Harris Aces Her Second Chance to Make a First Impression Harris Aces Her Second Chance to Make a First Impression
As she accepted the Democrats’ nomination for president on the last night of the DNC, Kamala Harris showed a newfound confidence in her record.
Aug 23, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Democrats Want the Uncommitted Delegates to Go Away. They Won’t. Democrats Want the Uncommitted Delegates to Go Away. They Won’t.
Even after their request to feature a Palestinian speaker at the DNC was rejected, delegates say they are staying and fighting.
Aug 22, 2024 / Sarah Lazare and Jack Mirkinson
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
Harris and Walz, Creating a Bright Future Harris and Walz, Creating a Bright Future
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz want to make America joyful again.
Aug 22, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
The 1968 Democratic National Convention, Then and Now The 1968 Democratic National Convention, Then and Now
The Nation warned readers early on that the 1968 convention would be a debacle.
Aug 22, 2024 / Richard Kreitner
Kamala Harris Is Meeting the Moment Kamala Harris Is Meeting the Moment
The Democrats’ sudden reversal of fortune is not as shocking as it seems.
Aug 22, 2024 / Joan Walsh for The Nation
Bernie Among the Billionaires Bernie Among the Billionaires
The fiery populist spoke alongside party plutocrats, raising question of who is really in charge of the Democratic Party.
Aug 21, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Bernie Sanders Breaks the Silence on Gaza at the DNC Bernie Sanders Breaks the Silence on Gaza at the DNC
The convention cheered as Sanders called for an end to the war in Gaza. The question now is what will Harris say on Thursday.
Aug 21, 2024 / John Nichols
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
AOC’s DNC Speech Was a Betrayal of the Gaza Movement AOC’s DNC Speech Was a Betrayal of the Gaza Movement
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s decision to lend her credibility to the Biden-Harris administration’s false narrative around Gaza was a stinging slap in the face.
Aug 21, 2024 / Kareem Elrefai