August 7th, 2024
Grassroots efforts to increase voting are gaining momentum in these states, even as other states make voting harder
Groundbreaking advances in the right to vote have been made over the past two years in the U.S. LPETTET/Getty Images by Tova Wang, Harvard Kennedy School Many people justifiably believe that democracy is under attack in the U.S. and the country’s election system is at risk. But some good news gets lost in the many … Continued
August 6th, 2024
Kamala Harris edges ahead of Donald Trump in national polls for USÂ election
John Bazemore/AP by Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. Election analyst Nate Silver’s national poll aggregate has Democratic nominee and current vice president Kamala Harris leading Republican nominee and former president Donald Trump by 45.5–44.1%, with 5.0% for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. When President … Continued
August 6th, 2024
Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate
Vice President Kamala Harris, who will likely be the Democratic nominee for president, has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. The announcement came Tuesday morning, Aug. 6, after Harris and her staff vetted potential candidates for more than two weeks. Harris was endorsed by President Joe Biden after he announced in late-July … Continued
August 6th, 2024
Walz pick turns focus on what a VP brings to White House – 3 essential reads
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a Biden-Harris campaign press conference on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wis. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images by Howard Manly, The Conversation Much is made of vice presidential choices, and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is no different. Well known for attacking Donald Trump and … Continued
August 6th, 2024
Trump supporters wasted no time in claiming Kamala Harris is ineligible to be president, but they’re wrong
Opponents of the presidential bids of both Kamala Harris and Barack Obama falsely asserted they weren’t legally qualified to be president. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images by Charlie Hunt, Boise State University You may have heard the rumor that Kamala Harris isn’t eligible to be president because neither of her parents was born in the United States … Continued
Bishop William J. Barber II Shares His Thoughts About What He'd Like to See at The 2024 DNC
