To bring non-elderly voters to the polls, he needs to back free tuition and eliminate student debt—and move left generally.
Agenda 2020
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Sanders’s Must-Win Effort in Michigan
In a state where he’s done well, Bernie Sanders pulls out all the stops to slow the Biden juggernaut.
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‘Resistance’ Women Loved Elizabeth Warren. Here’s Why Their Groups Didn’t Fight for Her.
Wary of factional battles and worried about beating Trump, resistance groups withheld endorsements.
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A New Blueprint for Black Businesses
The health of black-owned startups and small businesses is directly related to the level of investment in black communities—and government has a role to play.
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Biden Notwithstanding, It’s Biden
A likely majority of Democrats settle on the former veep, but the party remains deeply divided.
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Maine Dumped Caucuses for Primaries, but COVID-19 Overshadows Super Tuesday Vote
Bernie Sanders is the favorite, but Joe Biden could get a bump out of South Carolina. Meanwhile, as fears about coronavirus outbreaks grow, voters consider repealing vaccination requirements.
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Bienvenido a California, Bernie
The Sanders campaign’s voter mobilization program is a lot like that of the California activists who’ve pushed their state to the left.
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The Virus Has Claimed Its First American Victim
Today on TAP: That would be Donald J. Trump
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A Question for the Candidates: Who’s Gonna Run Your Economic Shop?
Today on TAP: Dems should make clear now that they won’t be handing the Treasury over to Wall Streeters
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The Trump Administration’s Contemptuous, Pro-Corporate Response to Coronavirus
The incompetence and greed of this administration could now literally cost many Americans their lives in a major public-health crisis.