by F.D. Flam Olympic competitors over 40 are inspiring — and less of a rarity than they used to be. Scientists say athletes with extreme staying power […]
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Unions and communities should have a say in CHIPS Act funding
by Anibel Ferus-Comelo It’s been two years since members of Congress passed the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act. This industrial investment is one of the Biden-Harris Administration’s […]
Ukraine’s offensive humiliates Russia. But to what end?
by Daniel DePetris For most of the year, the Ukrainian army has been in a defensive crouch across the more than 600-mile-long front line. It has been […]
How I cost Democrats the presidency in 1968
by Carl P. Leubsdorf As the Democrats prepare to meet next week in Chicago, I thought back to their tumultuous 1968 convention, the third of the 27 […]
How would Harris pay for policies that voters want?
by LZ Granderson Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign plans to shift its economic message from breadth to depth, articulating some of the policies we could expect from […]
‘Tampon Tim’ Walz is a weird meme behind a real problem
by Lisa Jarvis Within hours of Vice President Kamala Harris announcing her running mate, certain corners of the internet had exploded with “Tampon Tim” memes, a reference […]
Judge in Elon Musk lawsuits is still conflicted
by Noah Feldman Elon Musk’s lawyers have filed two lawsuits on behalf of X (formerly Twitter) in a federal district court in Texas. As of 2023, the […]
Vance’s attempt to ‘swiftboat’ Walz’s military service is pathetic
by Robin Abcarian As soon as I heard Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance smearing the military service of his opponent, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, all I […]
Voting rights dying by a thousand cuts
by Noah Feldman If you want to understand what’s happened to voting rights in the U.S. over the past decade, just take a look at the recent […]
America’s fertility policy gap is bad economics
by Kathryn Anne Edwards Even if you didn’t care about or respect women’s choices when it comes to having children, the “childless cat ladies” comments from Donald […]
