Democratic Party

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• 3/27/2020
  

  A Word to My Fellow Progressives: Lessons of the 2020 Democratic Primary

  by Andrew Meyer

  This year feels to many progressives like a lost opportunity. With Joseph Biden seemingly certain to win the Democratic nomiatuion, what can progressives learn and apply to the future from the experience of 2020?

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  3/18/2020
  

  Campaign Signals Sanders May Be Open To Exit

  New signs emerged of communication between the two camps as some Democrats hoped for a swift end to a bruising primary.

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• SOURCE: GEN
  3/18/2020
  

  The Generational Dispute Over the ‘Safe’ Choice for President

  by David Walsh

  Millennials and Generation Z may have more in common with their grandparents and great-grandparents than their parents.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  3/16/2020
  

  Pete Buttigieg’s Coded Language Shows the Limits and Promise of LGBTQ Progress

  by Nathaniel Frank

  Research shows that it’s not just political candidates who continue to feel they have to hide their true selves to reach their full potential, as even the openly gay presidential candidate apparently did.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  3/14/2020
  

  Why Sanders Isn’t Winning Over Black Voters

  by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

  For millions, even when government “works” it is not working for them.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  3/16/2020
  

  Did America Misjudge Bernie Sanders? Or Did He Misjudge America?

  by Robert Draper

  Throughout his insurgent campaign, he remained steadfast in his radical vision—and forced a reckoning for the Democratic Party.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  3/15/2020
  

  Winners and Losers from the Bernie Sanders-Joe Biden Debate

  Biden drove home the point that he would be a steady, pragmatic hand at an uncertain time.

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• SOURCE: Politico
  

  Bye Bye Bernie

  According to our experts, Bernie Sanders may not have won the debate, or the 2020 Democratic primary. But he changed his party, and Joe Biden, for the better.

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• 3/15/2020
  

  Historians on Bernie and Biden's Head to Head Debate

  What do historians think about the first one on one Democratic debate?

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• SOURCE: Politico
  3/15/2020
  

  Sanders Bets on Biden Debate Implosion

  His rivals have been waiting for more than a year for Biden to wilt under pressure. Sunday’s debate looks like Sanders’ last hope.

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• 3/15/2020
  

  Do We Want the Progressive Sanders or the Pragmatist Biden?

  by Walter G. Moss

  Because his pragmatic style matches more the American tradition, Biden has a better chance of unifying our nation and delivering positive long-range results.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  3/11/2020
  

  Behind Bernie Sanders’s Decision to Stay in the Race

  Senator Sanders listed a series of policy items in what could be seen as a wish list of concessions he would want.

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• SOURCE: The Nation
  3/10/11
  

  Joe Biden Personifies Democratic Party Failures Since the Cold War

  by Michael Brenes

  The Democratic Party needs to escape the shadow of anti-communism and embrace economic and racial justice.

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• SOURCE: NPR
  3/11/2020
  

  The Democratic Nomination Is Now In View For Joe Biden — And 5 Other Takeaways

  The results have now, barring something catastrophic for Biden, put him on a path to being the Democratic nominee and the candidate to take on President Trump in the fall

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  3/10/2020
  

  Bernie Sanders Reached Out to Black Voters. Why Didn’t It Work?

  by Adam Harris

  The democratic socialist champions underrepresented groups. So far they’ve voted, en masse, for his rival.  

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  3/10/2020
  

  Democratic Primaries Live Updates: Biden, Sanders Duel in Six States on Another Key Day of Voting

  Voters are heading to the polls in Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Washington state.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  3/3/2020
  

  What Shirley Chisholm Can Teach 2020 Candidates as They Exit

  by Anastasia Curwood

  Chisholm wanted to show the power of new voices in the Democratic Party: women, African Americans, the poor and youth, and to challenge the authority of conservative Southern white Democrats at the Democratic National Convention.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  1/28/20
  

  Why I Fear a Moderate Democratic Nominee

  by Ibram X. Kendi

  Some Democrats are afraid of nominating a progressive, but a moderate may be more likely to ensure Trump’s reelection.

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• 12/19/19
  

  Reform or Revolution: England’s Lessons of 1688 for Today and Tonight's Democratic Debate

  by David Walter Leinweber

  As we go forward into the holidays, and then a contentious election, the English example in 1688 continues to provide an important lesson. We can cherish our history and institutions, while still being clear-eyed about necessary changes.  

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  11/12/19
  

  Historians Elizabeth Catte, Rebecca Solnit, and Peniel Joseph Quoted in Washington Post Article, "The Democrats Are Moving Left. Will America Follow?"

  They reflect on how all of this might play out in the months and years to come, and how Americans should feel about it.