At the end of June, following the June 28 presidential debate, we got totally absorbed in reading op-ed pieces calling for Biden to step down as the Democratic presidential candidate. Regardless of our (or your) opinions on the presidential candidates, it is important to know you can get these news articles through SFPL resources and/or with the help of a Magazines and Newspapers Center librarian.
To attempt this yourself, your first stop should be the Libary's Periodical Finder tool, which will tell you which resource to look in for which dates of a publication. If you get stumped, don't hesitate to reach out to us for help.
The Hill
On June 30, the news site The Hill published an annotated list of outlets that ran pieces calling for Biden to surrender the Democratic nomination ("These major media outlets have called for Biden to drop out," by Nick Robertson). Here, we offer direct links to the pieces through SFPL resources, so whip out your library card and get ready to login.
The New York Times
The Hill: The Times, which has battled with Biden’s campaign for months over its coverage of the president, said that Biden should step aside to “serve his country,” in a searing editorial on Friday.
In case you hit the NYT paywall through The Hill's link, allow us to remind you that SFPL offers several ways to access the NYT. Here is a direct link to the "searing editorial" in the text-only version via ProQuest.
The New Yorker
The Hill: David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, evoked Mark Twain to describe Biden’s performance in last week’s debate, remarking on the president’s age.
This piece is an online-only read as of July 6, 2024, which means you should be able to access it openly on the New Yorker website. However, just a note to say that SFPL has several options to access the content of the New Yorker that appears in the print publication, including through Flipster, which completely simulates the experience of reading the print magazine.
The Economist
The Hill: Britain’s largest current affairs magazine doubled down on its repeated calls for Biden not to run again on Friday. Its own editorial said in stepping down, Biden “would help rescue America from an emergency.”
Like many of the periodicals on this list, SFPL offers several ways to access the content of the Economist. The article referenced by The Hill can be read in full through a database called Gale Academic OneFile. As the Hill makes clear, this isn't the first time the Economist has beat that drum. Check out PressReader, where you can read back issues of the Economist and the new July 6 issue, which is almost exclusively devoted to the topic (see the Leaders section on page 9).
Chicago Tribune
The Hill: The Tribune, the Midwest’s largest newspaper, said last week’s debate should be met with just one word: “Enough.”
Read the text-only version of the article, which in this case is available in ProQuest.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Hill: The Journal-Constitution’s editorial board also did not mince words. “It’s time for Biden to pass the torch,” the piece is titled.
Georgia's major newspaper is available in a text-only version from several SFPL databases. Here is a direct link to the article via ProQuest.
Other calls
The Hill: Other newspapers weren’t as direct. Both The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal editorial boards said bowing out should be seriously considered by the president, though neither went as far as to explicitly recommend it.
Pop quiz! Try finding the articles from The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post yourself. Use Periodical Finder to search for the name of the newspaper, and then click through to connect to the database. Try searching for a phrase from the article if a search for the title of the article isn't doing the trick.
Stumped? Leave a comment and we'll get back to you with the direct link.
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