Subterms
The Vermont senator saw a landslide victory in Nevada while the vice-president faces criticism for leading the US coronavirus response Bernie Sanders steamrollered through the Nevada primary and Donald Trump played down the coronavirus threat. Who’s up and who’s down this week in US politics? Continue reading… More
Win or lose, her anger and her passion have inspired millions, and no Democrat will win the White House without her guidance and her help You wouldn’t know it looking at the headlines, but the Democratic primary is not over. After three contests, only one of which had a clear and definitive victor, the media […] More
Sanders is no homophobe – he was among the few to vote against Clinton’s Defense of Marriage Act. Still, he is wrong to defend Cuba I remember visiting Havana in 2015 and browsing the book stalls around the Plaza de Armas. From a distance they looked inviting – like those you see along the Seine […] More
Biden backed by influential House Democrat Jim Clyburn Ex vice-president seeks victory to get campaign back on track Joe Biden’s flailing presidential bid received a significant boost on Wednesday following the endorsement of a powerful South Carolina Democrat, hours after the former vice-president declared during a turbulent debate among the still-divided Democratic field that he […] More
In politics, as in life, there is a major distinction between “I” and “we.” And because “you” can be both singular and plural, the gulf between “I” and “we” is often glossed over without a mention. However, it is time that America took stock of what it is doing to its national character by so often ignoring […] More
Clyburn gives Biden crucial support ahead of state’s Democratic primary Boston Globe endorses Warren as best ‘to lay bare Trump’s weaknesses’ Sanders and Bloomberg bear brunt of attacks in ‘messy’ TV debate Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 3.19pm GMT A bipartisan group of 70 former senators have penned a letter to the […] More
The Trump campaign called the night a ‘hot mess’ as candidates shouted and fought each other and the debate clock Early in the night, the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders – who has emerged as the current frontrunner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination – was the main target of his opponents’ attacks. Continue […] More
Democratic presidential candidates focus on Bernie Sanders in bid to slow frontrunner’s momentum before Super Tuesday as Elizabeth Warren kept up her attack on Mike Bloomberg over his history with women’s rights Sanders and Bloomberg come under attack in chaotic Democratic debate – live Continue reading… More
