Cancel the Presidential Debates—Permanently Cancel the Presidential Debates—Permanently
We’d gain precious minutes of our lives that we might otherwise be tempted to waste.
Sep 21, 2020 / Ed Burmila
Kamala Harris Will Shred Mike Pence in the Vice Presidential Debate Kamala Harris Will Shred Mike Pence in the Vice Presidential Debate
And Joe Biden knows why that matters.
Aug 11, 2020 / John Nichols
Democratic Candidates Should Be Campaigning to End Toxic Policing Democratic Candidates Should Be Campaigning to End Toxic Policing
Kentucky US Senate candidate Charles Booker gets it right when he says, “If you are saying you are going to stand up for people, then do it.”
Jun 4, 2020 / John Nichols
Sunday Night’s Debate Failed the Coronavirus Test Sunday Night’s Debate Failed the Coronavirus Test
Biden and Sanders should have stolen a page from Andrew Yang and promised to give money to hard-hit Americans.
Mar 16, 2020 / John Nichols
LIVE CHAT: Watch the 11th #DemDebate With ‘The Nation’ LIVE CHAT: Watch the 11th #DemDebate With ‘The Nation’
Our debate commentators are back again, analyzing and riffing on tonight’s primary debate.
Mar 15, 2020 / The Nation
Put Elizabeth Warren in Charge of Writing the Democratic Platform Put Elizabeth Warren in Charge of Writing the Democratic Platform
The senator should chair a supercharged platform committee and lead in the forging of an agenda for big, bold structural change.
Mar 6, 2020 / John Nichols
‘This Was a Grift’: Bloomberg Staffers Explain His Campaign’s Demise ‘This Was a Grift’: Bloomberg Staffers Explain His Campaign’s Demise
When Elizabeth Warren embarrassed Bloomberg on the debate stage, his lackluster campaign was effectively over.
Mar 6, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
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
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