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Will the Real Populists Please Stand Up?

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jan 7, 2025 Trump’s billionaire oligarchy presents an opportunity for the left to reclaim populism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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The Law of Second Chances

Michael Datcher / Truthdig Nov 6, 2024 What it means when a judge takes forgiveness and redemption seriously in an unforgiving system of retributive punishment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force at a press conference at the White House Rose Garden on March 13, 2020 (Photo: U.S. State Department)

If Trump Declares Martial Law Due to Coronavirus, Can He Suspend the Election?

By Martina Moneke / Truthdig Mar 19, 2020 Following the criticism that he has mismanaged the nation’s response to the coronavirus epidemic, Trump has declared himself a “wartime president.” If martial law is next, what will happen to the November election? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

President Donald Trump, with Vice President Mike Pence, and other members of the President’s Coronavirus Task Force speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump Uses Coronavirus to Spread Racism

By Sonali Kolhatkar Mar 19, 2020 There is nothing like a global pandemic to unleash the forces of racism in society. Trump is now routinely calling the novel coronavirus strain “the Chinese virus.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Like It or Not, Donald Trump Won the Biden-Sanders Debate

By Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 16, 2020 Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate between former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was extremely disappointing. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Coronavirus, the Frozen Primary and a Reset to 2016: How Bernie’s Political Revolution Can Still Get Back on Track

By Anis Shivani / Truthdig Mar 15, 2020 The coronavirus is a divine intervention that can yet help Bernie Sanders straighten his course. It’s a total reset in a fast-moving era when a campaign needs to reinvent itself several times over within the same cycle. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

We’re Winding Down the War on Weed — But Not Fast Enough

Tana Ganeva Mar 14, 2020 The president can’t pardon everyone in prison for marijuana convictions. We need clemency commissions. Lots of them. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Will the Afghanistan Peace Deal Work?

By Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Mar 13, 2020 The much-awaited US-Taliban agreement could finally end the longest U.S. war, but an end to violence is not assured. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Inflammatory ‘The Hunt’ Delivers Mere Sparks

By Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Mar 12, 2020 Reviled by the Far-Right and pulled from theaters last fall, the new thriller plays it safe while pitting red against blue. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Former Vice President Joe Biden addresses the press at the National Constitution Center Tuesday in Philadelphia, PA.

The Democratic Party Surrenders to Nostalgia

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 11, 2020 With Joe Biden’s primary victory imminent, the 2020 election increasingly looks like a battle not for America's future but for its past. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Cash-Strapped Hospitals Can’t Handle the Coronavirus

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Mar 10, 2020 Years of budget cuts have destroyed our health care system, just when we need it most. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jeremy Scahill Makes the Definitive Case Against Joe Biden

Truthdig Mar 10, 2020 The "Intercepted" host takes a deep dive into the former vice president's appalling record on everything from civil rights to women's rights. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )