The immigration issue has split and/or weakened both center and left parties and movements across many nations in recent years.
Trump and Musk Are a Match Leading Us to Hell
The two dangerous demagogues are openly colluding with one another to seize political power so they can milk taxpayers and dismantle government regulations that protect the public.
Harris Can’t Embrace Billionaires if She Wants to Win
Billionaires are busy pressuring political candidates to keep their taxes unjustly low. Their opinions shouldn’t—and don’t—matter.
Growing Challenges for Dems in Arab and Muslim Voting Hotspots Across the U.S.
While the Gaza War has brought attention to the political influence of Arab and Muslim Americans amid the election season, their growing impact will affect policies beyond the conflict in the Middle East.
How Tim Walz Showed He Has Workers’ Backs
Many of Cliff Tobey’s friends and neighbors struggled over the years to get their children to doctor’s appointments or pick them up when schools closed early during Minnesota’s brutal winters.
Harris’s Failed Opportunity?
Kamala Harris chose to embrace Republican language on the economy even if she backs progressive politics.
Can Vice-Presidential Pick Tim Walz Make Democrats the Education Party Again?
Harris’s decision to choose a teacher as her running mate creates an opportunity to remake the Democratic Party’s image for public schools.
Capitalism, Mass Anger, and 2024 Elections
In the wake of his huge defeat on June 30, 2024, when 80 percent of voters rejected French “centrist” President Emmanuel Macron, he said he understood the French people’s anger. In the UK, Conservative loser Rishi Sunak said the same about the British people’s anger, as Labor leader Starmer now says as the anger explodes.
Trump’s Battle for U.S. Sports
Donald Trump’s targeting of established sports leagues and promotion of alternatives have partly reshaped the American sports landscape. Increasing politicization is continuing to challenge its role as a key form of entertainment and culture, with the prospect of further disruption with a second term.
What Does Arming Israel Cost Us?
To end U.S. support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza, cold, hard calculations about war spending versus domestic programs could have greater resonance in an election year.