Government

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.

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

Who let the cats out? Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance.

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

Community organizations and tenants hold a rally to protest against the rising costs of rental apartments in New York City, May 20, 2023, in Brooklyn.

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.

Jul 26, 2024 / Thomas Birmingham

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters outside the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol on May 11, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

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.

Jul 26, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to speak before addressing a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024.

Netanyahu’s Theater of the Grotesque Netanyahu’s Theater of the Grotesque

Yesterday, Congress lauded and applauded the Israeli prime minister, who has been accused of war crimes by the ICC, even as his victims continued to die in Gaza.

Jul 25, 2024 / Ahmed Moor

President Joe Biden at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.

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

Supreme Court Pros

Supreme Court Pros Supreme Court Pros

And cons.

Jul 25, 2024 / OppArt / Jen Sorensen

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.

Jamie Raskin’s “Democracy Summer” Jamie Raskin’s “Democracy Summer”

It’s a boot camp in civic engagement.

Jul 25, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Biden Steps Down, Kamala Harris Steps Up

Biden Steps Down, Kamala Harris Steps Up Biden Steps Down, Kamala Harris Steps Up

Democrats get energized!

Jul 24, 2024 / OppArt / Colleen Quinn

A student looking for a book in a school library.

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.

Jul 24, 2024 / StudentNation / Jeannine Chiang

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