Democratic Candidates Take Aim at the Obama-Biden Administration
Vice-President Joe Biden speaks as President Barack Obama looks on in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2016.Olivier Douliery/Sipa via AP Thursday’s presidential primary debate was full of attacks on Donald Trump. But the Obama administration also found itself on the defensive, as Democratic White House hopefuls took aim at some of the policies promoted by…
Joe Biden’s Response to Kamala Harris on Busing Is Going to Haunt His Campaign
Kamala Harris wasn’t going to miss her chance. After a back-and-forth over police shootings of African-American men midway through Thursday’s Democratic presidential debate, NBC moderator Chuck Todd was preparing to change the subject when the California senator interjected. Harris, the only black candidate on the stage, started talking about growing up in the Bay Area…
Kamala Harris Just Won the Internet with “Her Hands”
Saul Loeb/Getty Sen. Kamala Harris’ choice of pronoun resulted in the one of the most viral early moments from Thursday’s second Democratic debate. When asked what she would do with the thousands of people who seek asylum in the United States every day, the California senator presumed in her response that the next president will…
Last Night, Democrats Argued With Each Other. Tonight They Wasted No Time Going After Trump.
At the start of Thursday’s second Democratic presidential debate on NBC, 2020 candidates had sharp words for Donald Trump and the Republican party, making for a notable shift in tone from the first presidential debate Wednesday. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) kicked off the debate with a zinger. When asked whether Democrats had a duty to…
Activists Outside the 2020 Debate Are Demanding That Climate Change Take Center Stage
Just a few hours before the second round of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders are set to face off, dozens of local activists in Miami, Florida held an “Underwater Climate Rally,” calling for more discussion about climate change at the second Democratic debate. A coalition of local environmental groups organized the march to the Arsht Center…
“You Didn’t Think. You Just Fought:” a Stonewall Veteran Recalls that Life-Changing Night, 50 Years Ago.
Courtesy Martin Boyce In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, an uprising at The Stonewall Inn in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village ignited a new phase in the LGBTQ rights movement that inspired similar movements across the United States and the world. But for Martin Boyce, a restless gay 21-year-old looking to party, it was…