MSNBC Melts Down Over Sanders’ Front-Runner Status

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 23, 2020 The network's pundits are near tears, lamenting that they don't understand the country anymore. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Refuses to Be ‘Gaslit’ by The New York Times

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 19, 2019 The congresswoman makes it clear that she doesn't agree with the paper's take on her recent career moves. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Progressives Can’t Play Nice With Democrats Anymore

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Sep 5, 2019 If the left hopes to seize power within the party, it needs numbers. That means primarying centrist members of Congress wherever it can. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Democrats Are Waging a Covert War on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Joshua Cho / FAIR Aug 21, 2019 Establishment members of the party are using their cozy relationship with corporate media to anonymously attack progressives. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Racism Is Part of the New York Times’ Brand

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Aug 12, 2019 It’s not just that the Gray Lady is soft on Donald Trump. The paper and its editors view conservative whites as the only true Americans. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger Tiffany Cabán Poses the Right Kind of Threat

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 2, 2019 Whether or not her opponents—within and outside Democratic ranks—are ready, the contender for Queens D.A. offers needed change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ocasio-Cortez Came to ‘Knock Down the House’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig May 1, 2019 Filmmakers Rachel Lears and Robin Blotnick were there for all of it; their new documentary follows an ascendant AOC and three other women. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Green New Deal Is Indeed a Big Deal

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 14, 2019 Despite being attacked from many sides so soon after it was introduced, the proposed program may be our best hope out of a climate and economic quagmire. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Media Still Writing Premature Obituaries for the Democratic Left

Justin Anderson / FAIR Aug 29, 2018 While news outlets are eager to report on the recent primary losses of the insurgent left wing of the Democratic Party, there also have been plenty of wins. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Politicon 2017: Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker on the Democratic Party’s Chances Next Year (Video)

BLANK Jul 31, 2017 The Young Turks' Piker (left) and Uygur say the party needs to adopt a more progressive economic platform in preparation for the 2018 midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Health Care Causes Rift Between Progressive Left and Democratic Party Stalwarts

Emma Niles / Truthdig Jul 31, 2017 Some of the left’s biggest hitters, from party insiders to progressive outsiders, clash during a panel at Politicon 2017. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

California Rep. Ro Khanna Joins Justice Democrats

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2017 A wing of the Democratic Party inspired by Bernie Sanders' political ideals, the group opposes corporate influence in politics. Critics note that Khanna gets campaign money from Wall Street. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )