The Ugly Truth About the Supposedly Booming U.S. Economy

SARAH SKIDMORE SELL / The Associated Press Aug 28, 2018 Don't let the stock market highs fool you. As many as 40 percent of Americans are struggling to make ends meet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Republicans Propose Using Online Sales Tax Money for New Tax Cuts

DAVID A. LIEB / The Associated Press Jun 29, 2018 State and local governments stand to gain up to $13 billion annually by collecting taxes from remote sellers; some Republican governors and lawmakers propose to give it away in the form of tax cuts. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bill Gates Has Given $44 Million to Shape Education

SALLY HO / The Associated Press May 16, 2018 According to an Associated Press analysis, the spending paid for research aligned with his interests, led to friendly media coverage and had a role in writing Tennessee's new education plan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

State Election Systems Still Waiting for Security Checkups

CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY / The Associated Press May 7, 2018 With the midterm elections approaching, the Department of Homeland Security says it has completed on-site risk assessments of election systems in just nine of 17 states. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Almighty

By Gabriel Thompson Sep 30, 2016 In 2012, a house painter, a Vietnam vet, and an 82-year-old nun broke into one of the most secure nuclear weapons facilities in the world with two bolt cutters and three hammers. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

State Book of Tennessee

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Fred Thompson, Former Senator and 2008 Presidential Hopeful, Dies at 73

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 2, 2015 Fred Thompson's political career spanned several decades and included some unique twists. The former Tennessee senator died in Nashville on Sunday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Do You Live in One of the Most—or Least—Happy Places in America?

By April M. Short, AlterNet Sep 17, 2015 A new poll measures contentment around the country and the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Higher Education at Almost No Cost Is Possible in the U.S., and It May Soon Be a Reality in 2 States

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 14, 2015 Can you guess which states are now offering community college to their residents at virtually no cost? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Local Fight for the Future of the Internet

David Sirota / Truthdig Jul 19, 2014 The front line in this fight is Chattanooga, Tenn., where officials at the city's public electric utility, EPB, realized that smart-grid energy infrastructure could also provide consumers super-fast Internet speeds at competitive prices. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Congratulations, Tennessee: You’ve Just Become the Scariest State for Pregnant Women

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Right Wing Mounts Stealth Campaign in Freshening Labor Battle in Tennessee

BLANK Nov 19, 2013 Volkswagen and the United Auto Workers are working toward labor harmony with union representation at VW’s Chattanooga plant. So a right-wing anti-union group is mounting the fight that VW doesn’t want to wage, fearing that success by the UAW could give unionization momentum in the "right-to-work" South. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )