Romney’s Retroactive Retirement, Weiner Mulls Political Comeback, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 16, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Stephen Colbert's super PAC trend and Pat Robertson giving some pretty bad dating advice. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Krugman: The Politics of Personal Attacks

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 16, 2012 The past week demonstrates how Campaign 2012 has devolved into a series of calculated personal attacks devoid of the substantive issues and policies that should be dominating the national political conversation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Romney’s Bain Discrepancy, Limbaugh’s Thwarted Theory, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 13, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Mitt Romney's Bain Capital controversy and Maine's governor making another Nazi comparison. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Bain of Romney’s Campaign

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 2, 2012 The Supreme Court's health care decision only reinforced the importance of the economic argument Obama and Romney have been having for months. And here is where Romney's Bain problem kicks in. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: The Democrats’ Private Equity Paradox

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2012 President Obama's attack on Mitt Romney for his time at the private equity firm Bain Capital drew words from Newark mayor and rising Democratic Party star Cory Booker. Booker scolded both campaigns for their attacks before praising Bain for supporting and growing businesses, a move that appears to belie his dependence on Wall Street for success in a potential Senate run. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Bain Questions Matter

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 25, 2012 Who are the dastardly enemies of free enterprise who decided to make an issue of Mitt Romney's tenure at the private-equity firm Bain Capital? Er, those would be his fellow Republicans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Do the Bain Hustle

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 24, 2012 President Obama is to be applauded for questioning Mitt Romney's legacy, although his motives seem to be as opportunistic as those of Romney's opponents in the Republican primaries who took the same tack.President Obama is to be applauded for questioning Mitt Romney's legacy, although his motives seem to be as opportunistic as those of Romney's opponents in the Republican primaries. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Newt’s Venom Is Mitt’s Medicine

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 16, 2012 Newt Gingrich has made it clear that if he can't be president, he's going to try to take Mitt Romney down with him. But the former House speaker’s endless stream of attack ads could, perversely, end up strengthening the "Massachusetts Moderate," who seems likely to survive the onslaught.The former House speaker’s endless stream of attack ads could, perversely, end up strengthening the "Massachusetts Moderate," who seems likely to survive the onslaught. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Lowlights From Saturday’s GOP Presidential Debate

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2012 At Saturday’s Republican debate, Mitt Romney got creative with the number of jobs generated during his tenure at Bain Capital, Ron Paul called MLK a “hero” after being questioned about a newsletter of his that trashed the man as a “world-class adulterer,” and Rick Santorum told the audience that social class doesn't exist in America. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )