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Biden Wants to “Restore” This Country’s Soul. Sounds Strangely Like MAGA.
Biden, Gillibrand, Booker and other moderate Democrats used the debate to invoke an idealized vision of the past.
Biden and Harris Accidentally Made Case for Medicare for All, Health Experts Say
They inadvertently highlighted the superiority of Medicare for All with their jumbled, dishonest health care discussion.
The Presidential Front-Runners Flamed Out at Last Night’s Debate
Low-polling candidates upstaged Biden and Harris in round two of the Democratic debates.
Candidates Should Visit the Country’s Most Polluted Areas, Activists Say
Few candidates have made a point of visiting environmental justice communities as part of their campaigns.
What You Won’t Hear From the Candidates Tonight
The format is more than simply ludicrous and the only reason these debates matter is that they have to.
Presidential Debates Reflect All That Is Wrong With Dominant Media
The shallowness of the debates is designed to serve the financial interests of Big Media and its wealthy patrons.
Is the DNC Using Arbitrary Criteria to Exclude Mike Gravel From Debates?
Gravel has been excluded while other candidates who failed to reach donor thresholds will debate next week.
Democratic Debates Were Depth-Free. Will Future Rounds Be Better?
Many of the candidates were jockeying for prominence in promoting Bernie Sanders’s ideas.
Sanders Says US Leaders Need to Have the Guts to Take on Powerful Corporations
Sanders's closing speech was widely viewed as his strongest moment of the night.
Joe Biden, Get Out of Stonewall
The Democratic Party is not a true ally in the fight for LGBTQ liberation.