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Kamala Harris
June 28, 2019
Alex Shephard
Kamala Harris just took Joe Biden to school.
June 28, 2019
Alex Pareene
Gentlemen, you can’t fight here, this is the debate stage!
June 24, 2019
Walter Shapiro
Waist-Deep in the ‘Big Muddle’
Days before the first Democratic debates, the candidates struggle to stand out in a melee of South Carolina fish fries and forums.
June 18, 2019
Matt Ford
Ex-President Trump on Trial
The Justice Department has never prosecuted a president after he leaves office. Kamala Harris wants to change that. What could go wrong?
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?
May 28, 2019
Casey Quinlan
The Democrats’ Neglect of Transgender Rights
It's not just about bathrooms. It's about livelihoods—and lives.
May 24, 2019
Magazine
John Patrick Leary
How Can Every Democrat Be a “Progressive”?
As the word has gained popularity in the party, its meaning has become ever more opaque. Time to retire it.
May 20, 2019
Bryce Covert
Make Corporate America Pay for Underpaying Women
The gender wage gap has stagnated because the system leaves it up to female workers to fight for fairness.
May 17, 2019
Walter Shapiro
Joe Biden Is the Democrats’ Safety School
A dispatch from New Hampshire, where there's an undeniable wave of affection for the former vice president
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.
May 10, 2019
Roge Karma
The Gross Inequality of Death in America
The richest Americans live 10-15 years longer than the poorest Americans. It will take a lot more than Medicare for All to close the gap.
May 1, 2019
Alex Pareene
Democrats Have Created an “Electability” Monster
And this time, it's even eating establishment candidates.
April 29, 2019
Matt Ford
What Does Joe Biden Stand For, Exactly?
The former vice president has been renouncing much of his past, leaving little of his record to run on.
April 26, 2019
Magazine
Amber A’Lee Frost
A Watered-Down Medicare for All Won’t Work. Just Ask Ireland.
Democratic candidates are moving away from Bernie Sanders's plan, but moderate health reform would create a crisis of care.
April 18, 2019
Magazine
Liza Mundy
Women of Substance
2020's slate of female presidential candidates is already making history.
April 17, 2019
Clio Chang
Why Is Bill de Blasio’s Presidential Dream a Sad Joke?
The mayor of New York City was once a hero on the left. His inability to rouse interest in a run says a lot about him as a politician—as well as the current anxieties of the Democratic Party.
April 10, 2019
Zachary Siegel
Alex Berenson and the Last Anti-Cannabis Crusade
How a best-selling thriller writer and media hound is spreading a moral panic about pot
April 4, 2019
Magazine
Jacob Bacharach
MSNBC’s Wild Ride
Thanks to Trump and the Russia investigation, the liberal network is booming. But is it selling its viewers a conspiratorial fantasy?
April 2, 2019
Alex Shephard
Are the Democrats Too Boring?
Many of the party's 2020 candidates are busy being policy wonks and missing the big picture.
March 27, 2019
Magazine
Rachel M. Cohen
The New Politics of the Retirement Crisis
As 18 million Baby Boomers brace for the financial insecurity of old age, Democrats are pushing to expand Social Security and other elderly benefits.
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