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The Ad Campaign
By the time it’s over, this year’s race for president will have cost at least $3.5 billion. The single biggest expense will be campaign ads.
Shane Gol…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Sunday Read: ‘Their Son’s Death Was Devastating. Then Politics Made It Worse.’
A sheriff’s deputy arrived at Nathan and Danielle Clark’s front door on the outskirts of Springfield, Ohio, in September with the latest memento of w…
1 year, 4 months ago
'The Interview': Peter Singer Wants to Shatter Your Moral Complacency
The controversial philosopher discusses societal taboos, Thanksgiving turkeys and whether anyone is doing enough to make the world a better place.Unl…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Army of Election Officials Ready To Reject The Vote
On Tuesday night, as the voting ends and the counting begins, the election system itself will be on trial.
Jim Rutenberg, a writer at large for The Ti…
1 year, 4 months ago
Black Voters and the Democratic Party: One Family’s Story
Warning: This episode contains strong language and racial slurs.
For decades, Black Americans formed the backbone of the Democratic Party, voting by o…
1 year, 4 months ago
Six Days Left: Closing Arguments, Racist Jokes and Burning Ballots
In the final week of the race for president, Donald J. Trump’s big rally in New York appeared to backfire, while Kamala Harris’s closing message cast…
1 year, 4 months ago
On the Ballot: An Immigration System Most Americans Never Wanted
If Donald J. Trump wins next week’s election, it will be in large part because voters embraced his message that the U.S. immigration system is broken…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Trump Campaign’s Big Gamble
The presidential campaign is in its final week and one thing remains true: the election is probably going to come down to a handful of voters in a sw…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Sunday Read: ‘How Everyone Got Lost in Netflix’s Endless Library’
If you take a journey deep within Netflix’s furthest recesses — burrow past Binge-worthy TV Dramas and 1980s Action Thrillers, take a left at Because…
1 year, 4 months ago
'The Interview': John Fetterman Fears Trump Is Stronger Than Ever
The senator discusses the “astonishing” support for the former president in Pennsylvania, his rift with progressives over Israel and his own position…
1 year, 4 months ago