Who Will Protect Elections From U.S. Oligarchs?

Paul Street / Truthdig Apr 18, 2018 The nation's campaign finance free-for-all is one reason the Electoral Integrity Project ranks the democratic integrity of our elections dead last among the West's democracies. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

From Russia, With Absurdity

Eleanor Goldfield / Truthdig Feb 25, 2018 The idea that a few unsophisticated Facebook ads created by Russian trolls swung a U.S. presidential election is ridiculous. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Sanders Responds to State of the Union (Video & Transcript)

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2018 The Vermont senator takes the opportunity to also "talk to you about the major crises facing our country that, regrettably, Trump chose not to discuss." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Justice Neil Gorsuch Has Landed, to the Delight of the American Right

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 3, 2017 We can appreciate the full import of Gorsuch’s position on the Supreme Court only by analyzing his written orders and decisions. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Building the Wall’: Staging America’s Worst Immigration Nightmare

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Apr 5, 2017 Playwright Robert Schenkkan sounds the alarm about a scenario he says “absolutely” could come to pass in the United States. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gorsuch’s Convenient Untruth

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 23, 2017 Judge Neil Gorsuch made a statement Tuesday at his Supreme Court confirmation hearing that even he couldn't have believed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cenk Uygur Tells Democrats How to Fight Neil Gorsuch’s Nomination (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2017 The host of The Young Turks has some advice for the opposition on aggressively questioning President Trump's Supreme Court pick about money in politics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Affordable Care Act, Election Integrity and the Human Cost of a Reckless War

BLANK Jan 14, 2017 In this week’s episode of “Informed Rant,” host Joshua Scheer interviews three guests on an array of contemporary political issues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Elections Are Being Stolen, but Not in the Way You Might Think

By Victor Wallis Nov 7, 2016 There's been a good deal of chatter about a "rigged election" in recent months, and that's not simply trumped-up spin. Corruption of the voting process involves broad restrictions on the power of citizens to choose their leaders. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What’s on Your Ballot? Truthdig’s Voter Guide

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2016 Choosing the next president isn’t the only important decision the American electorate has to make in the 2016 election. In this article members of the Truthdig team share their opinions on other key issues. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Battles for Senate Lead to ‘Precipitous Rise’ in Cloaked Money Spending

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Nov 2, 2016 Top 10 Senate races see record spending from outside groups, which are free to accept unlimited donations and sometimes are able to conceal their funders from the public. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Overturning Citizens United Isn’t Enough

By Adam Eichen / Moyers & Company Oct 22, 2016 If Hillary Clinton is serious about reducing the role of money in politics, she should appoint Supreme Court justices willing to revisit two cases from the 1970s that formed the basis of our inability to regulate money in politics. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )