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Tara Golshan

Tara Golshan

Former Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Tara Golshan

    Explainers
    Bernie Sanders versus the “corporate media,” explainedBernie Sanders versus the “corporate media,” explained
    Explainers

    Sanders came out of an Iowa trip a loser in the media for very weird reasons.

    By Tara Golshan
    Can Joe Biden ride the Resistance to victory?
    Politics

    Iowa is full of older, white voters who are sick of Trump. The state could be Biden’s biggest asset — or his biggest vulnerability.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Joe Biden accidentally said “poor kids” are just as bright as “white kids”Joe Biden accidentally said “poor kids” are just as bright as “white kids”
    Politics

    The former vice president immediately corrected himself to say “wealthy kids.”

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    “Keep that shit on the battlefield”: Beto O’Rourke calls for major gun reform following El Paso and Dayton shootings“Keep that shit on the battlefield”: Beto O’Rourke calls for major gun reform following El Paso and Dayton shootings
    Politics

    After a weekend of shootings that killed 29, Democratic presidential candidates want immediate change.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Rep. Will Hurd’s retirement reflects GOP’s biggest electoral struggle in the House: TrumpRep. Will Hurd’s retirement reflects GOP’s biggest electoral struggle in the House: Trump
    Politics

    Hurd’s district is a big opportunity for Democrats.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Tim Ryan told Bernie Sanders that Medicare-for-all would be bad for unions. Major union leaders disagree.Tim Ryan told Bernie Sanders that Medicare-for-all would be bad for unions. Major union leaders disagree.
    Politics

    Underlying Bernie Sanders’s viral “I wrote the damn bill” moment was a debate about union support.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Congress just passed a budget deal, taking a key step toward averting a fiscal crisisCongress just passed a budget deal, taking a key step toward averting a fiscal crisis
    Politics

    Congress’s $320 billion budget deal, explained

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    “You’re dipping into the Kool-Aid and you don’t even know the flavor”: Cory Booker hits Biden on criminal justice reform“You’re dipping into the Kool-Aid and you don’t even know the flavor”: Cory Booker hits Biden on criminal justice reform
    Politics

    Cory Booker used Joe Biden’s 1994 crime bill to win a viral moment at the Democratic debate

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Barack Obama was Joe Biden’s guardian angel at the Democratic debateBarack Obama was Joe Biden’s guardian angel at the Democratic debate
    Politics

    “Barack Obama knew exactly who I was”: Joe Biden defends his past record by invoking Obama.

    By Tara Golshan
    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