2016 Democratic National Convention

Gabby Giffords DNC Rally

Gun Control Is Having a Moment in Philadelphia Gun Control Is Having a Moment in Philadelphia

“Gun control” was a dirty word at the DNC just four years ago.

Jul 26, 2016 / George Zornick

Local Progress Pittsburg Rally

This Group of Politicians Just Put Forward a Platform Progressives Can Embrace This Group of Politicians Just Put Forward a Platform Progressives Can Embrace

At the DNC, Local Progress offers a vision of cities as the center of the fight against inequality.

Jul 26, 2016 / Cities Rising / P.E. Moskowitz

Bernie Sanders in Miami

The Delegate Who Has Known Bernie Sanders Longest Is Very Proud to Vote for His Younger Brother The Delegate Who Has Known Bernie Sanders Longest Is Very Proud to Vote for His Younger Brother

Lawrence Sanders has come from Britain to cast a Democrats Abroad delegate vote for a fellow progressive.

Jul 26, 2016 / John Nichols

Michelle Obama 2016 DNC speech

Michelle Obama Brings the Healing Michelle Obama Brings the Healing

Clinton’s best character witness explains why she’s the person to succeed her husband, and quiets even furious Sanders supporters.

Jul 26, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Hillary Clinton Can Become the Real Candidate of Change

Hillary Clinton Can Become the Real Candidate of Change Hillary Clinton Can Become the Real Candidate of Change

Clinton needs to go bold: using her experience and competence as the basis for laying out a big agenda for change that can help build enthusiasm and turnout. 

Jul 26, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Just Showed Us What a Mensch Looks Like Bernie Sanders Just Showed Us What a Mensch Looks Like

Only the charisma-free, 74-year-old, Brooklyn-born Jewish socialist from Vermont could bring the political revolution this far.

Jul 26, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

The Democratic Party Puts a Diverse America Onstage

The Democratic Party Puts a Diverse America Onstage The Democratic Party Puts a Diverse America Onstage

Immigrant-rights groups kept the pressure on Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party during the first day of the convention.

Jul 26, 2016 / Julianne Hing

DNC Comcast Sponsorship

Welcome to the 2016 DNC, Sponsored by Special Interests Welcome to the 2016 DNC, Sponsored by Special Interests

These will be the first conventions since 1968 to have no public funding whatsoever.

Jul 25, 2016 / George Zornick

Hillary Clinton Nationalism

Is Hillary Ready for a Progressive ‘Realignment’? Is Hillary Ready for a Progressive ‘Realignment’?

As she accepts the Democratic presidential nomination, Clinton confronts a once-in-a-generation moment.

Jul 25, 2016 / Mark Green

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Had to Go

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Had to Go Debbie Wasserman Schultz Had to Go

Even before a trove of leaked e-mails exposed her anti-Sanders agenda, Wasserman Schultz was seen by many as too divisive to remain as chair.

Jul 24, 2016 / John Nichols

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