center for american progress

A Proposal Designed to Confuse Public and Prevent ‘Medicare for All’

Margaret Flowers / HealthOverProfit.org Feb 23, 2018 The Center for American Progress unveils a health care plan written to confuse supporters of Medicare for all and protect private health insurance profits. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Sessions Is Wrong on Legal Justification for Ending DACA

By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Sep 11, 2017 Donald Trump's motivation to rescind the program has little to do with the law and much to do with politics. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

How ‘Russiagate’ Got So Much Momentum

Norman Solomon / Truthdig May 2, 2017 "The Russians did it" has become the Democratic Party's go-to excuse to avoid confronting Hillary Clinton's lack of voter appeal in the 2016 election and how the party lost touch with average Americans. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Catholic Controversy Sparked by WikiLeaks Will Continue Long After 2016 Election

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Oct 18, 2016 To hear the many howls of protest from conservatives, you'd think that a handful of emails demonstrates that Hillary Clinton's campaign is a nest of anti-Catholics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Progressives on the Take

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 18, 2013 The Podesta brothers are the faces of the so-called progressive wing of the Democratic Party that, like the president himself, will talk a good game of reducing income inequality, while catering to the interests of the very corporations that have initiated the problem. How can President Obama be so right and so wrong in the same moment? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mike Farrell on Troy Davis and Political Cowardice

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2011 On this week's episode of Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Mike Farrell on Troy Davis, the battle for Latino voters, 9/11 by the numbers and Robert Scheer on America's record poverty.On this week's Truthdig Radio: Mike Farrell on Troy Davis, the battle for Latino voters, 9/11 by the numbers and Robert Scheer on America's record poverty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Washington: Still a Boy’s Town

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2011 Women's lib hasn't made it through Washington yet. Micah Zenko at Foreign Policy magazine looked at the percentages of females holding leadership roles related to foreign policy and national security and found that women remain vastly underrepresented among our nation's policymakers. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )