News Analysis | Racial Justice Latinx Democrats Received the Same Number of DNC Prime-Time Slots as Republicans The DNC's decision to limit Latinx voices amid a campaign claiming to center racial justice baffled some observers. By Jack Herrera , Truthout August 20, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Obama Breaks With Convention Protocol to Call Trump a Threat at DNC Night Three The third night of the Democratic National Zoom Meeting was an astonishment of history. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 20, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections The Democratic Convention Aims for the Center and Spurns Progressives The “People’s Convention” organized by the Progressive Democrats offers a stark contrast to the DNC's centrism. By Nicholas Powers , Truthout August 20, 2020 Truthout
News | Culture & Media AOC Slams NBC News for “Malicious and Misleading” Tweet About Her DNC Appearance The news network corrected the record at 1 am on Wednesday morning, which Ocasio-Cortez also criticized. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 19, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections AOC Was the Highlight of DNC’s Night Two Despite Speaking Just 97 Seconds Imagine if Ocasio-Cortez had been given the same amount of time as Republicans, or even the commercials CNN ran. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 19, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Dying Medicare for All Activist Urges Biden to Adopt Universal Health Care "Everyone living in America should get the health care they need," says activist Ady Barkan. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 19, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Susan B. Anthony Never Sought Anyone’s Pardon, But Trump Did It Anyway Anthony's crime was an act of civil disobedience. She said that "resistance to tyranny is obedience to God." By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 18, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Convention’s First Night Was Filled With Sorrow — as It Should Be Kristin Urquiza said of her father, who died of COVID, "His only preexisting condition was trusting Donald Trump." By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 18, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Lashes Out at Michelle Obama for Saying He Is “Clearly in Over His Head” Trump also criticized Obama for pre-recording the speech, noting she cited an outdated, lower COVID death count. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 18, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The 2020 Democratic Convention Could Be a Tech Debacle or an Ambitious Feat This year’s Democratic National Convention will be a far cry from the four-day parties and gaudy spectacles of the past. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 17, 2020 Truthout