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Mar 04 2020
Opinion
The Democratic Party Wasn’t Ripe for a Takeover
Not long ago, commentators were declaring that “Bernie Sanders’ revolution is coming” and “It’s Bernie’s party’s now.” Pundits were delivering eulogies over the supposedly lifeless body of Joe Biden’s campaign. The moderate candidates in the Democratic presidential race who hadn’t yet dropped out were lagging behind Sanders. The only chance of stopping the Vermont senator’s socialist takeover
The AtlanticJul 28 2020
Analysis
Picturing God as a White Man Is Linked to Racial Stereotypes about Leaders
Nationwide protests against racial injustice have shone a spotlight on U.S. corporations’ lack of diversity. Despite decades of initiatives to increase the number of Black executives, only 1 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are Black. While there are many reasons for this disparity—including systemic racism and discrimination and a lack of economic opportunity—psychologists have recently uncovered
Scientific AmericanDec 17 2019
Opinion
Campaign finance limits take choices away from voters
It happens every presidential election. A promising candidate joins the race, makes a splash, and surges in the polls. But they can’t sustain the momentum, and their popularity dips. With diminished media exposure, fundraising stalls and the campaign shuts down. All before a single vote has been cast.
Sen. Kamala Harris of California is the latest candidate to suffer from our misguided
Washington ExaminerNov 05 2020
News
The quiet powerhouse fighting racism in one of America’s whitest states
How to tackle a problem as monumental as systemic racism? For Xusana Davis, Vermont’s first executive director of racial equity, it starts with something radically simple: listening.
In the days following George Floyd’s killing, Xusana Davis’ office in Vermont was flooded with calls and emails, as the nation suddenly found itself in deep reflection on racial justice. Ms. Davis, Vermont
Christian Science MonitorAug 20 2020
News
Tara Reade speaks out on Democratic convention, says party 'complicit' in 'gaslighting' survivors
Tara Reade, who rocked the presidential primary race early this year with sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden before her story faded from the headlines in the face of adamant denials, voiced disappointment in the Democratic Party's handling of claims from her and other survivors as its convention draws to a close.
As the former vice president prepares to formally accept the
Fox News DigitalJun 22 2020
Analysis
As Tom Cotton courts controversy, he runs unopposed in Arkansas
ANALYSIS — A New York Times opinion piece by Arkansas senator and presidential-candidate-in-waiting Tom Cotton advocating the use of military force to put down rioters and looters in American cities caused a meltdown on liberal social media and an uproar at the Times. In the end, editorial page editor James Bennet, the brother of former presidential candidate and Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet,
Roll CallApr 27 2016
Opinion
OPINION: A Shoutout for Donald Trump
If the race for the GOP nomination were a Little League game, the mercy rule would be imposed.
Guest Writer - LeftNov 06 2013
Opinion
Guns Go Down in the NRA’s Backyard
Last night, Terry McAuliffe beat Ken Cuccinelli in the Virginia governor’s race by a margin of 55,000 votes. The race turned out to be closer than many expected, but a loss is a loss—the voters’ verdict will likely be viewed in part as a rejection of Mr. Cuccinelli’s extreme social conservative agenda.
Arkadi GerneyMay 18 2020
Fact Check
Stacey Abrams gets Georgia’s reopening COVID-19 trend upside down. Cases fell
Stacey Abrams has often come up as a potential running mate for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The Georgia Democrat nearly won the 2018 governor’s race. In an interview with Mother Jones, Abrams said if she were in the governor’s mansion today, she would have handled the COVID-19 crisis totally differently.
"I wouldn’t have led Georgia to be one of the last states to shut
PolitiFactMay 14 2019
News
GOP angst grows amid Trump trade war
Republicans are growing more nervous about next year’s race for the Senate as President Trump ratchets up a trade war with China that increasingly threatens to cause pain to U.S. farmers.
To be sure, the 2020 elections remain more than a year off, the president is popular in farm country and voters in rural states largely have stuck with Trump through thick and thin as the economy has
The Hill