, 2024, in Juneau, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin’s GOP Senate Candidate Has Made a Massive Blunder Wisconsin’s GOP Senate Candidate Has Made a Massive Blunder

Tammy Baldwin’s rival stumbled on an issue that matters—a lot—to the state’s large base of rural voters. That could tip a key race.

Oct 23, 2024 / John Nichols

Pine Street Inn, New England’s largest homeless services organization, cohosted a voter registration drive to encourage voting among people experiencing homelessness.

The Hidden Barriers to Voting While Unhoused The Hidden Barriers to Voting While Unhoused

Turnout is low among people experiencing homelessness–a result of restrictive registration laws, political disaffection, and the misconception that they’re not allowed to vote.

Oct 23, 2024 / StudentNation / Maggie Grether

Vice President Kamala Harris at a town hall with former representative Liz Cheney in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Harris Makes Her Play for Suburban Women Voters Harris Makes Her Play for Suburban Women Voters

In town halls with Liz Cheney, Kamala Harris has made no known concessions to win Cheney’s support, while Cheney has come out in opposition to the Dobbs decision. What’s not to li...

Oct 22, 2024 / Joan Walsh

How the Harris Campaign’s Appeal to Black Men Misses the Mark

How the Harris Campaign’s Appeal to Black Men Misses the Mark How the Harris Campaign’s Appeal to Black Men Misses the Mark

In seeking to reverse declining Black men's support for Democrats, party leaders are replicating the measures that have disenchanted them. 

Oct 22, 2024 / Anthony Conwright

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