The Week's Best Articles From the Washington Monthly
This week we offer a special series of articles that explore the vast policy differences between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, and illuminate the substantive choice facing voters.
Editor's note: This week we offer a special series of articles that explore the vast policy differences between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, and illuminate the substantive choice facing voters. We trust that you will find these analyses informative and worth sharing with any friends seeking more information in advance of Election Day.
Also this week, we published the Fall Books Issue edition of our print magazine, with nine thoughtful reviews of books on politics, history, and cultural criticism which have nothing to do with the election! So if you need a break from anxious doomscrolling, we still have you covered.
The Week's Best Articles From the Washington Monthly
Trump Isn’t Even Pretending He Would Fight Corporate Power: Editor William Norris tracks how Donald Trump has shifted his rhetoric about antitrust policy. Click here for the full story.
Kamala Harris, On The Brink: Contributing Writer Margaret Carlson explains how Kamala Harris used the campaign’s final hours to show who she is and to reveal Trump’s descent into darkness. Click here for the full story.
With Trump, There’s a Hitler Analogy That’s Not Overwrought: Benjamin Carter Hett, history professor at Hunter College and CUNY Graduate Center, shows how traditional conservatives in 1930s Germany aided Adolf Hitler's seizure of power. Click here for the full story.
Trump Won’t Tell You How He Takes Aim at Legal Immigration: Politics Editor Bill Scher looks at the actual records and proposals from Trump and Harris regarding immigration. Click here for the full story.
On Voting Rights, Trump and Harris Couldn’t Be Farther Apart: Joshua A. Douglas, University of Kentucky law professor, details the differences between the two candidates on preserving the fundamental right to vote. Click here for the full story.
What Trump and Vance Could Do to What’s Left of Reproductive Freedom: Caroline Fredrickson, of the Open Markets Institute, details what could happen if Trump is able to push the federal judiciary further rightward. Click here for the full story.
Harris Wants Medicare to Cover Home Care While Trump Will Roll Back Obamacare: Merrill Goozner, publisher of the GoozNews Substack newsletter, compares the health care plans from the two presidential candidates. Click here for the full story.
Imagining Trump With a Republican-Controlled Congress and the Roberts Court: James D. Zirin, a former federal prosecutor, previews the potential carnage to democracy. Click here for the full story.
Do You Have Questions About When and Where to Vote, Candidates and Issues Up and Down the Ballot? We’ve Got You Covered: Douglas also shares the best places to get information about down-ballot races and referenda. Click here for the full story.
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