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Democratic Primary 2016
January 15, 2016
Jamil Smith
Structural Racism Needs to Be Debated, Too
The Iowa Brown & Black Forum provided a good model for how to steer Sunday's Democratic debate.
January 10, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Obama won’t endorse any Democratic candidate before primaries are over.
January 8, 2016
Adam Peck
Martin O’Malley might not qualify for the next Democratic debate.
December 20, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Climate change only came up in the first and last minute of the Democratic debate.
December 20, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Martin O’Malley inexplicably plays the age card; audience audibly groans.
December 20, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Tom Steyer jumpstarted his campaign a little early, with this ad running during the Democratic debate.
December 9, 2015
Suzy Khimm
The Year the Fight Against Inequality Went Mainstream
Even Republicans are getting in on the act. But the issue's reach is still limited by age-old political realities.
November 25, 2015
Steven Cohen
Hillary Clinton doesn't apologize for calling undocumented immigrants "illegal" but promises not to do it again.
November 17, 2015
Suzy Khimm
Clinton says read my lips, no new (middle-class) taxes.
November 12, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Bernie Sanders just gave Hillary Clinton something to worry about.
October 14, 2015
Brian Beutler
Hillary Clinton Nailed It in the Democratic Debate
She explained the stakes of the 2016 election better than anyone else
October 13, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Hillary vs. Bernie Will Decide the Future of the American Left
The stakes in Tuesday's Democratic debate are higher than they seem
October 13, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
The Many Ways the Media Asks Hillary Clinton, "Why Do People Hate You?"
October 13, 2015
Brian Beutler
Will Tuesday's Democratic Debate Ignore the Political Reality in Washington?
October 12, 2015
Brian Beutler
The Adults Take the Stage in the Democratic Debate
It may be boring compared to the Trump Show, but the contrast will be striking
September 4, 2015
Suzy Khimm
Larry Lessig Has Way Too Much Faith in the Power of the Presidency

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