By offering to expand Medicare to 60-year-olds, the candidate also telegraphs to insurers that his help is on the way.
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Bernie-izing Biden
Now that Sanders has endorsed Biden, here’s a realistic plan for moving America to the left.
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Congress Must Have Skipped the First Three Seasons of Trump Reality Show
The failure of oversight throughout the first term has set the stage for House Democrats’ weak performance during the coronavirus crisis.
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Preparing for a Slow Vote Count
Think Iowa took forever? If the coronavirus compels mass voting by mail in November, counting the ballots will take some time.
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Still the Man Who Will Change America
Bernie Sanders’s young supporters will create a more egalitarian nation in the long run—and maybe, in the short run as well.
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A Frustrating, Dangerous Election Day in Wisconsin
Countless voters are disenfranchised as voting is forced to be held in the middle of a pandemic.
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On the Perils of Ignoring Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Claim
Democrats cannot simply hope that charges levied at Joe Biden will be ignored by Donald Trump.
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Wisconsin Improbably Still Planning In-Person Voting Next Week
The presidential primary, for now, will go forward on April 7, despite the coronavirus outbreak.
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The Tactile Campaigner, Trapped at Home
If he can’t literally touch someone, he’s not really Joe Biden.
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Power to the Person
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tells progressive Senate candidates to stop running in primaries and funnels money and operatives to his centrist preferences.
