Charlotte Alter

Charlotte Alter is a national correspondent for TIME

Members of the media watch the CNN Democratic Presidential Debate in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 14, 2020

Warren and Sanders Spar on Gender Issues at Iowa Debate

Everybody knew this was coming. After reports surfaced that Sanders had que...

Everybody knew this was coming. After reports surfaced that Sanders had questioned whether a woman could win the presidency during a 2018 meeting with Warren, it was inevitable that the candidates would be asked about...

Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg

The Real 2020 Battle Lines: 'Hope' Versus 'Change'

Twelve years after Barack Obama won the White House on a motto of “hope and...

Twelve years after Barack Obama won the White House on a motto of “hope and change,” the four top-polling Democrats competing to succeed Donald Trump in 2020 have mined that message for parts: this time,...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), arrives on stage at a campaign event at Clark Atlanta University on Nov. 21, 2019.

Elizabeth Warren Needs Black Women to Vote for Her. Here's Her Plan to Win Their Support

On Thursday night, Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered a major speech about the...

On Thursday night, Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered a major speech about the power of black women fighters, meant to pitch herself to a key constituency in the Democratic primary. But the evening went a little...

(L-R) Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif.

Gender Politics at the Democratic Debate Show How Hard It Is To Fight Like a Girl

And pulled their punches against a less experienced man

Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg walks off stage after making a Veterans Day address at the Rochester Opera House on November 11, 2019 in Rochester, New Hampshire. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

As Pete Buttigieg Surges in Iowa Ahead of Debate, Fellow Democrats Sharpen Their Attacks

Staffers on other Democratic campaigns call him "Sneaky Pete" or "Mayor McK...

Staffers on other Democratic campaigns call him "Sneaky Pete" or "Mayor McKinsey" because of his ties to the business community. Others assail him as "Mayo Pete" or "Cream of Pete" because he's so white, and...

Democratic presidential candidate, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg exits a church pew during Sunday service at the Kenneth Moore Transformation Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina on Oct. 27, 2019.

Pete Buttigieg Rises in Iowa But Fails to Export That Midwestern Charm

Buttigieg needs Iowa more than Iowa needs Buttigieg

Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.), photographed in Washington D.C., on Jan. 2, 2019.

Katie Hill Is the First Millennial Lawmaker to Resign Because of Nudes. She Won't Be the Last

Millennials are gaining power at all levels of American government: Enter, ...

Millennials are gaining power at all levels of American government: Enter, Katie Hill. Millennials are navigating a rapidly shifting landscape of technology, sex, and power: Exit, Katie Hill. Last year, Hill was one of twenty...

Charlotte Alter

Warren and Sanders Spar on Gender Issues at Iowa Debate

The Real 2020 Battle Lines: 'Hope' Versus 'Change'

Elizabeth Warren Needs Black Women to Vote for Her. Here's Her Plan to Win Their Support

Gender Politics at the Democratic Debate Show How Hard It Is To Fight Like a Girl

As Pete Buttigieg Surges in Iowa Ahead of Debate, Fellow Democrats Sharpen Their Attacks

Pete Buttigieg Rises in Iowa But Fails to Export That Midwestern Charm

Katie Hill Is the First Millennial Lawmaker to Resign Because of Nudes. She Won't Be the Last

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