DNC Changes Up Rules, but Millions of Primary Votes Remain Vulnerable

By Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media Institute Aug 30, 2018 Of the work accomplished at the Chicago meeting, only the restraint on the nomination power of superdelegates has teeth. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

New Teacher Activism Signals Revolt Against Conservative Ideology

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 5, 2018 The red state insurrections are a reminder that can get lost in debates about school reform: You can't run a decent education system on the cheap. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2nd GOP Governor Seeks Exclusion From Offshore Drilling Plan

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2018 Democrats from coastal states cry hypocrisy and partisanship as North Carolina's Henry McMaster moves to protect his state from the risks associated with drilling. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Is Helping Hillary Clinton Transform the Geography of American Politics

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 23, 2016 An alliance between suburban voters and African-Americans is turning Virginia presidentially blue. That is alarming to Republicans, because the pattern is repeating itself in North Carolina and Georgia. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Who Turned My Blue State Red?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 22, 2015 Why poor areas vote for politicians who want to slash the safety net. (The explanations might surprise you.) Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Obamacare Fails: Where Four State Health Exchanges Went Wrong

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2014 Much has been written (and will continue to be written) about the spectacular failure of health insurance exchanges in Minnesota, Massachusetts, Oregon and Maryland—all blue states that support the Affordable Care Act. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Occupy America

Staff / Truthdig Nov 8, 2011 You've seen Wall Street, you've seen Oakland, but have you seen Occupy Honolulu? Well, you're about to now. It is part of the MSM, but CBS has put together a slideshow featuring Occupy protesters that's worth a look. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Linda Tripp Gets Literary

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2008 Blast-from-the-past alert! The world has undoubtedly been waiting to hear the sage words of former Monica Lewinsky confidante Linda Tripp (channeled in this photo by John Goodman on "SNL") concerning the historic election of America's first black president, and luckily, she has delivered. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Could California Go Red?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 28, 2008 If there's one state that most everyone would consider in the bank for Barack Obama, it might well be California -- any more to the left and the state would be afloat in the Pacific (thus fulfilling the fantasies of many). So why are the early voting returns telling a different story? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Portrait of an American Election

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 1, 2008 "Election Day" isn't a film that highlights the horse-race aspect of American politics, nor is it about red or blue states. Instead, director Katy Chevigny and her colleagues from Arts Engine Inc. aimed to capture a much more complex story -- or rather, a multilayered and interconnecting set of stories -- about an array of Americans from different states, backgrounds and political positions, all taking part in some way in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )