Why Hillary Clinton Republicans Matter

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 29, 2016 The Democratic nominee is making an appeal to GOP members opposed to Donald Trump. Her unspoken message: The stakes for the party's dissenters are too high for halfway measures and bet hedging. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Live at Truthdig: The Phenomenon of Donald Trump

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2016 Truthdig sits down with Editor in Chief Robert Scheer to discuss Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Has there ever been anyone like him in American political history? And what does his success say about the American people? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The GOP’s Maddening Trump Conundrum

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 12, 2016 "No modern precedent exists for the revival of a party so badly defeated, so intensely discredited, and so essentially split as the Republican Party is today," wrote George Gilder and Bruce Chapman in 1964. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Connecticut Yankee’s Introduction to California

John Ogden / Truthdig Apr 30, 2016 A Northeastern native and longtime California resident reflects on his first time experiencing the colorful characters, culture and politics of the Golden State. A Northeastern native and longtime California resident reflects on his first time experiencing the colorful characters, culture and politics of the Golden State. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Donald Trump Resembles Far-Right Fanatic Barry Goldwater in 1964 Race With LBJ

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2016 Demagogue. Extremist. Racist. The Donald Trump of today looks like the Barry Goldwater of 1964, when he ran a failed presidential campaign against Lyndon Johnson. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Go Ahead, Back Hillary Clinton and Forget All About Her Record

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 10, 2015 The candidate has been profoundly wrong on the two most pressing issues of our time—economic injustice and unbridled militarism—and seems incapable of learning from her dangerous errors in judgment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Cyberwarfare Is ‘Where the Real Money Is’ (Part 1 of 10)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 10, 2015 Just how and when did the military-industrial complex become the military-intelligence complex? And what's the link between Amazon and the Pentagon? Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Why Not Bachmann?

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Apr 6, 2011 If history recycles, we can expect people in Barack Obama's White House to start building up Michele Bachmann just as JFK's White House built up Barry Goldwater. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

McCain the Neocon

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2008 John McCain has made much of his reputation as a "maverick," but, as Reason magazine's Matt Welch lays out in this clip, McCain the Neocon has emerged as the Republican presidential nominee's dominant political persona and the one he'll take into the White House if he wins. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Dean on ‘Pure Goldwater’

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 22, 2008 Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer interviews John Dean about "Pure Goldwater," his new collaboration with the late senator's son. The book is a reminder that American conservatism has drifted far from its original heading. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Carl Bernstein: Hillary?s Politics From 1968 to 2008

Jon Wiener / Truthdig Jul 20, 2007 The Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter on Watergate has just published "A Woman in Charge," a biography of Hillary Clinton, for which he interviewed almost 100 of her friends and enemies. Carl Bernstein spoke recently with Truthdig's Jon Wiener about the first former first lady to make a bid for the presidency. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Let’s Grow Up, Progressives!

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 25, 2007 The veteran political observer argues that the Democrats' retreat on the war spending bill is but a temporary setback in a much longer struggle they are sure to win, if only opponents of the war are patient, determined and ready for the next fight. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )