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Attendees dance as a band plays during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Art

Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris shows how big a role...

Staff Writer - September 12, 2024

Mark Clague, University of Michigan Music generates passion and emotion, so it’s little surprise that popular tunes have been...

Sorority members listen as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gives the keynote speech at the Zeta Phi Beta Grand Boulé in Indianapolis on July 24, 2024. Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

culture

Kamala Harris’ message to women on ‘freedom’ helps explain why Black...

Staff Writer - September 11, 2024

Youssef Chouhoud, Christopher Newport University; Dara Delgado, Allegheny College; Flavio Rogerio Hickel Jr., Washington College, and Leah Payne, George Fox University

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will face off in their first presidential debate on Sept. 10, 2024. AP Photo

Diplomatic

Bobbleheads, Magic 8 Balls, chairs and other artifacts in the Smithsonian...

Staff Writer - September 9, 2024

Claire Jerry, Smithsonian Institution Even though debates have been some of the most eagerly anticipated events in presidential campaigns,...

If elected – and her father’s account of the family’s history is correct – Kamala Harris would become the 24th U.S. president of Irish heritage. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

Government

Kamala Harris’ purported Irish ancestry highlights complicated backstory of identity and enslavement

Staff Writer - September 7, 2024

Christine Kinealy, Quinnipiac University; Kimberly DaCosta, New York University, and Miriam Nyhan Grey, Mary Immaculate College When Barack Obama...

Both candidates are reaching out to union leaders and rank-and-file members. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images and Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Government

Trump and Harris, with starkly different records on labor issues, are...

Staff Writer - September 2, 2024

Robert Forrant, UMass Lowell Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump are in a tight race...

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves to the crowd after speaking at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Government

Signs, props and light-up wristbands − the 2024 political conventions find...

Staff Writer - August 29, 2024

Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Institution; Claire Jerry, Smithsonian Institution, and Lisa Kathleen Graddy, Smithsonian Institution The cheering, clapping and speechifying...

Vertical signs with key messages are a long-standing tradition at Democratic conventions. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Diplomatic

‘Coconut farmers for Harris,’ influencers and vertical signs – Smithsonian curators’...

Staff Writer - August 25, 2024

Claire Jerry, Smithsonian Institution and Lisa Kathleen Graddy, Smithsonian Institution At the 2024 Democratic National Convention alongside politicians and...