That Time Republicans Used Racism to Defeat McCain’s Presidential Bid
Aug 26, 2018 When George W. Bush was running against the late Arizona senator in the 2000 GOP primary, the Bush campaign implied McCain's adopted daughter from Bangladesh was born from an affair between the senator and a black woman.
The Reluctant Activist
Feb 5, 2018 Wonky as it seems, gerrymandering is a sinister threat in America. Fighting to keep voting districts fair is the most important work we can do.
How Gore, Kerry and Clinton Put Trump in Office
Oct 11, 2017 We will recover only if we do what the corporate Democrats have not: Address the sham of our entire electoral system and then change it.
Trump Adds Bannon to National Security Council, Removes Intelligence Officials
Jan 30, 2017 Council meetings will include the president's adviser and leave out key national security figures, except when their expertise is requested.
With ‘Sully,’ Clint Eastwood Skillfully Traffics in the Gray Zone Once Again
Sep 8, 2016 The off-screen politics of Eastwood the celebrity have made headlines in his later years, but as a storyteller, he has a knack for nuance and moral complexity.
Media’s Email Hysteria: Why Are Republicans Exempt?
Mar 14, 2015 It is almost eerie how closely Hillary Clinton's current email scandal parallels the beginnings of the Whitewater fiasco that ensnared her and her husband almost 20 years ago.
Who Won Iraq?
Jun 19, 2014 Bush and his top officials remade reality in Iraq on an almost unimaginable scale and, as we study the region today, the results bear no relation to the world they imagined creating. On the other hand, there were two dreams they had that, after a fashion, did come into existence.
‘Left, Right & Center’: Jill Abramson Fired, Karl Rove on Hillary, VA Scandal
May 17, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the big and sudden changes that shook up the newsroom at The New York Times this week. Does the ousting of executive editor Jill Abramson represent a setback for women at the Gray Lady and in newsrooms everywhere?
Clinton Impeachment, Take II
May 14, 2014
Top 5 Signs That It Is Karl Rove Who Is Brain Dead, Not Hillary Clinton
May 14, 2014 Karl Rove was reported to have raised questions about Hillary Clinton’s mental well-being because of her fall in late 2012.
