Presidential Candidates

Pete Buttigieg

Reading Buttigieg Told Me Everything I Need to Know About the 2020 Presidential Race Reading Buttigieg Told Me Everything I Need to Know About the 2020 Presidential Race

Mayor Pete’s autobiography says it all.

Jul 17, 2019 / Dan Simon

Democratic Candidates Are Ignoring One of the Year’s Biggest Labor Disputes

Democratic Candidates Are Ignoring One of the Year’s Biggest Labor Disputes Democratic Candidates Are Ignoring One of the Year’s Biggest Labor Disputes

Their hunger for Hollywood money is leading them to duck the important fight between the Writers Guild of America and the Association of Talent Agents.

Jul 3, 2019 / Keli Goff

Joe Biden

The Democratic Differences on Foreign Policy That No One’s Talking About The Democratic Differences on Foreign Policy That No One’s Talking About

Champions of foreign-policy calamities shouldn’t get a pass at the debates.

Jun 18, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

John Hickenlooper

If Democrats Pull Their Punches, Donald Trump Will Knock Them Out If Democrats Pull Their Punches, Donald Trump Will Knock Them Out

Tepid Democratic candidates calling for middle ground are doomed to fail.

Jun 3, 2019 / John Nichols

Joe Biden with ice cream

Joe Biden’s Whiteness Isn’t the Problem Joe Biden’s Whiteness Isn’t the Problem

Don’t hate Biden because he’s a white guy. Hate his policies and his regressive voting record.

May 29, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman

2019 State of the City

Can Anything Good Come of de Blasio’s Quixotic Quest for President? Can Anything Good Come of de Blasio’s Quixotic Quest for President?

New York’s mayor has delivered some real, progressive change—which is why he should remain focused on improving the lives of people in his city.

May 16, 2019 / Jarrett Murphy

Empty Calls for Bipartisanship Could Doom Us All

Empty Calls for Bipartisanship Could Doom Us All Empty Calls for Bipartisanship Could Doom Us All

Democrats may get one more chance to govern before a competent authoritarian emerges on the right. We can’t waste that opportunity.

May 16, 2019 / Ed Burmila

Trump USMCA Announcement

The President Is Not the Front-Runner The President Is Not the Front-Runner

In normal election cycles, incumbent presidents are favored to win. But 2020 is no normal election cycle.

Apr 30, 2019 / Steve Phillips

Bernie in Pittsburgh

Bernie Sanders Is Hitting Donald Trump Where It Hurts Bernie Sanders Is Hitting Donald Trump Where It Hurts

Bernie is slyly trolling the president in battleground states, calling out GOP lies about saving jobs. 

Apr 30, 2019 / John Nichols

Democracy Spring 2016

A Progressive 1-2 Punch to Fix the US Economy A Progressive 1-2 Punch to Fix the US Economy

A Roosevelt Institute report lays out a clear and compelling plan to curb corporate power and serve the public interest.

Apr 16, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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