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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.
![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.
![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.
![Kamala Harris speaks into a microphone while raising a hand](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0708-kamala-harris-400x300.jpg)
Kamala Harris Has a Distinguished Career of Serving Injustice
As attorney general, Harris opposed efforts to mandate independent investigations of police shootings.
![Predictably, the establishment press swooped in after the Democratic debate and pooped all over the roof.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/GettyImages-1158735154-400x300.jpg)
Progressive Candidates Are Rising. Establishment Media Are Terrified.
Predictably, the establishment press swooped in after the Democratic debate and pooped all over the roof.
![Kamala Harris Says She Was a Progressive Prosecutor. Her Record Says Otherwise.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/S3_Kamala-Harris-prosecutor-400x300.jpg)
Kamala Harris Says She Was a Progressive Prosecutor. Her Record Says Otherwise.
Kamala Harris is facing increasing scrutiny over her record as a prosecutor in California.
![From left to right: Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris stand at their podiums during the second presidential debate](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0701-debate-stage-400x300.jpg)
Democratic Candidates Are Sounding a Lot Like Teddy Roosevelt
Roosevelt’s approach to reining in corporations should sound familiar to those who watched the Democratic debates.
![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.
![Elizabeth Warren speaks while standing between Corey Booker (L) and Beto O'Rourke (R)](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/06/2019_0628-elixabeth-warren-400x300.jpg)
Medicare for All Emerges as Early Divide in First Democratic Debate
The single-payer talk set off other discussions about the role of health insurance and the cost of care.