The 2020 US primaries & the Democrats’ challenges

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Luci e ombre del “socialista d’America”

Roberto Festa Jan 14, 2020

C’è un dato che racconta molto bene la fisionomia politica di Bernie Sanders. Lo scorso 16 novembre un sondaggio Des Moines Register/CNN mostrava che il 53% dei probabili elettori delle primarie democratiche in Iowa ritiene il senatore…

Hanging on: Joe Biden and the 2020 presidential challenge

Andrew Spannaus Jan 13, 2020

Joe Biden's candidacy for the White House has been a long time coming. He first ran in the Democratic primaries in 1988, and then joined the race in 2008 as well, before being picked as the vice presidential candidate by Barack Obama. He…

La candidata da Harvard, molte idee e alcuni punti deboli

Martino Mazzonis Jan 13, 2020

Se Elizabeth Warren non riuscirà a ottenere la nomination democratica per la presidenza potrà forse rammaricarsi della scelta di sostenere la proposta di Bernie Sanders per una Medicare for all, l'idea di abolire le compagnie di…

Is Bloomberg the benevolent billionaire the Democrats need?

Natalie Bailey Jan 13, 2020

As the latest to announce his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and the richest candidate, Michael Bloomberg has thwarted the prescribed path and is forging ahead bypassing donations, debates and early primary states. Like…

Pete Buttigieg: an unlikely candidate for unlikely times

AspeniaOnline Jan 13, 2020

That the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana - population 100,000 - is among a handful of serious contenders for the Democratic nomination this year is testament to both his remarkable political savvy and the strange times we live in.…