![Republican vice presidential candidate and US Senator J.D. Vance speaks to Fox News anchor Sean Hannity on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JD-vance-republican-national-convention-getty.jpg)
J.D. Vance, a Born-Again Trumpist, Offers a Political Jackpot for Democrats J.D. Vance, a Born-Again Trumpist, Offers a Political Jackpot for Democrats
Trump’s running mate has a history of embracing rancid positions to rise to the top.
Jul 17, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis take questions during a Mom's for Liberty function during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24198770449178.jpg)
Moms for Liberty Stages a Sad Comeback Moms for Liberty Stages a Sad Comeback
The group’s session at the Republican National Convention seemed like a throwback to an already fading movement.
Jul 17, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
![Former US president Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention at the FiServ Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday, July 15, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/trump-shadow-getty.jpg)
Revenge of the Normies Revenge of the Normies
The theme at the 2024 Republican convention is restoration, not revolution. And the mood, at least last night, was confident.
Jul 17, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
![International Solidarity With Palestine](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1440_IMG-5.jpg)
International Solidarity With Palestine International Solidarity With Palestine
Street mural, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain.
Jul 17, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
![Construction workers drink water in Folsom, California, on July 3, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Workers-Extreme-Heat-Regulation-OSHA.jpg)
A Proposed Regulation Could Protect Millions of Workers From Extreme Heat A Proposed Regulation Could Protect Millions of Workers From Extreme Heat
As temperatures continue to rise from climate change, OSHA’s first and only extreme heat proposal would help over 36 million people.
Jul 17, 2024 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia
![Law enforcement officers patrol the grounds of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2162313004.jpg)
Welcome, Republicans, to America’s Great Socialist City Welcome, Republicans, to America’s Great Socialist City
Republicans love to complain about socialism, so it’s ironic that they are holding their convention in Milwaukee, which has been electing socialists for more than a century.
Jul 17, 2024 / John Nichols
![Thanks for sending though. I do really like it when people do that.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/edited-trump-GettyImages-1975699163.jpg)
Donald Trump Is Not a Friend to American Workers Donald Trump Is Not a Friend to American Workers
Despite Sean O’Brien’s support for Trump at the RNC, let’s be clear: A second Trump term would not be a win for the labor movement.
Jul 16, 2024 / Larry Cohen
![Republican presidential candidate, former president Donald Trump is whisked away by Secret Service after shots rang out at a campaign rally at Butler Farm Show Inc. on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/trump-rally.jpg)
Rev. Barber: “We Must Stand Against Political Violence” Rev. Barber: “We Must Stand Against Political Violence”
“But I don’t know if the people who have depended on division to build power can shake its stranglehold”.
Jul 16, 2024 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
![Palestinian children watch as an Israeli bulldozer works in the West Bank hamlet of Khan al-Ahmar, Thursday, July 5, 2018.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/west-bank-settlements-ap-img.jpg)
The Horror in Israel and Palestine Began Half a Century Ago The Horror in Israel and Palestine Began Half a Century Ago
From the very start, Jewish violence has accompanied the proliferation of settlements.
Jul 16, 2024 / Ellen Cantarow
![What’s Old Is New. Darcy Exhibition: Punch Line.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1440_FEAT-10.jpg)
What’s Old Is New. Darcy Exhibition: Punch Line. What’s Old Is New. Darcy Exhibition: Punch Line.
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Jul 16, 2024 / OppArt / Thomas F. Darcy