Don’t Underestimate Donald Trump’s Coalition of the Weird Don’t Underestimate Donald Trump’s Coalition of the Weird
The GOP’s new league of fringe figures tries to replicate the party’s winning formula of 2016. And it just might work again.
Aug 30, 2024 / Jeet Heer
After Chicago: The Challenge Facing Harris After Chicago: The Challenge Facing Harris
For Democrats, the Chicago convention proved a contact high. Unified behind Kamala Harris, the party proudly displayed its glitz and glamor and unfurled its big tent, including uni…
Aug 28, 2024 / Robert L. Borosage
Trump Sues the Justice Department for $100 Million Trump Sues the Justice Department for $100 Million
Déjà vu all over again.
Aug 27, 2024 / James D. Zirin
With Kamala Harris in the Race, Donald Trump Is Running Scared With Kamala Harris in the Race, Donald Trump Is Running Scared
What Trump assumed barely a month ago would be an essentially uncontested victory has been transformed into his worst nightmare.
Aug 22, 2024 / Clarence Lusane
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
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
Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party
The convention in Chicago is both a forum for past fights and a showcase of tomorrow’s stars.
Aug 20, 2024 / Jeet Heer
At the Convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris Can Seal the Deal At the Convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris Can Seal the Deal
By sharing her compelling story, the Democratic nominee can put her party firmly on the path to victory.
Aug 19, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Is Already Planting the Seeds of the Next Insurrection Donald Trump Is Already Planting the Seeds of the Next Insurrection
Insecure and contemplating defeat, the former president returns to a familiar script.
Aug 16, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Project 2025 Is Coming for Your Rights Project 2025 Is Coming for Your Rights
The wholesale capture of the state is the ultimate goal of its Christian nationalist architects.
Aug 8, 2024 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Shailly Gupta Barnes