Election 2024
Faux Populism Takes Center Stage at Vice-Presidential Debate
Tuesday’s debate offers Democrats a warning about how much more appealing Trumpism can be when presented in an equally mendacious but more competent way.
Akil Vicks
The Disturbing Reason Trump and Vance Peddle Lies About Immigrants
The influx of Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio is a success story, not a scandal. But when powerful people don’t want to share prosperity, they lie.
Peter Certo
Kamala Harris Says “We’re Not Going Back.” But What’s Her Plan Forward?
In last night’s presidential debate, Harris outperformed Trump. Yet she was light on policy specifics and failed to articulate how her agenda would mark a clean break from the past.
Branko Marcetic
The Right Is Increasingly Exploiting the Horror of Genocide
Right-wing operatives are channeling the genocide in Gaza into mainstream antisemitism.
Ben Lorber
Project 2025 Could Erase More Than 1.7 Million Jobs and Hike Electricity Prices By $32 Billion
A new study shows that the Republican game plan would lead to mass job losses and higher energy costs for consumers.
Yaseen al-Sheikh
To Win Over Working-Class Voters, Harris and Other Democrats Should Embrace Economic Populism
New research shows that the key to combating Trumpism lies in targeting economic elites.
Isaac Rabbani and Fred DeVeaux
The Democratic Convention Failed the Palestine Movement
The Uncommitted movement made modest demands on the Democratic Party toward ending the agony in Gaza, and the party rejected them. But their demands cannot be ignored by Democratic power brokers forever.
Hadas Thier
A "Sustainable Square Mile" Tests the Power of Biden's Billions for Climate Justice
Can $3 billion in hyperlocal funding for environmental justice create lasting change?
Adam Mahoney
A Missed Opportunity for Kamala Harris at the DNC
In her acceptance speech, Harris chose to embrace Republican language on the economy—even if she backs a more progressive approach.
Sonali Kolhatkar
To Beat Trump, Harris Should Talk About Harris
It is a way to share who they are, reminding us of who we are, and why we must choose to act now—a story of self, a story of us, and a story of now. And this year, the outcome of the election could well depend on whether Kamala Harris can tell us this story.
Marshall Ganz
Spurned by the DNC, the Uncommitted Movement Staged a Sit-in
The Democratic Party refused the request to allow a short, vetted speech by a Palestinian on the main stage.
Eman Abdelhadi
Genocide and the English Language
The disjunction between our political language and political reality reveals the vacuum of thought in the U.S. foreign policy establishment.
Alberto Toscano
Kamala Harris Can Do Better Than This
The most striking thing about the Democratic nominee’s economic platform is its timidity. She could go much further to lift up the working class.
Max B. Sawicky
Kamala Harris Should Run on Ending the Subminimum Wage for Tipped Workers
As the DNC convenes in Chicago, Democrats should follow the city’s lead by embracing a pro-worker policy that ends a legacy of discrimination and exploitation.
Nataki Rhodes and Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
Republicans Will Weaponize Rural Suffering as Long as Democrats Ignore It
JD Vance is a poser, but he’s telling a dangerously compelling story about rural America that Democrats are doing nothing to defuse.
Joseph Bullington
Get Your DNC Bingo Card Here!
Fox News freaks out? Tim Walz tells a dad joke? Random delegate becomes a viral sensation? The Chicago Tribune throws a tantrum?
Brian McFadden
What Sex Workers Want from Kamala Harris
In an open letter, sex workers laid out how a Harris administration could rein in danger and criminalization.
Kim Kelly
Democrats Shouldn't Isolate Abortion Access
Democratic leaders appear set on siloing abortion access from other critical issues—including the genocide in Gaza. That’s a mistake.
Anne Rumberger
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