On Wednesday, January 20th, Joe Biden will assume office as the next President of the United States. To understand more about the President-Elect, we spoke with someone who, for nearly a decade, served as a proverbial fly on the walls of the Whitehouse. During his tenure as Chief White House Staff Photographer, Pete Souza captured […]
Scenes of a Biden/Harris victory
Honking horns, noise makers, and shouts made up much of the sound of Madison celebrating on Saturday. Cars are still circling the state Capitol a few hours after 10:30 am, when after days of waiting, news agencies called the presidential election. The celebration for president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris would […]
Court packing, coronavirus and dodged questions: recapping the Vice Pr...
Last night’s vice presidential debate was a much calmer affair than President Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s showdown last week. But, the VP debate wasn’t without its own flaws–as the two candidates skirted questions, falling back on campaign trail rhetoric instead of engaging in a nuanced discussion of public policy. To dissect last night’s debate, […]
Listen to the Vice Presidential Debate on WORT
With the presidential election four weeks away… it’s debate season. WORT will carry live coverage of the vice presidential debate, the only VP debate this election, on Wednesday, October 7th from 8-10:30pm. From 8-9:30 pm, listen to Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris duke it out live from the University […]
The Theater of Politics
All politics are theater. The goal of rallies, debates and campaign ads is less a nuanced discussion of public policy, and more a frenzied attempt at grabbing voters’ attention. Tonight, Joe Biden will square off against Donald Trump in the first presidential debate of the general election. But this particular case of political theater is […]
A Multiracial VP Makes Her Debut But America Doesn’t Understand ...
Ever since her nomination, Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ Wikipedia page has been the subject of intense debate and chaos. Wikipedia took the unusual step of locking down the Kamala Harris page to keep ahead of edits questioning her racial background. The Wikimedia brouhaha is a microcosm of a larger controversy. Harris’s father was […]
