Dear Bill Clinton: The End of Welfare Isn’t the End of Poor People

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 22, 2016 Isn't it great how we solved the welfare problem? That's the one thing that former President Clinton, Congress and even the media agree on. Isn't it great how we solved the welfare problem? That's the one thing that former President Clinton, Congress and even the media agree on. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Bill Clinton Waged a War on Welfare Mothers Instead of a War on Poverty

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 22, 2016 To hear Clinton tell it, his presidency won the war on poverty three decades after Lyndon B. Johnson launched it, having changed only the name. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Democratic Convention Film on Hillary Clinton Lied to America

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 2, 2016 The short movie claimed that the Children's Defense Fund was the essence of Clinton's early career—and avoided the ugly fact that she betrayed the beneficiaries of that fund and all children in poverty, beginning as first lady of Arkansas. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The U.S. Senator Who Thinks We Need More Incarceration

John Kiriakou / Truthdig Jun 1, 2016 Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas, argues that the U.S. isn't putting enough people behind bars. He ignores the fact that when ex-felons are allowed to reintegrate into society as productive, tax-paying citizens with voting rights, they are far less likely to reoffend. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Best Reporting on Hillary Clinton Over the Years

Staff / Truthdig Apr 10, 2016 Clinton has been in the public eye for four decades—and there have been investigative stories about her for nearly as long. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

FBI Offers to Unlock iPhone in Arkansas Homicide Case

Emma Niles / Truthdig Apr 1, 2016 If the FBI succeeds, it will be the first time that the “backdoor” technology used in the San Bernardino case will have been used elsewhere -- exactly the situation that Apple said it wanted to prevent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Huck

David Fitzsimmons, The Arizona Star, Cagle Cartoons May 7, 2015 Dig deeper

Indiana’s Last Supper

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Indiana (Un)welcome

Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Cagle Cartoons Apr 2, 2015 Dig deeper

Arkansas Defies Widespread Outrage by Passing Its Own ‘Religious Freedom’ Act

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Apr 1, 2015 Arkansas, following Indiana's lead, has adopted a hugely controversial, “anti-gay” Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Republicans’ Profane Attack on the Sacred Right to Vote

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Oct 30, 2014 There is a database housed in Arkansas with your name in it that is, if you live in one of the 28 states participating in the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Jacob George

BLANK Sep 28, 2014 Tragic news of the young veteran received enormous attention over the past week. Friends and fellow veterans remember his warmth, wisdom and commitment to bringing the horrors of war to an end. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )