Jacob Sugarman
Former Managing EditorJacob Sugarman is a former managing editor at Truthdig.
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Joe Biden, Tiffany Cabán and Democrats’ Two Paths Forward
Jun 27, 2019 The former vice president has been exposed as one of the architects of mass incarceration. A New York politician offers an alternative.
Wall Street Has Its Top Democratic Hopefuls All Picked Out
Jun 17, 2019 A new report finds the financial industry is lining up behind Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Kamala Harris and former Vice President Joe Biden.
Google Is Making Billions at the Media’s Expense
Jun 10, 2019 Newsrooms face unprecedented layoffs and turmoil. Recent findings from the News Media Alliance underscore the need to break up Big Tech.
Can Socialism Save American Democracy?
May 28, 2019 Author Bhaskar Sunkara reflects on the differences between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, the future of Medicare-for-all and more.
Elizabeth Warren Unveils Plan to Radically Reform the Pentagon
May 16, 2019 In a new essay, the Massachusetts senator and 2020 Democratic hopeful writes that it's "past time to cut our bloated defense budget."
The Silence of the 2020 Democratic Hopefuls on Gaza Is Deafening
May 7, 2019 Since violence has erupted anew in the Palestinian territory, only a handful of presidential candidates have sought fit to weigh in.
Joe Biden Is Who We Thought He Was
Apr 26, 2019 The former vice president's disastrous first days on the campaign trail likely tell us everything we need to know about his candidacy.
Bernie Sanders Removes the Gloves
Apr 15, 2019 In a blistering letter, the Vt. senator accuses the Center for American Progress of "belittling progressive ideas," rekindling an old feud.
The Israeli Left’s Moment of Reckoning
Apr 10, 2019 Benjamin Netanyahu's reelection likely affirms that liberal Zionists can have a democracy or a Jewish state, but they can't have both.
Chelsea Manning Has Sacrificed Everything Twice
Mar 29, 2019 For bravely defying a state that grows ever more hostile to whistleblowers, the former intelligence officer is our Truthdigger of the Month.
The Future of Climate Authoritarianism Is Now
Mar 20, 2019 David Wallace-Wells, author of "The Uninhabitable Earth," reflects on the future of capitalism, the Green New Deal and the power of panic.