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August 1, 2019
Heather Souvaine Horn
Let’s Get Into a Fight About Foreign Policy
After another two nights of Democratic debates, the 2020 field has spent little time on some of the presidency's most consequential challenges.
July 23, 2019
Adam Eichen
After 48 Years, Democrats Still Haven’t Gotten the Memo
Lewis Powell once drafted a how-to guide for maximizing political power. Only one party took his advice. Here's how Democrats can catch up.
July 16, 2019
Alex Shephard
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Joe Biden hoped to guard his frontrunner status and stay above the 2020 campaign fray. Now he'll have to run to keep up with the pack.
July 11, 2019
Alex Shephard
Nancy Pelosi Has Power—She Just Doesn’t Want to Use It
The Speaker's feud with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals a great deal about her approach to leadership.
July 8, 2019
Alex Shephard
Democrats Should Attack the Trump Economy
Speaking to people left out of the current expansion won votes for the GOP in 2016; championing those who struggle today resonates even more.
July 8, 2019
Steve Mulroy
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David Daley
To Beat the Gerrymander, Think Outside the Lines
The Supreme Court ruling on partisan electoral districts highlights bigger problems with how maps are drawn and how representatives are chosen.
July 2, 2019
Adam Eichen
Restoring Democracy Is Not Open to Debate
If Democrats vying for the presidency want to enact any of their proposals, countering recent assaults on voting rights has to be a top priority.
July 2, 2019
Alex Shephard
How Old Is Too Old to Be President?
With three septuagenarian Democrats vying to take on the 73-year-old Trump, age is more than just a number.
July 1, 2019
Alex Shephard
What Kamala Harris Didn’t Say
From her role in a California prison labor debate to her prosecutions of sex workers, the 2020 presidential hopeful has a past of her own to defend.
June 28, 2019
Alex Shephard
Biden’s Big Night Belonged to Others
With a series of widely recognized stumbles in the Miami debate, did the former V.P. just become the former frontrunner?
June 28, 2019
Emily Atkin
Andrew Yang is the most YOLO candidate ever.
June 28, 2019
Emily Atkin
Damn right it’s a climate crisis.
June 28, 2019
Alex Pareene
Gentlemen, you can’t fight here, this is the debate stage!
June 28, 2019
Alex Shephard
The debate moderators are addicted to right-wing talking points.
June 27, 2019
Alex Shephard
Pelosi Bows to Conservatives on Border Funding
In the name of party unity, the Speaker again sells out the Progressive Caucus—and stiff-arms the Democratic base.
June 27, 2019
Emily Atkin
The Democratic debate was a milestone for transgender rights.
June 27, 2019
Heather Souvaine Horn
This foreign policy debate is brought to you by the Obama era.
June 27, 2019
Alex Shephard
Julián Castro was the first debate’s big winner.
June 27, 2019
Alex Shephard
This is Democratic speed dating.
June 26, 2019
Alex Shephard
Give Democrats a Chance to Get Serious in Their First Debates
So much to talk about, so many to say it, so little time—and undoubtedly too much Chuck Todd.
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