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Judge Sets Republican Election Officials Straight

October 18, 2024

Brian Tyler Cohen interviews reporter Justin Glawe about a court ruling in Georgia

Family Feud Election 2024 Cold Open | SNL

October 18, 2024

Host Steve Harvey welcomes key players in the 2024 election Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and Joe Biden, to face off against Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and JD Vance in a game of Family Feud.

Ted Cruz and Colin Allred Debate Abortion

October 18, 2024

Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Colin Allred take the stage at WFAA's studios in downtown Dallas in their first and only televised debate.

This Working Class Waitress Could Decide Who Controls Congress

October 18, 2024

Rebecca Cooke is the daughter of a Wisconsin dairy farmer. She watched her family’s farm collapse, now she’s running for office to take on Big Ag.

October 18, 2024

What the Movement for Palestine Can Learn From the Fight Against Apartheid

Waleed Shahid The Nation

The successful push to change US policy toward South Africa provides a useful blueprint for our current moment.

October 18, 2024

Federal Judge to Ron DeSantis: “It’s the First Amendment, Stupid”

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern Slate

Federal judge shoots down Ron DeSantis’ war against free speech

October 18, 2024

You Don’t Need Words To Think

Gary Stix Scientific American

Brain studies show that language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought

October 18, 2024

Make America Healthy Again?

Katelyn Jetelina, Jess Steier and Kristen Panthagani Your Local Epidemiologist

RFK, Jr.'s plan sounds catchy, but won’t move the national needle. To build a healthier, freer America for all, focus on what truly works, not what merely sounds catchy.

October 18, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | October 18, 2024

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October 17, 2024

The Problems With Polls

Samuel Earle The New York Review of Books

Political polling’s greatest achievement is its complete co-opting of our understanding of public opinion, which we can no longer imagine without it.