Media

For NYT’s David Brooks, a Long-Overdue Goodbye

Raina Lipsitz / FAIR Feb 10, 2026 For decades, the columnist has defended the powerful, denigrated the vulnerable and decried a toxic political culture via tossed-off listicles. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Media

The Reasonable Middle Has Always Been an Elitist Mirage

Luke Savage / Truthdig Jan 29, 2026 Bari Weiss's incompetent rebrand of CBS is just the 2000s-era reactionary "freethinker" grift adapted for the age of Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

Mark Carney’s Fully Automated Luxury Centrism

Luke Savage / Truthdig Aug 13, 2025 Canada’s banker-turned-prime minister embraces the neoliberal consensus, but also understands its profound unpopularity better than most. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

No Country for Old Centrists

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jun 12, 2025 The Democratic Party is hidebound to a disastrous mix of caution and the cult of seniority. It must reinvent or die. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

William Greider’s Blistering Critiques of Capitalism Will Be Sorely Missed

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Dec 27, 2019 The celebrated economist and author, who died at 83 this week, exposed the perils of Reaganomics—and predicted Trump’s rise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Corporate Media Hates Progressives as Much as It Loves Capitalism

Julie Hollar / FAIR Dec 17, 2019 Mainstream newspapers are pulling out all the stops to chastise the left for supporting progressive policies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

OK Obama, It’s Time to Cancel Centrism

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Nov 20, 2019 Centrists like the 44th president are so invested in protecting the status quo that they risk alienating the majority of Americans. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why Does the New York Times Hate the Democratic Base?

Julie Hollar / FAIR Nov 8, 2019 Progressive proposals have proved wildly popular, yet the Gray Lady remains convinced that only a centrist can beat Donald Trump in 2020. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Wall Street’s Worst Nightmare for 2020 Is Coming True

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Aug 29, 2019 For the plutocrats who see Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren as the greatest threat to their bottom line, this summer has gotten a bit scary. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Wavering Democrats Bought Into Kochs’ Free Trade Scheme

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Aug 13, 2019 Third Way, a think tank tied to centrist Democrats, took money from the ultra-right family to promote unpopular free trade policies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

House Democrats Hoarding Cash to Ward Off Progressive Upstarts

By ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Aug 8, 2019 Following Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's lead, challengers are targeting powerful, well-backed incumbents, though the hurdles they face are clear. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Democrats Need to Wake Up and Smell the Grassroots

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Jul 16, 2019 Fighting progressive policies most Americans support will cost “centrist” votes, not gain them. Democrats should know this by now. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )