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Kamala Harris' Affordability Agenda Is a Good Idea Backed by Terrible Policies

Americans need a politician dedicated to unwinding decades of government interventions that have driven up the cost of middle-class living.

Reason · Aug 22, 2024

Does Democratic VP candidate Walz swear too damn much?

During a campaign event with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Michigan on Aug. 8, Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, used the word “damn” four times during his brief remarks, including in two sentences in a row:

The Conversation · Aug 20, 2024

Biden’s Gaza policy is a liability for Kamala Harris. She must break with Biden now

Harris must call for a ceasefire and arms embargo on Israel this week. It’s a no-brainer. Refusing to would mean risking defeat

The Guardian - US · Aug 19, 2024

Reconsidering United States v. Nixon

Maybe the Roberts Court was right and the Burger Court was wrong.

Reason · Aug 8, 2024

Fifty years after Nixon resigned, a key player is still angry about his pardon

Elizabeth Holtzman, House committee member who reviewed impeachment articles, recalls ‘gross political act’

The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2024

Ex-justice department officials raise alarm over US supreme court’s immunity ruling

Scholars also warn it would embolden Donald Trump’s authoritarian streak should he win the presidency again

The Guardian - US · Jul 31, 2024

Kamala Harris is no Hubert Humphrey − how the presumed 2024 Democratic presidential nominee isn’t like the 1968 party candidate

Staring straight at the camera, with a grave expression on his face, the president uttered these famous words: “I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president.”

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2024

What the Democrats can learn from 1968’s chaotic – and ultimately unsuccessful – presidential campaign

The assassination attempt of a divisive figure, a foreign war threatening to take centre stage, the incumbent president withdrawing his candidacy and endorsing the vice-president: the 2024 US presidential race is starting to take on an eerie resemblance to that of 1968.

The Conversation · Jul 25, 2024

Biden passes the torch — but why?

Donald Trump is now the last old white man in the presidential race — and Joe Biden isn't happy about it

Salon · Jul 25, 2024

Laugh-In creator: I’m crazy about Ringo

On a super '70s bonus episode of "Everything Fab Four," George Schlatter, Doug Momary and Emily Peden reminisce

Salon · Jul 23, 2024