Chronicles of a Democratic Convention Chronicles of a Democratic Convention
Everything from Bernie or Bust-ers to Russian e-mail hackers is coming to a theater near you.
Aug 2, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
The Progressives at the DNC Who Weren’t With Her The Progressives at the DNC Who Weren’t With Her
Not everyone in Philadelphia was excited about the nominee.
Jul 29, 2016 / Emilio Leanza and Astha Rajvanshi
Hillary Clinton Bets Against Fear Hillary Clinton Bets Against Fear
The first female nominee delivered an appeal for hope and unity, while the grieving father of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq lowered the boom on Trump.
Jul 29, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Will Hillary’s Outreach to Bernie’s Supporters Work? Will Hillary’s Outreach to Bernie’s Supporters Work?
John Nichols on Hillary in Philadelphia, D.D. Guttenplan on the Bernie movement, and Amy Wilentz on gender and politics.
Jul 29, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
What the Leaked E-mails Do and Don’t Tell Us About the DNC and Bernie Sanders What the Leaked E-mails Do and Don’t Tell Us About the DNC and Bernie Sanders
Thousands of e-mails show that the committee came to loathe Sanders’s campaign. But there’s no evidence that they rigged the primaries.
Jul 29, 2016 / Joshua Holland
Hillary Clinton Goes for Democratic—and National—Unity Hillary Clinton Goes for Democratic—and National—Unity
With an embrace of Bernie Sanders, his supporters, and many of their progressive ideas, Clinton proposes a united front against Trump.
Jul 29, 2016 / John Nichols
Can Hillary Clinton Convince America That She’ll Fight the Rigged System? Can Hillary Clinton Convince America That She’ll Fight the Rigged System?
At her speech tonight, Hillary needs to convince working-class voters that she “gets it.”
Jul 28, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
How Bernie Sanders Lost the Platform Fight Over Israel How Bernie Sanders Lost the Platform Fight Over Israel
Despite the best efforts of his delegates, the Democratic Party platform does not mention Israel’s occupation or its settlements.
Jul 28, 2016 / Ali Gharib
Who Goes to the DNC Anyway? Who Goes to the DNC Anyway?
From an 18-year-old first-time voter to a baseball-cap entrepreneur, eight conventioneers tell us what brings them to Philly.
Jul 28, 2016 / Samantha Schuyler and Molly Stier
Hillary Clinton Lets the Men Make Her Case on Night 3 of the DNC Hillary Clinton Lets the Men Make Her Case on Night 3 of the DNC
One powerful man after another wielded his powers on behalf of the first woman to be nominated by a major party for president of the United States.
Jul 28, 2016 / Joan Walsh