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![Sen. Kamala Harris delivers a campaign speech at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair on August 10, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0811-kamala-harris-400x300.jpg)
Many Progressives Respond With Disappointment as Biden Picks Harris for VP
Harris is the third woman in U.S. history to be named as a vice-presidential candidate for a major political party.
![Sen. Kamala Harris addresses a group of her supporters after arriving at the Blue Jamboree on October 5, 2019, in North Charleston, South Carolina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1107-kamala-harris-400x300.jpg)
Half of Kamala Harris’s “Bundlers” Are Funding Other 2020 Democrats
As her light appears to be dimming, some of her biggest supporters are hedging their bets.
![Democratic presidential candidates line the debate stage](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/10/2019_1016-dem-debate-lineup-400x300.jpg)
No Matter Who’s Elected, We Must Keep Demanding More
Democrats are advocating for more progressive priorities -- thanks to grassroots activists.
![Joe Biden frowns while standing at a podium](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/09/2019_0913-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
Biden’s “Best Night” Was Pretty Damn Bad
Biden’s previous performances set the bar lower than whale feces at the bottom of the sea. Thursday wasn't much better.
![Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic Presidential Committee summer meeting](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/09/2019_0910-kamala-harris-400x300.jpg)
Don’t Be Fooled — Kamala Harris’s “Criminal Justice” Plan Is Not Progressive
Harris's plan is about brand management, not political vision.
![Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during a healthcare roundtable at The Loft at the First United Methodist Church on August 12, 2019, in Burlington, Iowa.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/08/2019_0820-kamala-harris-400x300.jpg)
Kamala Harris to Snub Climate Forum in Favor of Big Donors
The previous day, Harris told donors she wasn't “comfortable” with Medicare for All.
![CNN took an approach to the debates more befitting a football game than an exercise in democracy.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/08/GettyImages-1165424171-400x300.jpg)
We Need Independently Run Presidential Debates
CNN took an approach to the debates more befitting a football game than an exercise in democracy.
![Democratic candidates for the presidency stand behind their respective podiums on the debate stage](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/08/2019_0802-debate-stage-400x300.jpg)
Two Nights of Debates, Zero Questions About Abortion
CNN's moderators failed to address reproductive rights, but some candidates brought it up on their own.
![Dolores Huerta and Cornel West Respond to Second Democratic Debate](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/08/SEG-Dolores-West-Split-400x300.jpg)
Dolores Huerta and Cornel West Respond to Second Democratic Debate
Labor leader Dolores Huerta and Harvard professor Cornel West weigh in on the second night of the Democratic debates.
![Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris seen during the Democratic Presidential Debate at the Fox Theatre, July 31, 2019, in Detroit, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/08/2019_0801-biden-harris-400x300.jpg)
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.