Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 23, 2016
Conservative Louisiana Sheriff Newell Normand last month publicly criticized “that idiot,” former Gov. Bobby Jindal, saying he had led his state off a fiscal cliff, and the law enforcement official went on to admonish his fellow Republicans for following obstructionist leaders and resisting tax increases aimed at covering budget problems the Republican governor left behind. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Henry A. Giroux / TruthoutMar 4, 2016
Flint provides a tragic example of what happens to a society when democracy begins to disappear and is surpassed by a state remade in the image of the corporation. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigJan 21, 2016
Now that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is getting credit for saying he’s really super-dooper sorry about poisoning thousands of children in Flint with lead, let’s not forget how he did it. Dig deeper
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 17, 2016
Calls for the resignation of Gov. Rick Snyder are intensifying in the face of evidence that he allowed the city's 100,000 residents to continue cooking, drinking and bathing in water known to be contaminated with lead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 27, 2015
Together with “a variety of good folks across Europe,” the former Greek finance minister is working to build “a pan-European democratic movement, call it a party, call it what you will,” that transcends national political parties. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigOct 28, 2015
Cases of malnutrition have doubled and other "Victorian" diseases are soaring in the U.K., in what campaigners say is a direct result of Tory government austerity measures. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigOct 16, 2015
Keep these three principles in mind and you won’t be fooled by scare tactics of the deficit hawks. And you’ll understand why we have to raise the debt ceiling, end the sequester, put more people to work, and increase rather than decrease spending on vital public investments like education and infrastructure. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigOct 16, 2015
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi's claim that "rapidly growing public sector debt threatens America's economic future" is based on dishonest accounting rigged by congressional austerity hawks, reports The Nation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 25, 2015
If management at KPFK Pacifica Radio were to pick a comparison inspired by recent world events to illustrate the current status of their operation, they probably wouldn't settle on Greece. But that’s just the route that an op-ed article by Sonali Kolhatkar took. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigSep 21, 2015
Most of Sunday's snap general election results are in -- and it seems Syriza has claimed another important victory in Greece and Alexis Tspiras will continue to lead the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigSep 11, 2015
Long marginalized by his party’s establishment, the unlikely outsider is set to usher in a return to Labour’s more radical values. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 29, 2015
Billionaire hedge fund managers have demanded that Puerto Rico lay off teachers, close schools, raise taxes, sell billions of dollars worth of public buildings and drastically cut public spending in order to repay loans and avoid financial default. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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