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Policy Archive

Archives for July 2019

Politics
The messy health care discussion at the second Democratic debate, explainedThe messy health care discussion at the second Democratic debate, explained
Politics

Making sense of the confusing Joe Biden-Kamala Harris fight over Medicare-for-all.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
What Biden doesn’t get about immigrationWhat Biden doesn’t get about immigration
Politics

It’s not about open borders.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
2020 Presidential Election
“Fire Pantaleo!”: the discussion of Eric Garner’s death at the Democratic debate, explained“Fire Pantaleo!”: the discussion of Eric Garner’s death at the Democratic debate, explained
2020 Presidential Election

Bill de Blasio and Joe Biden faced questions about the 2014 incident.

By P.R. Lockhart and Emily Stewart
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
Joe Biden’s long record supporting the war on drugs and mass incarceration, explainedJoe Biden’s long record supporting the war on drugs and mass incarceration, explained
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Biden was a major Democratic leader in spearheading America’s war on drugs during the 1980s and ’90s.

By German Lopez
Politics
“Do something”: why Bill de Blasio is facing criticism for the Eric Garner case“Do something”: why Bill de Blasio is facing criticism for the Eric Garner case
Politics

The NYC mayor hopes his policing record can make him president, but critics want him to fire Daniel Pantaleo first.

By P.R. Lockhart
Politics
Marianne Williamson isn’t funny. She’s scary.Marianne Williamson isn’t funny. She’s scary.
Politics

Williamson’s views on depression and illness are dangerous. The media is complicit in spreading them.

By Zack Beauchamp
Explainers
The fight between Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders over “privatizing Medicare,” explainedThe fight between Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders over “privatizing Medicare,” explained
Explainers

No, Kamala Harris’s Medicare-for-all plan is not proposing privatized Medicare. But she does have a lot of questions to answer.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
Bernie Sanders already has “I wrote the damn bill” merchBernie Sanders already has “I wrote the damn bill” merch
Politics

At the Democratic debate, Sanders reminded voters he was there first on Medicare-for-all.

By Emily Stewart
San Francisco voters rank their candidates. It’s made politics a little less nasty.
Policy

Ranked choice voting could be the future of elections in America.

By Lee Drutman
Politics
The Gilroy, California, shooting highlights a big hole in Trump’s logic about gun violenceThe Gilroy, California, shooting highlights a big hole in Trump’s logic about gun violence
Politics

The “good guy with a gun” myth is just that.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
The new bipartisan Senate bill aimed at making Big Pharma lower drug prices, explainedThe new bipartisan Senate bill aimed at making Big Pharma lower drug prices, explained
Politics

The legislation, from Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Rick Scott, goes after drug companies that benefit from federal money.

By Li Zhou
Politics
How Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren handled attacks on Medicare-for-all during the second debateHow Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren handled attacks on Medicare-for-all during the second debate
Politics

Sanders and Warren teamed up to defend Medicare-for-all.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
On health care, there are 3 types of Democrats running for presidentOn health care, there are 3 types of Democrats running for president
Politics

What we learned about the candidates’ 2020 health care plans from the first night of the second Democratic debate.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Why 2020 Democrats need to have a serious debate about policingWhy 2020 Democrats need to have a serious debate about policing
Politics

Policing affects voters across the country. Presidential candidates aren’t really talking about it.

By P.R. Lockhart
Technology
Microsoft, Dell, Concur: Here are all the tech companies doing business with ICE and how much they’re getting paidMicrosoft, Dell, Concur: Here are all the tech companies doing business with ICE and how much they’re getting paid
Technology

Tech companies big and small are making money off Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

By Rani Molla