Politics

Joe Biden delivers remarks at a campaign rally at Sherman Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 5, 2024.

Biden Won’t Win With This Kind of Campaign Biden Won’t Win With This Kind of Campaign

The president says he won’t bow out. But his efforts to renew his candidacy are risk-averse, uninspired, and dangerously misguided.

Jul 8, 2024 / John Nichols

Kamala Harris waves as she arrives on stage to deliver remarks on reproductive rights at Ritchie Coliseum on the campus of the University of Maryland on June 24, 2024 in College Park, Maryland.

Exclusive: Is Kamala the One? Exclusive: Is Kamala the One?

Could the vice president be our best hope of saving the country from Trump? In this excerpt from our profile, Joan Walsh meets Kamala Harris.

Jul 8, 2024 / Joan Walsh

President Joe Biden speaks with George Stephanopoulos on July 5, 2024, in Madison, Wisconsin. The president sat down with Stephanopoulos while on the campaign trail, a few days after a debate with former president Donald Trump.

Biden Did Not Save His Presidency on ABC Biden Did Not Save His Presidency on ABC

An uneven interview with George Stephanapoulos was too little, too late—and maybe a bit too churlish.

Jul 6, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Seal Team Six.

Jul 5, 2024 / Steve Brodner

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is keir-starmer-point-getty.jpg Labour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, Lady Starmer, enter 10 Downing Street following Labour's landslide election victory on July 5, 2024, in London.

Labour’s Historic Victory Belies Deep Fault Lines in British Politics Labour’s Historic Victory Belies Deep Fault Lines in British Politics

Keir Starmer has won a huge parliamentary majority—despite a fall in the Labour vote.

Jul 5, 2024 / Steve Howell

Donald Trump participates in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Why Aren’t We Talking About Trump’s Fascism? Why Aren’t We Talking About Trump’s Fascism?

Joe Biden has created a distraction from the existential question that should define this election.

Jul 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump Campaign Event

Donald Trump’s Secret Weapon to Dismantle American Education Donald Trump’s Secret Weapon to Dismantle American Education

The former president’s plans for a second term could reshape American education and academic freedom as we know it.

Jul 5, 2024 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp

An image of President Donald Trump looms over crowds of supporters before his speech from the Ellipse at the White House on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.

How to Beat Trump in a World of Unreason How to Beat Trump in a World of Unreason

To counter authoritarian drift, Democrats can’t just swap out nominees. They need to be bold.

Jul 5, 2024 / Eric Reinhart

US President Joe Biden has an important decision to make.

Biden’s Patriotic Duty—and Ours Biden’s Patriotic Duty—and Ours

The United States of America is not—yet—a family business. The future of our democracy is too important to be left to one man, his relatives, or his major donors.

Jul 4, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan

A television at the White House shows Al Gore giving his concession speech

The US Has Dealt With Contested Elections Before The US Has Dealt With Contested Elections Before

How different is this election from earlier tumultuous ones in American history?

Jul 4, 2024 / Julian E. Zelizer and Karen J. Greenberg

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