Osita Nwanevu

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The Democratic Party’s presidential front-runner is struggling to get off the sidelines as America’s coronavirus crisis deepens.

The coronavirus pandemic is revealing the country’s deep-seated flaws—and could be its undoing.

How the left can expand its appeal and change the Democratic Party

The Vermont senator has precious little time to retool a campaign that’s gone sideways.

How the political press sold Democratic voters on Joe Biden’s comeback

Conservatives spent their annual conference trying to stitch their phobic panic of a resurgent left onto Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign.

After all the talk of revolution and expanding the electorate, what if Sanders simply wins the same way an utterly conventional Democrat would?

The knives came out in Wednesday’s debate, a portent of much more consequential fights to come in 2020.

The Republican mayor hasn’t quite bought enough of the party to win its nomination, but it’s too close for comfort.

If he wins the nomination, he’ll have to choose a running mate who shares his values but expands his appeal.

In order to save our democracy, we must not merely defeat the Republican Party.

Trump’s corruption isn’t the whole story of the impeachment saga.

The president's State of the Union previewed his reelection themes: Socialism and health care and socialism and xenophobia and socialism.

With acquittal a foregone conclusion, Trump's accusers and defenders strive to reach audiences beyond the Senate.

What is George Packer so afraid of?

In lieu of a spectacular indictment of a corrupt president, Democrats have built a delicately designed legal trap that will never be sprung.

If this recursive way of thinking about politics captures our imagination, it will imperil America's future.

The Vermont senator is suddenly the specter haunting Trump and his allies, and they're hastily pivoting to an attack mode.

Liberal critics of Trump's Iran belligerence got bipartisan support this week, but they should watch out for their sudden allies' agendas.

It's comforting to think that 2020's first week of chaos is the fruit of the Trump era, but this has been a long time coming.