Ear to the Ground

Michael Bloomberg’s Racism Goes Well Beyond Stop-and-Frisk

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Feb 17, 2020 In 2011, he told "PBS NewsHour" that many black and Latino men “don’t know how to behave in the workplace.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Matt Taibbi: Democrats Are Unwittingly Handing Sanders the Nomination

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 13, 2020 In their eagerness to nominate anyone but Bernie Sanders, Democrats are falling into the same trap as Republicans did in 2016. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Michael Bloomberg’s Defense of Racist Policing Unearthed in Audio

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Feb 11, 2020 “The way you get the guns out of the kids’ hands is to throw them up against the walls and frisk them.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Iowa Caucuses Were Even More Disastrous Than Previously Thought

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Feb 10, 2020 Problems included technology failures, communication breakdowns and poor training. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky: ‘The Neoliberal Order Is Visibly Collapsing’

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Feb 4, 2020 The famed linguist examines the threat Bernie Sanders poses to the Democratic Party, as well as the "morbid symptoms" of late capitalism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Clinton Alums Behind Disastrous Iowa Caucus App

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Feb 4, 2020 A day after the vote, we still don’t have the results. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

50 Lawmakers Slam Trump’s Misogyny in Scathing Letter

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Feb 3, 2020 The Democratic Women’s Caucus fights back against the president’s “continuing derogation of women.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Document Offers Tantalizing Preview of a Sanders Administration

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Jan 30, 2020 A new Washington Post report reveals the Vermont senator is already considering a wide array of executive orders if he's elected president. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Establishment Democrats Are Terrified Sanders Could Be the Nominee

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jan 27, 2020 The media “let him get away with murder,” a co-founder of centrist group Third Way says. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Glenn Greenwald Faces Possible Imprisonment by Bolsonaro Regime

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jan 21, 2020 The charges are a blatant violation of press freedom. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oxfam Report Contains Dire Warning for Global Capitalism

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jan 20, 2020 The British charity notes that just 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people combined. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Stephen Miller’s Racism on Full Display in New Leaked Emails

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jan 14, 2020 The White House senior policy adviser sides with white supremacists, claiming immigrants are a drain on the economy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )