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![Democratic presidential hopefuls take the stage ahead of the second round of the Democratic primary debates for the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by CNN at the Fox Theatre, in Detroit, Michigan, on July 31, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/08/2019_0801-democratic-debate-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Sen. Joe Biden speaks to the press after Senate luncheons, October 1, 2002.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0728-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
How Biden’s Secret 2002 Meetings Led to War in Iraq
It was Biden's inference in his Senate presentation that brought Iraq's WMD threat into mainstream discourse.
![Joe Biden and Kamala Harris led their primary opponents in contributions received from lawyers/law firms so far this cycle](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0723-biden-harris-400x300.jpg)
Lawyers Bankroll 2020 Democrats With Millions in Campaign Cash
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris lead their primary opponents in contributions from lawyers or law firms so far this cycle.
![Democratic presidential candidates South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders take the stage for the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate on June 27, 2019, in Miami, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0721-buttigieg-biden-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Which 2020 Democrats Are Taking Money From the Health Care Industry?
Hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and insurers are working together to stop Sanders's proposed healthcare plan.
![Bernie Sanders points towards the audience while speaking at a podium](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0719-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Bernie Sanders Challenges Joe Biden to Stop Taking Money From Big Pharma
Biden, who opposes Medicare for All, received donations from at least 15 top Big Pharma and health insurance executives.
![Democratic presidential candidates (L-R) former Vice President Joe Biden and Sens. Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris take part in the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate on June 27, 2019, in Miami, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0718-biden-sanders-harris-400x300.jpg)
Five 2020 Democrats Rise to the Top Amid Second Quarter Fundraising
Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris lead the pack in donations raised.
![A piggy bank and a bottle of medicine sit equally on a scale](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0717-money-medicine-scale-400x300.jpg)
We’re Spending Trillions on Weapons and War. Let’s Spend It on Health Care.
The money needed to fund Medicare for All is there. It always has been.
![Joseph R. Biden looks surprised at something out of frame, joe biden](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0712-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
Biden Calls ACA a Breakthrough for Mental Health Parity. That’s Not Quite True.
Major issues remain when it comes to ensuring that insurance treats mental health needs as it does physical health.
![Rep. Pramila Jayapal speaks at the Freinds of National Service Awards, February 13, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0707-pramila-jayapal-400x300.jpg)
Rep. Jayapal Challenges Biden on Labor Unions and Health Insurance
Many leading labor unions support the Medicare for All bill sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington).
![Democratic presidential candidates stand at their podiums during the second dem debate](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/06/2019_0628-dem-debate2-400x300.jpg)
Democratic Debates Were Depth-Free. Will Future Rounds Be Better?
Many of the candidates were jockeying for prominence in promoting Bernie Sanders’s ideas.