Toll at 18 in Arkansas Floods

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2010 Update: Eighteen people have been confirmed killed after flash floods swept through a campground in western Arkansas early Friday morning. Authorities on Sunday said three people were still missing. Earlier reports had said dozens more were missing and feared dead. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Flash Floods Kill At Least 16 in Arkansas

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2010 At least 16 people were reported killed by flash floods in western Arkansas on Friday after buildup from heavy rainfall caused flood waters to sweep through campgrounds (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Loss Won’t Silence the Democratic Left

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jun 10, 2010 This week's primaries should have been good news for Democrats. Instead, a stray comment from an Obama aide briefly threatened a civil war in the Democratic Party, which needs all the unity it can get. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

There’s No Accounting for Taste in Arkansas

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2010 Although she was trailing primary challenger Bill Halter in at least one recent poll, Arkansas Democrats decided Tuesday to give Sen. Blanche Lincoln another shot. Lincoln had been targeted by unions and progressive groups after she killed the pro-labor bill she once co-sponsored and worked to weaken health care reform. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Smorgasbord, Not a Tea Party

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 19, 2010 Almost all the shibboleths of Washington conventional wisdom took a hit in Tuesday's voting. Yet advocates of a single national political narrative keep spinning the same old tale. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Unions Punish Lincoln in Arkansas

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2010 Sen Blanche Lincoln helped sink the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, which would have made labor organizing much easier Now the Democrat is headed to a primary runoff against Arkansas Lt Gov Bill Halter (above), thanks in part to a massive multimillion-dollar campaign effort by the AFL-CIO and the SEIU (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Primaries Show Off Dems’ Diversity

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 17, 2010 This year's elections may exacerbate the difference between our two political parties, but not in the way most people are talking about. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Democrat Challenges the Senator From Wal-Mart

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2010 One of the Senate's most conservative Democrats now faces a primary challenge on her left flank. Blanche Lincoln, who betrayed the unions that had supported her and who had bitterly fought off a public option in health care reform, was already headed for a tough race. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin Still Gets Huckabee’s Vote (Against Obama)

Staff / Truthdig Nov 25, 2009 Strange but true: Even after leaving office this summer well before her term as Alaska's governor was over, Sarah Palin's "executive experience" still strikes Mike Huckabee as valid evidence of leadership that would put her above Barack Obama in the former Arkansas governor's estimation, were he to be faced with those two choices at the polls. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shady Deal Showered Top Blue Dog With Cash

Staff / Truthdig Sep 23, 2009 Rep. Mike Ross has been one of the leading opponents of health care reform in Congress. Guess who coincidentally sold property to a pharmacy chain for hundreds of thousands more than it was worth? Ka-ching! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

They’re Here, They’re Queer, and They’re … Well-Organized

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2008 The town of Eureka Springs, Ark., is held up as a cautionary example of how "well-organized" squads of homosexuals are taking over God-fearing hamlets across America in this instructional video promo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Democratic State Boss Shot to Death

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2008 Arkansas Democratic Party Chair Bill Gwatney, 49, was murdered in his office Wednesday. His assailant was later chased down and shot to death by police. Authorities have yet to determine a motive for the killing of Gwatney. Update Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )