Elizabeth Warren Took On Corruption in Both Parties Elizabeth Warren Took On Corruption in Both Parties
From impeachment to “wine caves,” the senator refused to let President Trump, or her fellow Democrats, off the hook during the debate.
Dec 20, 2019 / John Nichols
Everybody Hates Pete Everybody Hates Pete
For reasons of both ideology and youth, the Indiana mayor had a target on his back in the Democratic debate.
Dec 19, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Live Chat: Watch the Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’ Live Chat: Watch the Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’
Our stellar cast of blogging heads is analyzing and commenting on tonight’s heated Democratic debate.
Dec 19, 2019 / The Nation
The Democratic Presidential Debate Must Address Poverty The Democratic Presidential Debate Must Address Poverty
For five debates, I’ve been waiting for just one question about American poverty. There have been zero.
Dec 19, 2019 / Alan Minsky
The DNC’s Bad Rules Are Mangling the 2020 Race by Excluding Diverse Voices From the Debates The DNC’s Bad Rules Are Mangling the 2020 Race by Excluding Diverse Voices From the Debates
Cory Booker and Julián Castro belong on the debate stage.
Dec 17, 2019 / John Nichols
If Debate Skills Mattered, Kamala Harris Wouldn’t Be the One Dropping Out If Debate Skills Mattered, Kamala Harris Wouldn’t Be the One Dropping Out
The California senator suspends her presidential campaign, as Bloomberg buys his way in.
Dec 4, 2019 / John Nichols
What a Debate Run by Women Looks Like What a Debate Run by Women Looks Like
Last night’s moderators showed us what American political life would look like if women’s concerns were routinely at the center of the conversation.
Nov 21, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Bernie Sanders Wins the Foreign Policy Debate Bernie Sanders Wins the Foreign Policy Debate
“I am pro-Israel, but we must treat the Palestinians with the dignity they deserve,” the Vermont senator declared during the debate.
Nov 21, 2019 / John Nichols
Climate Finally Climbed Onto the Debate Stage. But It’s Still Not Taken Seriously Enough. Climate Finally Climbed Onto the Debate Stage. But It’s Still Not Taken Seriously Enough.
Democratic presidential candidates were given the chance to talk about the most pressing environmental issue—but only briefly and inadequately.
Nov 21, 2019 / Jeet Heer
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Nov 20, 2019 / The Nation