Joe Biden Is Not the Pragmatic Choice for 2020

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig May 23, 2019 Media narratives and favorability polls aside, pragmatism at this moment is about something far different than what Biden is offering. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Supreme Court: Voters Who Skip Elections Can Be Purged From Rolls

Ilana Novick Jun 11, 2018 The 5-4 decision upholding Ohio's voter registration practice has major implications for voting rights nationwide. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Protests Force Starbucks to Ditch ADL From Leading Anti-Racism Training

Marjorie Cohn / Consortiumnews May 3, 2018 An outcry over the inclusion of the Anti-Defamation League, an Jewish nongovernmental organization, as a lead member of upcoming anti-racism training forced the coffee company to back down. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

These 15 Election Takeaways Reveal the Electorate That Gave the U.S. President-Elect Trump

By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet Dec 8, 2016 To start, a small percentage of Americans in both parties nominated the presidential candidates -- who were disliked by a majority of the country.To start, a small percentage of Americans in both parties nominated the presidential candidates—who were disliked by a majority of the country. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Not a Revolution—Yet

Mike Davis / Truthdig Nov 17, 2016 The demographic weaknesses in Donald Trump's victory suggest America's future still lies with Bernie Sanders and his supporters. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

African-American Voters Flex Their Power in Georgia

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 1, 2014 Both Democrats and Republicans are chasing voters of color as registration and turnout could decide the midterm elections this November and the presidency two years later. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Century of Collusion Between Washington and Finance

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 8, 2014 Former Wall Street executive, financial journalist and Truthdig contributor Nomi Prins tells "Democracy Now!" how a small number of bankers have played critical roles in shaping a century’s worth of financial, foreign and domestic policy in the United States, a series of events that she documents in her new book, "All the Presidents' Bankers: The Hidden Alliances That Drive American Power." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Could Eliminate Campaign Caps on Individual Donors

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 5, 2013 An effort to remove the limits on total campaign contributions by a single donor is before the Supreme Court. Progressives predict the elimination will lead to an estimated $1 billion increase in giving over the next seven years by the top 1,219 donors from the 2012 election. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rosy Predictions of New York Insurance Exchange Might be Premature

Thomas Hedges / Truthdig Jul 24, 2013 The New York Times reported last week that New York State’s health plans are set to fall 50 percent in cost. Missing from the conversation was the fact that insurance companies, who are driven not by the public’s interest but by profits, still control the market. Dig deeper

Minority Majority

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How a Bunch of Liberal Groups Are Trying to Kill the Filibuster and Citizens United

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The progressive plot to save representative democracy, China's retirement bomb, Republican junk science, and doping in sports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Botox Solution

By Jeremiah Goulka, TomDispatch Dec 13, 2012 Do any of the GOP's proposals exhibit a willingness to make the kind of changes it will need to attract members of the growing groups that it has spent years antagonizing, such as Hispanics, Asian Americans, unmarried women, secular whites, and others? You’ve heard the expression “putting lipstick on a pig,” haven’t you? Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )