The first of three presidential debates will take place today at the University of Colorado in Denver and focus on domestic policy. Here’s a list of the best pieces we’ve published about each candidate’s domestic-policy agenda.
Economy
Obama
- Obama’s Squandered Economy, Rich Yeselson
- Is Obama Too Calm Before the Storm?, Tim Fernholz
- Barack Obama’s Theory of Power, Robert Kuttner
Romney
- Mitt Romney, Servant of the Right, Jamelle Bouie
- Why “Knowing How the Economy Works” Is Not Enough, Paul Waldman
Health Care
Obama
- The Ten Dumbest Arguments Against Health-Care Reform, Paul Waldman
- The Medicare Bind, Paul Starr
- The Next Health-Reform Campaign, Paul Starr
- What Does the ACA Do for You?, Paul Waldman
Romney
- Five Things to Know about Paul Ryan’s Plan, Jamelle Bouie
- Romney’s New Health-Care Problem, Paul Waldman
- Romney’s Health-Care Dilemma Returns, Paul Waldman
Education
Obama
- Class Struggle, Kay Steiger
- Schools of Doom, Abby Rapoport
- On Borrowed Time, Monica Potts
- The Divide Over Education, Linda Perlstein
Romney
- Battle of the Romney Plans, Richard Rothstein and Mark Santow
Immigration
Obama
- Obama Is an Immigration Hawk, Adam Serwer
- Why Immigration Reform Is Going Nowhere, Gabriel Arana
Romney
- Romney Dodges on Immigration, Again, Jamelle Bouie
- Romney Faces a Tough Choice on Immigration, Jamelle Bouie
- Mitt Romney Pretends Congress Doesn’t Exist, Paul Waldman
Social Issues
Obama
- An Evolution Too Little, Too Late?, Bob Moser
- The Forgotten Promise of Obama’s Race Speech, Latoya Peterson
- Racism Plays a Big Part in our Politics. Period., Jamelle Bouie
Romney
- Staring into the Void of Mitt Romney, Steve Erickson
- How Gay Marriage Might Hurt Romney, Jamelle Bouie
- Apparently, You Can’t be Gay and Work for Romney, Jamelle Bouie
- Romney’s Race-Based Initiative, Patrick Caldwell
- Abortion: The New Wedge Issue, Daniel Townsend
- The Radicalism of Akin and Romney, Jamelle Bouie