Extreme, hypocritical, weird: JD Vance offers Tim Walz an array of targets

Extreme, hypocritical, weird: JD Vance offers Tim Walz an array of targets

[ad_1] Policy / October 1, 2024 With so many things to hit on during the vice presidential debate, where does Walz begin? Advertising Guidelines Governor Tim Walz (left) and Senator JD Vance. (Jeff Swensen and Scott Olson/Getty Images) There’s never been an issue that more personified Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s now-trademark “Mind your own damn … Read more

We Enlisted a Community to Help Us Report on One State’s Crumbling Schools. Here’s How You Can Do the Same.

We Enlisted a Community to Help Us Report on One State’s Crumbling Schools. Here’s How You Can Do the Same.

[ad_1] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Idaho Statesman. Learn more about how to apply for upcoming opportunities. When the Idaho Statesman and ProPublica teamed up to report on crumbling school buildings last year, we recognized that it would be a challenge to capture the attention of readers … Read more

This Time It Will Be Harder for Trump to Challenge the Election—Plus, Talking to Trumpers

This Time It Will Be Harder for Trump to Challenge the Election—Plus, Talking to Trumpers

[ad_1] Jon Wiener: From The Nation magazine, this is Start Making Sense. I’m Jon Wiener.  Later in the hour: Trump supporters in Appalachia: Arlie Hochschild has spent years talking with them  about how they understand their lives.  Her new book is “Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right.”  But first: Why It … Read more

Kamala Harris Needs to Meet the Moment and Reframe Our Poisonous Immigration Debate

Kamala Harris Needs to Meet the Moment and Reframe Our Poisonous Immigration Debate

[ad_1] Politics / September 18, 2024 The vice president has a chance to break the fever that has gripped US politics by giving a major speech defending Haitian Americans. Ad Policy Kamala Harris speaks during a discussion hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 17, 2024. (Jim Watson … Read more

Cease fire!

Cease fire!

[ad_1] We need your support What is at stake this November is the future of our democracy. Yet Nation Readers know that the fight for justice, fairness and peace does not stop in November. Change does not happen overnight. We need sustainable, fearless journalism to champion bold ideas, expose corruption, protect our democracy, protect our … Read more

Torturers for Harris

Torturers for Harris

[ad_1] Policy / September 18, 2024 Why are the Dick Cheneys of the world endorsing Harris — and why is he endorsing them? Advertising Guidelines (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images) Recently, a lifelong Republican and torture fan Dick Cheney joined his daughter Liz in endorsing Kamala Harris in the presidential race, citing … Read more

Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris

[ad_1] We need your support What is at stake this November is the future of our democracy. Yet Nation Readers know that the fight for justice, fairness and peace does not stop in November. Change does not happen overnight. We need sustainable, fearless journalism to champion bold ideas, expose corruption, protect our democracy, protect our … Read more