Biden Offered No Alternative to Trump’s Pro-Policing Authoritarianism in Debate
Biden did not put forth a progressive or convincing counterweight to Trump’s xenophobic and authoritarian tirades.
In 2020, the U.S. experienced some of the largest protests in its history focused on police violence and demands to restructure public safety. Unfortunately, the CNN moderators at Thursday night’s presidential debate saw no need to directly ask candidates about these issues. And while some of them did arise in the context of the opioid crisis, border enforcement and the overall well-being of Black...