![A supporter holds a sign as members of the San Francisco Democratic Party rally in support of Kamala Harris on July 22 at City Hall in San Francisco, California.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2162428431.jpeg)
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.
Jul 26, 2024 / John Nichols
![Benjamin Netanyahu and Kamala Harris shake hands during a meeting in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 25, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2162827156.jpg)
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.
Jul 26, 2024 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh and Nickan Fayyazi
![Who let the cats out? Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/vance2.jpg)
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.
Jul 26, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![President Joe Biden at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/joe-biden-resolute-desk-gt-img.jpg)
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
![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.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/jamieraskin.jpg)
Jamie Raskin’s “Democracy Summer” Jamie Raskin’s “Democracy Summer”
It’s a boot camp in civic engagement.
Jul 25, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear speaks during an interview at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Monday, July 22, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24204582543168.jpg)
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](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1440_FEAT-15.jpg)
Biden Steps Down, Kamala Harris Steps Up Biden Steps Down, Kamala Harris Steps Up
Democrats get energized!
Jul 24, 2024 / OppArt / Colleen Quinn
![Kamala Harris Steps Up](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JUHASZ-Harris-ftr.jpg)
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.
Jul 24, 2024 / Feature / Joan Walsh
![Voters Cast Ballots In Wisconsin Primary](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1209373235.jpg)
In Milwaukee, Many Black Voters Aren’t On Board With Either Party In Milwaukee, Many Black Voters Aren’t On Board With Either Party
The city’s abstainers could determine who wins Wisconsin, a critical swing state, this November.
Jul 23, 2024 / Malaika Jabali
![President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders during a 2020 presidential primary debate.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Biden_and_Bernie.jpg)
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.
Jul 23, 2024 / Norman Solomon