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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates
Hillbilly Elegy,
by JD Vance (2017)
Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015)
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018)
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016)
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017)
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden)
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019)
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010)
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018)
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017)
Book Reviews

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Columns and news articles in The Nation magazine


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    from The Nation (number of quotes indicated):
  • Abdul El-Sayed (1) Michigan Democratic candidate for Governor
  • Alan Keyes (2) Republican
  • Amy Klobuchar (1) Minnesota Democratic candidate for President; Minnesota Senator
  • Andrew Yang (2) New York Democratic candidate for NYC Mayor
  • Barbara Lee (1) Democrat U.S. Rep California-13
  • Bernie Sanders (3) Independent Senator (VT) amd former Presidential candidate
  • Brian Schatz (1) Democratic Sr Senator Hawaii
  • Cory Booker (1) New Jersey Mayor of Newark; N.J. Senator
  • Don Blankenship (1) Constitution Party candidate for President
  • Elizabeth Warren (2) Massachusetts Senator
  • Howie Hawkins (2) New York Green Party Presidential Challenger
  • Jeb Bush (2) Florida Former FL Governor; Republican Presidential candidate
  • Joe Biden (1) Democratic President; former V.P.; former Senator
  • Joe Sestak (1) Democratic candidate for President; Navy Admiral
  • Jon Ossoff (4) Democrat U.S. Rep Georgia-6
  • Julian Castro (2) Texas Mayor of San Antonio; HUD Secretary
  • Kamala Harris (2) California Democratic nominee;Vice President; former California Senator
  • Kendra Horn (1) Democrat U.S. Rep Oklahoma-5
  • Kirsten Gillibrand (1) New York Democratic candidate for President; New York Senator
  • Lincoln Chafee (4) Rhode Island Independent Rhode Island Governor
  • Marianne Williamson (1) Democratic candidate for President
  • Michael Bennet (1) Colorado Democratic candidate for President; Colorado Senator
  • Mike Gravel (2) Democratic challenger for president
  • Pete Buttigieg (1) Indiana DOT Secretary
  • Steve Bullock (4) Montana Democratic Montana Governor
  • Steve Daines (1) Republican (Senate run 2014) U.S. Rep Montana-0
  • Terry McAuliffe (1) Virginia Democratic Challenger
  • Tim Walz (1) Minnesota DFL Governor & V.P. nominee
  • Tom Steyer (1) California Democratic Challenger
  • Tom Udall (1) Democrat (Senate 2008) U.S. Rep New Mexico-3
  • Tulsi Gabbard (1) Hawaii Democratic candidate for President; U.S. Rep from HI-2
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    Articles in The Nation magazine:
  • The Nation magazine, "J.D. Vance Is on a Stalker Tour of Swing States," by Joan Walsh, Aug. 7, 2024, (Link)
  • On Confirmation Hearings: "Making Rahm Emanuel Ambassador to Japan Would Be a Sick Joke," by Robert L. Borosage, August 24, 2021
  • 2021_VA_Governor, "Is It Really Terry McAuliffe's Turn in Virginia--Again?," by Joan Walsh, December 11, 2020
  • 2020-MT-Senate: "Can This Montana Governor Deliver the Senate to the Democrats?," by Gabriel Furshong, July 6, 2020
  • The Nation, "Kendra Horn Is Radical… for Oklahoma," by Rebecca Grant, February 18, 2020
  • 2020-Primaries: "We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality," by Sam Pizzigati, November 19, 2019
  • "Economic Security Should Be Lifelong," by Peter Barnes, May 15, 2019
  • 2020-Primaries: "Why Democratic Contenders Now Call for Abolishing the Electoral College," by John Nichols, April 22, 2019
  • "Breaking the Boundaries of 2-Party Politics in New York," by John Nichols, Nov 1, 2018
  • "Why Won't Lincoln Chafee Support Robert Mueller?," by Bob Dreyfuss, May 2, 2018
  • (On Abdul El-Sayed): The Nation (newsmagazine) on 2018 Michigan governor race, 1/29/2018
  • "A Governor Renews Net-Neutrality Protections With the Stroke of a Pen," by John Nichols, Jan 24, 2018
  • "Chafee Keeps Ripping 'Delusional' Neocons and Democrats Who Compromise With Them," by John Nichols, 8/20/15
  • (On Jeb Bush): Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss in The Nation magazine, 5/30/2014
  • (On Bernie Sanders): The Nation interview of 2016 presidential hopefuls, 3/6/2014
  • (On Rand Paul): Rand Paul OpEd in The National Interest, 1/16/2014
  • (On Donald Trump): Ari Melberon in The Nation, "Coded Racism", 4/27/2011
  • (On Mike Gravel): The Nation, "Pentagon Papers Figure Bids for Presidency", 4/14/2006
  • (On Stephen Laffey): The National Review, "Dump Chafee", 2/6/2006
  • (On Bill Richardson): Sasha Abramsky, in The Nation, "Democrat Killer?", 4/18/2005
  • (On Wesley Clark): The Nation, Opionion, "Wesley Clark's 'High Noon' Moment", 9/17/2003
  • (On Phil Gramm, Spencer Abraham, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush & Paul O`Neill): The Nation, Editorial, "Enron Conservatives," p. 4-5, 2/4/2002
  • (On Al Gore): Policy Paper, "The National Energy Trust Fund", 6/27/2000
  • (On Winona LaDuke): The Nation,"The First Environmentalists", 2/7/2000
  • (On George W. Bush): The Nation, 5/26/1999
  • (On Alan Keyes): HUMAN EVENTS: The National Conservative Weekly, front page, 4/17/1998

 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Abortion
    Terry McAuliffe: Vetoed anti-abortion laws; honored by Virginia NARAL.
Corporations
    Bernie Sanders: Workers should have 45% of board seats, 20% of stock.
    Julian Castro: Tax capital gains annually, not when assets sold.
    Marianne Williamson: Make it illegal for CEOs to be paid with stock options.
    Steve Bullock: Defended state limit on corporate campaign donations.
Crime
    Jon Ossoff: Crimes under Trump: act prudently, but accountability.
Energy & Oil
    Steve Bullock: Opposed Obama's halting coal mine leasing on Federal land.
Environment
    Barbara Lee: Environment relates to racial & economic justice.
    Don Blankenship: Environmental movement not great cause but great business.
    Steve Bullock: Expanded fishing rights regardless of streambed ownership.
Families & Children
    Cory Booker: New estate tax to fund "baby bond" program.
    Howie Hawkins: Supports universal healthcare & universal pre-K.
Foreign Policy
    Jeb Bush: Passivity hasn't worked on Russia and Ukraine.
    Lincoln Chafee: Outspoken backer of Iran nuclear agreement.
Free Trade
    Alan Keyes: Tariffs make foreigners share burden of US government.
Government Reform
    Brian Schatz: Abolish the Electoral College.
    Elizabeth Warren: Every vote matters: so abolish the Electoral College.
    Jon Ossoff: Trying to take away sacred right to vote is disgraceful.
    Jon Ossoff: Open to discussing getting rid of filibuster.
    Kirsten Gillibrand: Abolish the Electoral College.
    Tom Udall: Abolish Electoral College; extend vote to DC & territories.
Homeland Security
    Jeb Bush: OpEd: Distancing himself from brother & neocons.
    Mike Gravel: Fought & beat Nixon White House on Pentagon Papers in 1971.
    Mike Gravel: Bush administration's secrecy is worse than Nixon's.
    Tim Walz: Retired after 24 years in National Guard,to run for Congress.
Jobs
    Bernie Sanders: Tax CEOs making more than 50 times median worker pay.
    Kamala Harris: Require "equal pay certification" for government contracts.
    Michael Bennet: Hasn't supported a national $15 hourly minimum wage.
Principles & Values
    Howie Hawkins: Third parties force issues neglected by major parties.
    Jon Ossoff: Multiracial coalition with shared values emerging.
    Kendra Horn: Most are a little left of center, a little right of center.
    Lincoln Chafee: Mueller investigation a waste of money.
    Steve Daines: We're the greatest country in the world.
Social Security
    Andrew Yang: Fund Freedom Dividend payments with 10% VAT.
    Tulsi Gabbard: Take money for Social Security from military & tax giveaways.
Tax Reform
    Abdul El-Sayed: Limit tax foreclosures for over-assessed Detroit properties.
    Alan Keyes: Excise taxes allow citizens to control tax rate themselves.
    Amy Klobuchar: Return to 39.6% top rate; open to wealth tax.
    Bernie Sanders: Wealth tax of 8% on fortunes over $10 billion.
    Joe Biden: Undo 2017 tax cut, eliminate "stepped-up basis loophole".
    Joe Sestak: End preferential treatment of capital gains.
    Julian Castro: Tax inherited windfalls as ordinary income.
    Kamala Harris: Higher tax on wealthy to fund Medicare-for-All & teacher pay.
    Pete Buttigieg: April: raise top tax rate; October: "soft-pedals" wealth tax.
    Tom Steyer: Supports higher estate tax, annual wealth tax.
    Andrew Yang: End Social Security cap; favorable capital gains treatment.
Technology
    Steve Bullock: Signed executive order requiring net neutrality.
War & Peace
    Lincoln Chafee: Neocon advocates for invasions are "delusional".
    Lincoln Chafee: Iraq: There was "no evidence" of WMDs, it was a hoax.
Welfare & Poverty
    Elizabeth Warren: Raise wealth tax rate for healthcare & affordable housing.


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