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Almost two dozen Democratic candidates are vying for the party’s nomination to be the one to take on Donald Trump in the 2020 race for the White House, setting the stage for the most crowded and fiercely competitive Democratic primaries in decades. Insurgent progressives, established moderates and everyone in between will be presenting their visions […] More
What’s left, America? Democrats In the fourth part of our series we examine how voters’ feelings on socialism have shifted. Half of Americans under 40 say they would prefer to live in a socialist country ‘I’m interested in a government that looks out for people who need to be looked out for.’ Illustration: Guardian Design/The […] More
This article is more than 5 months old Socialism This article is more than 5 months old ‘We’re here to win’: US democratic socialists move to center stage This article is more than 5 months old As socialism moves from the margins to the center of presidential politics, organization faces a new and welcome problem: […] More
US elections 2020 This article is more than 6 months old This article is more than 6 months old The gathering of political progressives found itself almost spoilt for choice by the Democratic presidential field for 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren speaks at Netroots. Photograph: Elizabeth Robertson/AP Among nearly 4,000 progressive activists and organizers […] More
Bernie Sanders Sanders dares Democrats to stop him – but is he the man to beat Trump? The socialist senator and his supporters seem to have the upper hand over a party establishment worried he’s too leftwing Bernie Sanders kicked off his 2020 campaign in Brooklyn, in March. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Raging against the […] More
Illustrations by Alberto Miranda The Democratic primary field was poised to be the largest and most diverse in American political history. At its peak, more than 25 candidates entered the race, and though many have since dropped out, Democrats will have no shortage of candidates seeking to clinch the nomination. At its largest, the Democratic […] More
