Political Ideologies

Is It Too Late for Bernie Sanders to Win Over Black Voters?

Is It Too Late for Bernie Sanders to Win Over Black Voters? Is It Too Late for Bernie Sanders to Win Over Black Voters?

Black voters and suburban women are the base of the post-Trump Democratic Party that Sanders wants to lead. If he doesn’t have a strategy for winning them, he’ll lose again.

Mar 11, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Students promote black voter engagement

The ‘Black Vote’ Narrative Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy The ‘Black Vote’ Narrative Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Every black American has their own reasons for voting the way they do. Why can’t the mainstream media reflect that diversity?

Mar 11, 2020 / Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders: Now More Than Ever Bernie Sanders: Now More Than Ever

There’s too much at stake to let establishment Democrats lead us down the road of failure by selling Joe Biden as safe. He’s not.

Mar 11, 2020 / Jane McAlevey

Biden shaking hands with a young voter

Can Joe Biden Unite the Democrats? Can Joe Biden Unite the Democrats?

If Biden is the nominee, he is going to have to figure out a pitch to young people.

Mar 11, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Joe Biden looks on in a September 1987 photograph

Joe Biden Personifies Democratic Party Failures Since the Cold War Joe Biden Personifies Democratic Party Failures Since the Cold War

The Democratic Party needs to escape the shadow of anti-communism and embrace economic and racial justice.

Mar 11, 2020 / Michael Brenes

Biden Prevails, Even Though Voters Prefer Bernie’s Ideas

Biden Prevails, Even Though Voters Prefer Bernie’s Ideas Biden Prevails, Even Though Voters Prefer Bernie’s Ideas

Voters favor a government plan instead of private insurance—and a lot of them want to overhaul the economic system. But Biden keeps winning.

Mar 11, 2020 / John Nichols

Where the Heck Is Joe Biden’s Disability Plan?

Where the Heck Is Joe Biden’s Disability Plan? Where the Heck Is Joe Biden’s Disability Plan?

For the first time, disability has been foregrounded as a major issue in Democratic Party presidential politics—except by the front-runner.

Mar 10, 2020 / David M. Perry

The Working Families Party Says It’s Time to Get Off the Sidelines and Back Sanders

The Working Families Party Says It’s Time to Get Off the Sidelines and Back Sanders The Working Families Party Says It’s Time to Get Off the Sidelines and Back Sanders

The labor-left group, which backed Elizabeth Warren last fall, endorses Bernie Sanders to “get the job done.”

Mar 9, 2020 / John Nichols

Close-up shot of Bernie Sanders smiling.

Bernie Can Still Win Bernie Can Still Win

He doesn’t have to sacrifice his positive vision to eviscerate Joe Biden.

Mar 9, 2020 / Ajay Singh Chaudhary

Biden’s Not the One

Biden’s Not the One Biden’s Not the One

If the Democratic establishment thinks that Joe Biden is a better candidate to run against Donald Trump, they’re in for a rude awakening.

Mar 9, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

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