Michael Pyle is set to become Kamala Harris’s chief economist. Pyle is not an economist.
Kamala Harris
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Focus on Race as Kamala Harris Stumps in Georgia
Rally-goers on Sunday recalled decades of suppression of Black voters in the Peach State.
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Did America Elect a Benign Father Figure?
The voters chose Good Dad over Dad the Brute.
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Republican Coronavirus Nonchalance May Have Cost Them a Key Appointment
Two missing senators leaves Judy Shelton, a hard-right nominee for the Federal Reserve, short of votes.
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Kamala Bound (Willingly)
Harris rocked no boats, which is what the Biden camp wanted. Pence lied, evaded, and talked too much, which is what Trump wanted.
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Vice-Presidential Debate 2020: Live Updates
Join the Prospect staff for live coverage of the debate matchup between Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris.
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Biden Stiff-Arming Big Tech Would Be Good Politics, Policy
Shutting the revolving door between Silicon Valley and Washington would signal an end to the swamp.
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Silence of the Dems: Why Aren’t There More Prop. 15 Endorsements?
Many progressive electeds have ignored an initiative that would revise California’s constitution to assess commercial property at higher rates.
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The Democratic Platform Caves on Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Grassroots DNC delegate RL Miller on the Democratic leadership’s broken promise, and how to drag the party to reality on climate action
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‘You Are Not an American’
Women and people of color running for office have heard it before.