Joe Biden

• 
• 9/27/2020
  

  Where Does the Democratic Party Stand on War, Peace, and International Relations?

  by Lawrence Wittner

  While moving from a party platform to a change in policy is difficult, especially where the Pentagon is concerned, the Democrats seem to recognize a broad-based desire to return America to international cooperation and allocate resources to other national priorities like public health. 

• 
• SOURCE: Made By History at The Washington Post
  9/8/2020
  

  Joe Biden Can Inspire Young People — If He Listens to Them

  by Erica Moretti

  Despite apparent progress, children and young adults remain politicized but unable to be political. Mostly this is because politics remains an old person’s game, seldom open to direct representation of young people and adolescents even in issues that directly concern them.

• 
• SOURCE: The Guardian
  9/7/2020
  

  Neil Kinnock On Biden’s Plagiarism 'Scandal' And Why He Deserves To Win: ‘Joe’s An Honest Guy'

  The British politician whose words Joe Biden used without credit in a 1987 campaign speech still supports Biden in the upcoming election. The scandal is recapped here. 

• 
• SOURCE: The New Republic
  9/4/2020
  

  The “Law and Order” Backlash Against Biden Was a Mirage

  Donald Trump's "law and order" campaign message has failed to gain significant traction, which should put lazy comparisons to 1968 out to pasture. 

• 
• 9/6/2020
  

  Can Biden Beat Van Buren's Curse?

  by Robert Schmuhl

  In 1840, Democrat Martin Van Buren ran for re-election without a running mate, having never embraced the eccentric Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky, the man chosen by Senate Democrats to serve as his Vice President. Beginning with Johnson's failed bid for the presidency in 1840, only two of sixteen Democratic Vice Presidents became President, and none came to office by election. 

• 
• SOURCE: Miller Center (University of Virginia)
  9/2/2020
  

  Election 2020: The State of the Race and Crisis Elections (Online Program), September 3, 10:00 AM

  The University of Virginia's Miller Center hosts an online program on the 2020 elections featuring historians David M. Kennedy and Margaret O'Mara, Journalist Yamiche Alcindor, and political analyst Larry Sabato, beginning at 10:00 AM eastern on September 3. 

• 
• SOURCE: Axios
  8/27/2020
  

  Trump and Biden Ready to Refight 1968

  Neither campaign can control the events — or root causes — driving America’s summer of unrest. But they both want to control the narrative.

• 
• SOURCE: New York Magazine
  8/20/2020
  

  The 48-Year Journey of Joe Biden's Democratic Party

  The Democratic Party has changed considerably since Joe Biden first attended a party convention, making his constant presence in the party noteworthy.

• 
• SOURCE: The New Yorker
  8/24/2020
  

  Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and the Limits of Representation

  by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

  "Biden’s failure to meaningfully acknowledge his role in constructing the “color-blind” racial regime of the post-civil-rights era, structured around calls for law and order and the coded deprecation of poor Black women, has clouded his newfound epiphany concerning racial justice."

• 
• SOURCE: Vox
  8/17/2020
  

  The Triumph of the Nostalgiacrats

  Democrats have scheduled a convention that’s more about celebrating the past than winning the future.

• 
• 8/23/2020
  

  Can Biden Win the Presidency from His Basement?

  by Quentin Janel

  Joe Biden's efforts to run an effective campaign under COVID lockdown echo the innovations forced on James Garfield. If Biden succeeds, the "Basement Campaign" may prove as influential as the "Front Porch Campaign" of 1880.

• 
• SOURCE: USA Today
  8/11/2020
  

  Kamala Harris Vice Presidential Pick Launches Biden Towards A Cabinet That Looks Like America

  by Lindsay M. Chervinsky

  Joe Biden's selection of former rival Kamala Harris suggests he will follow other successful presidencies and appoint a cabinet that brings different views to policy discussions. 

• 
• SOURCE: Politico
  8/12/2020
  

  ‘She May Very Well Hold The Key To Biden’s Win’

  A group of women scholars and activists including Keisha N. Blain, Jo Freeman, Oneka LaBennett and Treva Lindsey give perspective on Kamala Harris's selection as the Democratic vice presidential candidate.   

• 
• SOURCE: Washington Post
  8/10/2020
  

  The Measures of a Successful Vice-Presidential Pick

  by Michael Beschloss

  Now that Joe Biden has announced Senator Kamala Harris will be his running mate, readers can decide how well the pick meets Michael Beschloss's criteria for a beneficial choice. 

• 
• SOURCE: Washington Post
  8/10/2020
  

  History’s Lessons For Joe Biden

  The anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the circumstances of Roosevelt's failing health should be reminders of the significance of Joe Biden's choice, even beyond the campaign.

• 
• SOURCE: CNBC
  8/5/2020
  

  Biden Will Beat Trump, Says Historian Who Predicted Every Presidential Race Since 1984

  Polls are “snapshots in time,” Allan Lichtman said. “None of this in the end has any impact whatsoever on the outcome of a presidential election.”

• 
• SOURCE: Washington Post
  7/6/2020
  

  When Selecting a Vice-Presidential Candidate Became a Spectacle

  by Amber Roessner

  Jimmy Carter’s campaign staff recognized that the vice presidency had garnered tremendous attention during the 1970s, and not in a good way.

• 
• SOURCE: Vanity Fair
  7/7/2020
  

  Why a Biden Administration Shouldn’t Turn the Page on the Trump Era

  by Kevin M. Kruse

  The Obama–Biden administration wanted to move forward rather than hold Wall Street bankers and CIA torturers accountable. If elected, Biden should follow FDR’s playbook and expose his predecessor’s corruption and mismanagement instead.

• 
• SOURCE: Salon
  6/28/2020
  

  Joe Biden Wants to be the Next FDR — But that Won't be Enough to Solve our Crises

  by Matthew Rozsa

  The author argues that another New Deal will advance reform instead of the rejection of market-driven capitalism needed to address the deep problems facing America and the world. 

• 
• SOURCE: Politico
  6/19/2020
  

  The Woman Who Helped Save Joe Biden

  In 1993, Carol Moseley Braun, the first black woman in the Senate, joined Biden’s Judiciary Committee. It solved an image problem for Biden. The results were groundbreaking.