[ad_1] Comment / August 28, 2024 Their agenda breaks with decades of Democratic thinking about education. Ad Policy Governor Tim Walz gets a huge hug from students at Webster Elementary in Minneapolis, Minn., after he signed into law a bill that guarantees free school meals for every student in Minnesota’s public schools.(Elizabeth Flores / Getty) […]

[ad_1] A person takes video as former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers remarks on the economy, inflation, and manufacturing during a campaign event at Alro Steel in Potterville, Michigan, on August 29, 2024. JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images A person takes video […]

[ad_1] SCOTT DETROW, HOST: If you feel like the presidential election has been going on for more than a year, no one can blame you because it has been. But the first Monday in September marks the home stretch. Even though things are nearing the end, developments could come fast and furious over the next […]

[ad_1] Politics / August 28, 2024 From district courts all the way up to the Supreme Court, judges are refusing to retire, holding on to power well past their prime. Ad Policy Judge using gavel in court (focus on foreground, blurred motion)—stock photo (Kelvin Murray / Getty Images) An excellent report from NBC News highlights […]

[ad_1] Can we count on you? In the coming election, the fate of our democracy and fundamental civil rights are on the ballot. The conservative architects of Project 2025 are scheming to institutionalize Donald Trump’s authoritarian vision across all levels of government if he should win. We’ve already seen events that fill us with both […]

[ad_1] People sit next to a content creators wall on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago in August. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Merrick Hanna is, by any metric, a TikTok star. The 19-year-old has more than 32 […]

[ad_1] Politics / August 28, 2024 Both Trump and JD Vance are incapable of hiding their lack of basic humanity. Ad Policy Donald Trump looks on during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on August 26, 2024, in Arlington, Virginia. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) Tuesday’s political […]

[ad_1] Society / August 28, 2024 As always, the DNC was an endurance grind. But my serendipitous encounter with a woman who embodies Harris’s reproductive justice agenda was the high point for me. Ad Policy Kaitlyn Joshua speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, […]

[ad_1] Politics / August 29, 2024 These are some concrete steps a President Harris could take to undo the damage of her current boss. Ad Policy Kamala Harris receives a booster shot of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at the White House on Saturday, October 30, 2021. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) […]

[ad_1] Politics / August 29, 2024 Kamala Harris and Tim Walz should learn from what worked at the DNC and make organized labor a central focus of their fall campaigning. Ad Policy Attendees chant “Donald Trump is a scab” on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on […]