Election 2020

Democratic Candidates Can Win by Getting Values Right

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 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

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 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 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’ 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 / Karen Rothmyer

A Debate With No Winners, Only Survivors

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

The Failed Russiagate Playbook Can’t Stop Bernie Sanders

The Failed Russiagate Playbook Can’t Stop Bernie Sanders The Failed Russiagate Playbook Can’t Stop Bernie Sanders

A politics rooted in real issues and real people is far more powerful than the cynical methods that brought us Russiagate.

Feb 25, 2020 / Aaron Maté

Person in monitor on debate stage

Live Chat: Watch the 10th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’ Live Chat: Watch the 10th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’

Our debate commentators are back again, analyzing and riffing on tonight’s primary debate.

Feb 25, 2020 / The Nation

Sanders speaks at LA Rally

Get Ready for the Anti-Sanders Media Avalanche Get Ready for the Anti-Sanders Media Avalanche

Bernie Sander’s political rivals will target him. The question is whether cable-news contributors and other pundits pile on or act as a reality check.

Feb 25, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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