Presidential Primary

Bernie supporters at a rally, holding posters.

Why Is Bernie So Far Ahead in the California Primary? Organizing. Why Is Bernie So Far Ahead in the California Primary? Organizing.

His team has established a long-term presence in not only the big coastal cities but also small towns and communities in the Central Valley, the Inland Empire, and less media-visib...

Feb 28, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Tom Steyer’s South Carolina Support Isn’t Just About the Benjamins

Tom Steyer’s South Carolina Support Isn’t Just About the Benjamins Tom Steyer’s South Carolina Support Isn’t Just About the Benjamins

He’s also put in the time. Which is more than can be said for some Democrats.

Feb 27, 2020 / Kevin Alexander Gray

Democratic Candidates Can Win by Getting Values Right

Democratic Candidates Can Win by Getting Values Right Democratic Candidates Can Win by Getting Values Right

What Bobby Kennedy’s 1968 campaign can teach 2020 candidates.

Feb 27, 2020 / Simon Greer and Richard D. Kahlenberg

Bloomberg Forced Me From My Teaching Job After He Learned I’d Been a Sex Worker

Bloomberg Forced Me From My Teaching Job After He Learned I’d Been a Sex Worker Bloomberg Forced Me From My Teaching Job After He Learned I’d Been a Sex Worker

Elizabeth Warren’s devastating confrontation with the former mayor over allegations of sexual harassment made “billionaire” the dirty word—and made me feel respected.

Feb 26, 2020 / Melissa Petro

Not ‘Feeling the Bern’

Not ‘Feeling the Bern’ Not ‘Feeling the Bern’

I proudly staked a Bernie yard sign on my lawn in 2016. This cycle, it’s still in my garage, and I haven’t yet decided whom I’ll vote for in the 2020 primary.

Feb 26, 2020 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer

A Debate With No Winners, Only Survivors

A Debate With No Winners, Only Survivors A Debate With No Winners, Only Survivors

A messy and badly organized forum only helped the two front-runners, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.

Feb 25, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Person in monitor on debate stage

Live Chat: Watch the 10th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’ Live Chat: Watch the 10th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’

Our debate commentators are back again, analyzing and riffing on tonight’s primary debate.

Feb 25, 2020 / Live Chat / The Nation

Sanders speaks at LA Rally

Get Ready for the Anti-Sanders Media Avalanche Get Ready for the Anti-Sanders Media Avalanche

Bernie Sander’s political rivals will target him. The question is whether cable-news contributors and other pundits pile on or act as a reality check.

Feb 25, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Casino workers caucus for Bernie Sanders

How a Rank-and-File Revolt in Las Vegas Dealt Bernie a Winning Hand How a Rank-and-File Revolt in Las Vegas Dealt Bernie a Winning Hand

Inside the Bellagio caucus, a workforce made up mostly of women of color buried the “Bernie Bro” myth forever.

Feb 24, 2020 / Eric Blanc

Bernie Sanders Hits the Jackpot

Bernie Sanders Hits the Jackpot Bernie Sanders Hits the Jackpot

After Nevada, he can and must parlay newfound political capital into a sophisticated argument for why an antiestablishment message is electable.

Feb 23, 2020 / John Nichols

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