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
He’s also put in the time. Which is more than can be said for some Democrats.
Feb 27, 2020 / Kevin Alexander Gray
What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life
If he becomes the nominee, then the Democratic Party will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the billionaire.
Feb 27, 2020 / Editorial / Jeet Heer for The Nation
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
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
Pete Buttigieg Is America’s Emmanuel Macron Pete Buttigieg Is America’s Emmanuel Macron
Just like France’s leader, the upstart mayor promises business as usual in a calmer environment.
Feb 26, 2020 / Ajay Singh Chaudhary
Elizabeth Warren Teaches Democrats How to Talk About Public Education Elizabeth Warren Teaches Democrats How to Talk About Public Education
That should count for something in the race for the party’s presidential nomination—but so close to Super Tuesday, is this coming too late?
Feb 26, 2020 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Took Swings From All His Opponents Last Night—and Stayed Standing Bernie Sanders Took Swings From All His Opponents Last Night—and Stayed Standing
Sanders won the debate, and not only because he didn’t lose.
Feb 26, 2020 / Joan Walsh
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 messy and badly organized forum only helped the two front-runners, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.
Feb 25, 2020 / Jeet Heer