Centrist Candidates Are Losing the Plot

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 26, 2020 Sticking to the middle of the road will take a toll at the polls, if the Nevada Democratic caucuses were any indication. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

There’s No Good Electability Argument for Mike Bloomberg

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Feb 26, 2020 He presents himself as the safe choice for Democrats, but the former New York City mayor has a documented history of racism and misogyny. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Time for Both Major Parties to Own the Immigration Crisis

By Brian Concannon / Independent Media Institute Feb 24, 2020 The relative lack of talk on the campaign trail about immigration points to a bigger problem shared by Democrats and Republicans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Anand Giridharadas Deserves the Last Word on Sanders’ Nevada Triumph

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 24, 2020 In a new segment, the author calls out the political establishment for behaving "like out-of-touch aristocrats in a dying aristocracy." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

MSNBC Melts Down Over Sanders’ Front-Runner Status

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 23, 2020 The network's pundits are near tears, lamenting that they don't understand the country anymore. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Election Officials Are Already Raising Flags About Nevada’s Results

Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media Institute Feb 20, 2020 Thousands have been forced to wait hours to cast their early ballots, and observers fear the final vote totals may be inaccurate. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Nevada Could Be the Iowa Caucus Fiasco Redux

Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media Institute Feb 11, 2020 With the contest less than a week, state Democratic officials appear poised to repeat all of their worst mistakes this election cycle. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What Happens if Iowa and Nevada’s 2020 Caucuses Are Disrupted?

By Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media Institute Jan 29, 2020 Candidates may declare victory. But it could take many days to verify results. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Just 17 Percent of Nevada Democrats Voted in Saturday’s Caucus

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2016 According to a video produced by the media group NowThis, only 80,000 of Nevada's 471,342 registered Democrats voted in the state’s caucus. Many who wanted to vote could not take time off from work. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ahead of Saturday’s Caucus, Latinos in Nevada Affectionately Refer to Bernie Sanders as ‘El Viejito’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 20, 2016 While Nevada’s labor leaders back Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, low-wage workers and indebted students are rallying behind Bernie Sanders, drawn to his message of radical economic change. Some Nevadans are even calling him “El Viejito,” or “the little old man.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )