Boston Tea Party, 2008

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 1, 2008 How dare you throw that tea into Boston Harbor! Such is the anti-democratic arrogance of the fear-mongering pundits and politicians who tell us if we taxpayers don’t instantly give the Wall Street banking bandits a $700-billion bailout, we are destroying America. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bill Clinton: Hillary Would Have Been the Best VP Pick ‘Politically’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 23, 2008 Former President Bill Clinton braved the deceptively comfy-looking couch on the set of "The View" to sit for a chat with Barbara Walters and her deceptively bubbly-seeming quartet of co-hosts, who are suddenly in the catbird seat in terms of landing the big political interviews after their headline-grabbing session with John McCain on Sept. 12. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Clinton Ready to Work for Obama

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2008 Last spring, it seemed like tug of war over the Democratic presidential nomination would never end, but now that seems part of the distant past, as Barack Obama enters the final stretch leading to November's election. Luckily, his relations with Bill Clinton appear to have improved over time, and the former president now says he's willing to roll up his sleeves to help Obama's campaign however he can. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Bill Clinton Won’t Hear Obama Speak

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2008 According to a one-line report on CNN, a "source close to former President Bill Clinton" has tipped off the news network that, unlike Hillary, Bill Clinton will be conspicuously absent from the crowd watching soon-to-be-official Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's acceptance speech on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Playing Down the Middle

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jul 8, 2008 Politics is a cruel and disappointing business. This year, Democratic liberals gambled on a young man who offered hope and change. But after those wondrous primary days, they are furious over Sen. Barack Obama's understandable effort to reach out to an electorate that is, and long has been, planted firmly in the middle of the road. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Streisand Joins Team Obama

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2008 The uneasy love affair between celebrity and politics continued late last week with a change of camps by former Hillary Clinton booster Barbra Streisand, who has officially made a lateral move to endorse Barack Obama. Babs' fans are still waiting to hear if la Streisand will pipe up for the Illinois senator this summer as part of her pro-Obama plans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Memorial Day: Campaign Trail Edition

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2008 Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama observed Memorial Day in Puerto Rico and New Mexico, respectively, paying tribute to U.S. military men and women from the past and the present and making their cases for becoming commander in chief. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Battle of the Hawks

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 7, 2008 In the increasingly unlikely event of a McCain-Clinton election, folks who care about the peace issue would have serious reason to worry. Both of these candidates are inveterate hawks, and what we would be up against is a choice between the neoconservatives and the neoliberals as to who could be more adventurous in getting us into unjustifiable foreign wars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Clinton Wins Pennsylvania

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2008 Hillary Clinton has scored a big, if expected, victory in Pennsylvania, a win crucial to her big-state argument to superdelegates. According to exit data, Obama won over new voters while Clinton appealed to those who made up their minds in the aftermath of the ABC debate. Clinton needed a double-digit win and she nearly achieved that, beating Obama by 9.2 points. Updated. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Moore Throws Hat Into Obama’s Ring

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2008 For presidential candidates, celebrity endorsements can be a mixed bag -- especially when the star in question is a polarizing figure, as is the latest famous figure to give the nod to Barack Obama: audacious auteur Michael Moore. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hillary to Bill: Shush, You

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2008 Just when Hillary Clinton thought the flap over her 1995 trip to Bosnia had passed, her husband revived the topic -- prompting her to issue him a gag order. Bill Clinton, campaigning Thursday in Indiana, brought up the media's treatment of Hillary after she mischaracterized the scene and later acknowledged her mistake, but he apparently muddled a few facts himself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What John McCain Should Know

Aaron Glantz / Truthdig Mar 4, 2008 More than any other candidate for president, John McCain should know that peace talks can be stronger and smarter than bombs, that withdrawing American soldiers can be the best way to achieve stability, and that the best way to protect American troops is to bring them home from the war zone. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )