CNN Tried to Pit Sanders and Warren Against Each Other. That Didn’t Happen. CNN Tried to Pit Sanders and Warren Against Each Other. That Didn’t Happen.
How the two progressive champions turned a Fortnite Battle Royale into The Hunger Games.
Jul 31, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Centrists Did Not Hold The Centrists Did Not Hold
Both the moderators and centrist Democratic candidates failed in their attempts to gang up on Sanders and Warren during Tuesday’s debate.
Jul 31, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Most Dem Presidential Candidates Are Attacking Trump’s Korea Policy—From the Right Most Dem Presidential Candidates Are Attacking Trump’s Korea Policy—From the Right
Sanders is the only one who has incorporated into his platform the ideas and strategies of peace activists.
Jul 26, 2019 / Tim Shorrock
The Overlooked Difference Between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren The Overlooked Difference Between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren
It’s their approach to party politics—not policy—that truly sets the progressive senators apart.
Jul 23, 2019 / Aidan Smith
Every Pundit Urging Moderation Was Wrong in 2016, and They’re Wrong Now Every Pundit Urging Moderation Was Wrong in 2016, and They’re Wrong Now
The difference is that this time, progressives will not negotiate with hostage-takers.
Jul 19, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Sorry ‘Washington Post’—Bernie Sanders Is Right About Economic Inequality Sorry ‘Washington Post’—Bernie Sanders Is Right About Economic Inequality
The senator should not be taking heat for using “numbers that add up” to make a point about economic injustice.
Jul 2, 2019 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren’s Ideas Dominated the Debate More Than Her Stage Presence Elizabeth Warren’s Ideas Dominated the Debate More Than Her Stage Presence
The striking fact of the night was the degree to which her aggressive progressivism was accepted by almost all her rivals as a baseline for the party.
Jun 27, 2019 / Jeet Heer
The Four Front-Runners The Four Front-Runners
As 20 presidential contenders gear up for the first Democratic debates, the race’s outlook is starting to change.
Jun 26, 2019 / Steve Phillips
Elizabeth Warren Has Made Her Story America’s Story Elizabeth Warren Has Made Her Story America’s Story
The presidential contender is using her biography to set up her ambitious policy agenda—and it’s working.
Jun 26, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh
Finally, Presidential Candidates Are Talking About Poverty Finally, Presidential Candidates Are Talking About Poverty
An historic forum revealed consensus on the need for policies like raising the minimum wage and affordable childcare—and some big differences.
Jun 18, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann