rick perlstein

Joe Kennedy III, a False Progressive Idol Like JFK

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 4, 2018 America does not need another elite Kennedy pretending to lead us out of the darkness of authoritarian capitalism, racism, militarism and other evils. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Conservative Enthusiasm for Bernie Sanders Suggests He Can Unite a Divided Public

By Rick Perlstein, The Washington Spectator Oct 19, 2015 I spent days with fans of presidential candidate Sanders across red states. They watch Fox News, live in the heartland, and are voting for Bernie. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Chicago Waking Up!

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 29, 2013 The people of Chicago are learning how to disturb, embarrass and block the ambitions of socially destructive politicians and corporate executives, Rick Perlstein of The Nation magazine reports. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

FBI: Inventing the Terrorist Boogeyman

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2012 Protesters coaxed by federal agents into plotting terrorist attacks are imprisoned without bond while known terrorists are allowed to walk free the day of their arrest. The difference? Political ideology: The entrapped “criminals” are associates of the Occupy movement, while the actual terrorists are merely well-established violent white supremacists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nixonland, Then and Now: Q&A With Rick Perlstein

Jon Wiener / Truthdig May 19, 2008 "Nixonland" -- that's Rick Perlstein's term for the political world where candidates win power by mobilizing people's resentments, anxieties and anger, where politics destroys its victims. Do we still live in Nixonland, and if so, when will we leave? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )