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Today at Ms. | August 27, 2024
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Tim Walz’s DNC Speech Was a Masculinity-Themed Populist Pep Talk [[link removed]]
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Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
By Jackson Katz | Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz introduced himself to the country with a rousing acceptance speech at the DNC. He used blunt, evocative language as one might expect from a man who’s been a high school teacher, Army master sergeant, football coach and politician.
Once he had established himself as a powerful, confident man and assertive leader, Walz was ready to pivot to Kamala Harris’ qualities of leadership and why he supports her, helping her to rebuild her identity as a tough prosecutor. Perhaps more than anything, this is the role that Walz plays on the Democratic ticket. His very presence and persona says to men—including some fairly traditional white men in the Midwestern battleground states—that Kamala Harris is someone they, too, can and should support.
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How Kamala Harris Is Changing the 2024 Electorate [[link removed]]
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Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff step off Air Force Two as they arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Aug. 23, 2024. (Kevin Lamarque / AFP via Getty Images)
By Jodi Enda | Vice President Kamala Harris has changed the face of the upcoming presidential election, but she also appears to be changing the face of this year’s electorate.
A pattern has existed for decades: When Democrats win the presidency, it is usually because of their support among women. With Harris in the race, the electorate is likely to be younger, more female and more supportive of abortion rights than it would have been with President Biden as the Democratic nominee, polls have found. In the eight days after Biden withdrew from the race and tapped Harris, the motivation to vote among people in five battleground states jumped 42 points. The shift in enthusiasm was even greater among women, but Harris maintained Biden’s level of 37 percent support among men too.
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Supporting the Freedom to Read: The Ms. Q&A with Amanda Jones, Author of ‘That Librarian’ [[link removed]]
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By Eleanor J. Bader | When Louisiana middle school librarian Amanda Jones spoke before the Livingston Parish Public Library board in July 2022, she knew some of her neighbors and friends would disagree with her anti-censorship and anti-book-ban testimony.
Nonetheless, Jones reported that she was blindsided by the well-organized campaign that followed her presentation and was shocked by the barrage of hateful comments that she’s received for more than two years. Among other things, Jones has been called a pedophile, pervert, pornographer and groomer, an experience she details in her newly-released memoir, That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America .
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In this episode, we’re joined by two co-hosts of the Webby Award-winning #SistersInLaw podcast to discuss where our nation stands as we approach the 2024 elections—from the ongoing trials faced by former president Donald Trump, to Nikki Haley, to the Supreme Court’s recent opinions and so much more.
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