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June 27, 2019
Alex Shephard
Pelosi Bows to Conservatives on Border Funding
In the name of party unity, the Speaker again sells out the Progressive Caucus—and stiff-arms the Democratic base.
June 27, 2019
Emily Atkin
The Democratic debate was a milestone for transgender rights.
June 27, 2019
Heather Souvaine Horn
This foreign policy debate is brought to you by the Obama era.
June 27, 2019
Alex Shephard
Julián Castro was the first debate’s big winner.
June 27, 2019
Alex Shephard
This is Democratic speed dating.
June 26, 2019
Alex Shephard
Give Democrats a Chance to Get Serious in Their First Debates
So much to talk about, so many to say it, so little time—and undoubtedly too much Chuck Todd.
June 21, 2019
Magazine
Walter Shapiro
The Polling Industry Is in Crisis
Everyone knows the numbers are as unreliable as ever, and yet the political press still hypes every little rise and fall.
June 21, 2019
Alex Shephard
Joe Biden’s Soft Center
With every course correction, the 2020 front-runner reminds voters that beneath the polished image lies a politician searching for a sweet spot.
June 18, 2019
Charles Dunst
No, the Buttigiegs Are Not Straight
Mayor Pete and his husband's assimilation into the American mainstream is not some kind of queer failure.
June 18, 2019
Alex Shephard
Joe Biden’s Wilted Rose Garden Strategy
The former vice president's campaign banks on Democrats forgetting he's been unemployed for two and a half years.
June 17, 2019
Alex Shephard
House Leadership Is Looking Flakey
Democrats were quick to condemn Trump after comments welcoming foreign "dirt," but their refusal to do more mirrors a recently retired senator.
June 11, 2019
Tyler Bellstrom
The Biggest Barrier to a Leftist Foreign Policy: Democrats
When it comes to Iran, Israel, and Latin America, Democratic leaders are closer in mindset to the Trump administration than you might think.
June 10, 2019
Alex Shephard
Democrats Are Winning the Battle of Ideas, but Could Still Lose the War
As the 2020 candidates race to issue policy papers, are they failing to communicate a bigger message?
June 6, 2019
Alex Shephard
If Trump Belongs in Jail, Democrats Should Impeach Him
Pelosi's latest case against starting an impeachment inquiry creates more problems for Democrats than it solves.
May 28, 2019
Casey Quinlan
The Democrats’ Neglect of Transgender Rights
It's not just about bathrooms. It's about livelihoods—and lives.
May 28, 2019
Alex Shephard
Bernie Sanders Is Rich
Beltway pundits and political consultants find the senator’s increased net worth intensely ironic. It’s not.
May 23, 2019
Alex Shephard
Trump v. The “I” Word
As legal decisions go against the administration, the president appears caught in his own impeachment trap.
May 22, 2019
Alex Shephard
Impeachment Is Coming
Speaker Pelosi's plan to keep Trump's crimes and misdemeanors on the back burner has been overtaken by events—and a Michigan Republican.
May 20, 2019
John Long
Victory Does Not Depend on Swing Voters
For Democrats in 2020, energizing and expanding the base will bring in far more votes than moving right to grab a vanishingly small psychographic.
May 16, 2019
Alex Shephard
Bernie Sanders Sets His Sights on Biden
With "electability" dominating the 2020 debate, the Vermont independent reminds Democrats of the frontrunner's long, controversial record.
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