Katherine Miller
Comparing 1968 And 2020 Is More Complicated Than Donald Trump Wants It To Be
A lot of people have brought up Richard Nixon this week. Looking back at 1968's election, protests, and violence, it's hard to draw a clean one-to-one.
Katherine Miller
What You Learn When You Read Obituaries
If you read little details about people, you rightly see how big their lives were and how unfathomably awful the coronavirus pandemic really is.
Katherine Miller
Waiting For A Sense Of Time In The Coronavirus Pandemic
What five novels from the quarantine lists have to say about living through COVID-19 and the surreal aspects of 2020 — from waiting to isolation to loneliness.
Katherine Miller
The Coronavirus Has Quieted New York City's Flower District
Two businesses — the kinds of wholesalers who provide flowers and plants to florists, event planners, and other outlets — on the financial impact of the pandemic on our complex, interconnected economy.
Katherine Miller
The Disorienting Quiet In New York During The Coronavirus Pandemic
Quiet nights in the unreal city.
Katherine Miller
The Disorienting Thing Is You Can't Compare This To Anything
On the national level, this defies comparison. On the individual level, we’re undergoing the same processes of social distancing and self-quarantine — but paradoxically, these experiences will be hyper-individualized.
Katherine Miller
*Could* TV Networks Actually Air Old Basketball Tournaments?
An ESPN official said in a blog post that although the network doesn't have rebroadcast rights for old games typically, it is "exploring that possibility for events and content that we don’t have re-air rights already."
Katherine Miller
Bernie's Coalition Still Isn't Big Enough
How do you make the cross-generational, cross-racial economic coalition come alive? That was the problem for Jesse Jackson in 1988, and it's the essential question the ascendant, economic left faces in the 2020s.
Katherine Miller
Bernie Sanders Is Ending His Presidential Campaign
Bernie Sanders, in announcing the end of his 2020 run, said his movement had won his party's ideological fight.
Ruby Cramer
The Surreal Year Where Only The Last 72 Hours Seem To Matter In Politics
And, as we gaze at huge Super Tuesday wins of Joe Biden, a theory about why.
Katherine Miller
Elizabeth Warren Is Ending Her Presidential Campaign
Warren, once a top contender for the Democratic nomination, is dropping out of the race after a disappointing month of primaries.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
What To Watch For On Super Tuesday
One-third of delegates will be at stake in elections across 15 states and territories on Tuesday.
Katherine Miller
Amy Klobuchar May Be Out Of The Race, But Her Wrath Will Endure
The rare moment of collective consciousness on Twitter.
Katherine Miller
Amy Klobuchar Is Dropping Out And Endorsing Joe Biden
Klobuchar is ending her campaign the day before Minnesota votes.
Katherine Miller
Pete Buttigieg Is Ending His Campaign. He Was The First Gay Candidate To Seriously Contend For The Presidency.
"After a year of going everywhere, meeting everyone, defying every expectation, seeking every vote, the truth is that the path has narrowed to a close for our candidacy, if not for our cause."
Henry J. Gomez
Everyone Who Watched The Democratic Debate Now Looks Like An Aged Zombie
It's the woozy time of the presidential primary.
Katherine Miller
The Political Fundraising Model Is Breaking Down. The Success Of Bernie Sanders And Mike Bloomberg Are The Clearest Sign.
The fundraising model that powered politics between 2000 and 2016 is breaking down — and so is institutional party power.
Katherine Miller
The Unchanged Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren's dealing with one of the nebulous, mysterious things in politics — the idea of momentum — even as she's stayed consistent.
Katherine Miller
Bernie Sanders Says He Won Iowa Based On The Raw Votes
Pete Buttigieg has also claimed victory this week. Multiple results and nightmarish delays have left the party without an official winner.
Katherine Miller
Michael Moore’s Speeches In Iowa Are A Lot To Take In
You almost wouldn’t believe the different vibes of a Michael Moore speech followed by an Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speech.
Katherine Miller
