What’s Really Driving the Latest Attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 11, 2019 The congresswoman has been accused of anti-Semitism, but her tweets reveal an inconvenient truth about AIPAC's influence in Washington. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

For Middle- and Working-Class Americans, Running for Congress Is Nearly Unaffordable

Ilana Novick Dec 3, 2018 Most members of Congress are financially better off than the people they represent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Billionaires, Not Voters, Are Deciding Elections

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Nov 9, 2018 As voters, we need to become literate in the ways of the moneyed class when it comes to elections. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Maine’s Radical Universal Home Health Care Proposition

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Oct 14, 2018 For the state’s elderly and disabled populations, as well as for home care workers, the measure could bring much-needed relief—but state business groups are trying to stop it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Wonderful White House Isn’ts (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Aug 23, 2018 It’s been quite a week so far, from “truth isn’t truth” to an unindicted co-conspirator for a president.  Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Says She’s ‘Troubled’ by Obama’s $400,000 Speaking Fee (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2017 The Massachusetts Democrat told Sirius XM's Jonathan Alter that money in politics "ultimately threatens democracy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

After 2016’s Losses, Elizabeth Warren Tells Democrats: ‘Shame On Us’

By Emma Green Apr 19, 2017 The story the Massachusetts senator tells about the election and America's anxieties is curiously one-dimensional. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mainstream Democrats Prevail Over Sanders Supporters in California Congressional Race

Emma Niles / Truthdig Apr 7, 2017 California’s 34th Congressional District went for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primary, but voters overwhelmingly choose establishment Democrats over “Berniecrats” in a special election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cenk Uygur Tells Democrats How to Fight Neil Gorsuch’s Nomination (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2017 The host of The Young Turks has some advice for the opposition on aggressively questioning President Trump's Supreme Court pick about money in politics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Affordable Care Act, Election Integrity and the Human Cost of a Reckless War

BLANK Jan 14, 2017 In this week’s episode of “Informed Rant,” host Joshua Scheer interviews three guests on an array of contemporary political issues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Blueprint for a Party That Is Truly for the Working Class

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 21, 2016 Such a party, writes Seth Ackerman at Jacobin magazine, "must be independent—determining its own platform and educating around it. It should actually contest elections. And its candidates for public office should be members of the party, accountable to the membership, and pledged to respect the platform.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Battles for Senate Lead to ‘Precipitous Rise’ in Cloaked Money Spending

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Nov 2, 2016 Top 10 Senate races see record spending from outside groups, which are free to accept unlimited donations and sometimes are able to conceal their funders from the public. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )