An abolitionist demand rose to mainstream prominence. Now every politician and cable news talking head is suddenly an expert.

The fraught quest to find a woman to unite the party—and win over swing voters all at the same time

How market pressures and professional hubris have undone campaign journalism

He has pledged to pick a woman for vice president and a black woman for the Supreme Court. That’s not as unusual as it sounds.

The Democratic primary is down to two old white men, but political representation should mean more than identity alone.

How endorsements have hardened the primary’s left-moderate binary

How the don't-blame-me Democratic chair mucked up the debates

The end of Kamala Harris's campaign is being blamed on her flirtations with single-payer. Don't be so sure.

In the struggle for criminal justice reform, police are playing the victim.

By constantly tallying candidates' fundraising hauls, journalists perpetuate a misleading narrative about how elections are won.

Extending school hours sounds like a quick fix. It's not.

The rhetorical obsession with single mothers obscures the root cause of racial inequality.

With less than four months before the Iowa caucuses, none of the leading contenders have been able to overcome the obstacles in their paths.

Some candidates seem to believe that their past support for marriage equality is enough to win the community's support.

In a "summer slump," the California senator hopes more time on the trail will help her campaign. Having a stronger message might help, too.

While most attention was focused on Biden, Warren, and Sanders, candidates at the ends of the stage brought big energy—and big ideas.

The former prosecutor offered her measured version of criminal justice reform in advance of tonight's Democratic debate.

Biden seems to believe that everything in America was rosy until Trump took office, and he's offering himself as a time machine.

Attorney General Bill Barr announced that the government will put five prisoners to death in six months, ending a 16-year hiatus.

Joe Biden hoped to guard his frontrunner status and stay above the 2020 campaign fray. Now he'll have to run to keep up with the pack.