Buttigieg Got the ‘Priorities’ Question Right: Start by Fixing Our Democracy Buttigieg Got the ‘Priorities’ Question Right: Start by Fixing Our Democracy
While other candidates raised urgent issues in the second debate, the South Bend mayor spoke of the structural reforms desperately needed to address them.
Jun 28, 2019 / John Nichols
Yes, 2020 Democrats Are Ready to Fight Trump on Immigration Yes, 2020 Democrats Are Ready to Fight Trump on Immigration
With a focus on immigration policy, Thursday’s Democratic primary debate was held largely on terms that presidential candidate Julián Castro had defined the night before.
Jun 28, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Kamala Harris Won the Debate With Prosecutorial Zeal Kamala Harris Won the Debate With Prosecutorial Zeal
Her forensic destruction of Joe Biden may prove to be a game changer.
Jun 28, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Bill de Blasio: Missing in Action Bill de Blasio: Missing in Action
Was New York’s mayor too busy campaigning for president to do something about the city’s segregated elite public schools?
Jun 27, 2019 / StudentNation / Pedro Noguera
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
Elizabeth Warren Debated a Bunch of VP Prospects at the First Democratic Showdown Elizabeth Warren Debated a Bunch of VP Prospects at the First Democratic Showdown
Warren solidified herself as a presidential contender in a primary debate featuring candidates who often appeared to be vying for second place.
Jun 27, 2019 / John Nichols
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
Ask Democratic Debaters 2 Simple Questions About Who Gets to Start Wars Ask Democratic Debaters 2 Simple Questions About Who Gets to Start Wars
Will the Democrats who would be president agree to Congressman Ro Khanna’s proposal to check and balance presidential warmaking?
Jun 26, 2019 / John Nichols
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
2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending 2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending
They should take a stand at the debates against the Pentagon’s bloated budget.
Jun 25, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel