The Republican Pet-Killing Brigade The Republican Pet-Killing Brigade
For all the bogus furor MAGA world has raised over immigrant pet-eating, the real animal slayers are pursuing high office and making policy for the GOP.
Oct 23, 2024 / Ben Schwartz
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
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
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
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
New York’s Proposed Equal Rights Amendment Is the Most Inclusive Yet New York’s Proposed Equal Rights Amendment Is the Most Inclusive Yet
Over 20 states already have a version of the ERA, but Prop 1 would also prohibit reproductive discrimination and codify abortion access in the state.
Oct 22, 2024 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor
How Did the Democrats Get Here? How Did the Democrats Get Here?
Talking with Tim Shenk about party realignment, the legacy of 1990s political consultants, the 2024 election, and his new book, Left Adrift: What Happened to Liberal Politics.
Oct 22, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Trump Is Serving Up False Promises to American Workers—With a Side of Fries Trump Is Serving Up False Promises to American Workers—With a Side of Fries
The former president has always pretended to identify with working-class voters. Yesterday, at a campaign stop in Pennsylvania, he pretended to be one of them.
Oct 21, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Finally, Trump’s Derangement Is Breaking Through in the Media Finally, Trump’s Derangement Is Breaking Through in the Media
It took a reference to Arnold Palmer’s penis to get more mainstream reporters to tell it like it is. That’s progress.
Oct 21, 2024 / Joan Walsh