Repackaging Mitt as a Compassionate Conservative? Why It’s Too Late

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 27, 2012 Romney’s stories on the campaign trail have been about business successes -- people who started businesses in garages and grew their companies into global giants, millionaires who began poor. Curiously absent from these narratives have been the stories of ordinary Americans caught in an economy over which they have no control. At least until now. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Romney’s Class Warfare

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 21, 2012 Now, at least, there can be no doubt about who is waging class warfare in this presidential campaign Mitt Romney would pit the winners against the "victims," the smug-and-rich against the down-on-their-luck, the wealthy tax avoiders against those too poor to owe income tax . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America the Great … Police State

Gore Vidal / Truthdig Aug 2, 2012 Truthdig was proud to be the home of Gore Vidal's essays over the last six years In a tribute to his legacy, we'll be rerunning his great works In this essay, written in 2009, Vidal wants us to accept that the US is no longer a republic, no longer governed by laws -- only by armed men and force . Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Other War Drums

Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News Mar 13, 2012 Dig deeper

Obama Aims State of the Union Address at the Working Class

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2012 During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama primed the electorate with a speech that cast him as a champion of the American middle class—a wise, albeit predictable move during a year in which he’ll seek re-election. In their response, Republicans timidly disagreed that the economy has improved under his watch. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Newt Learned From Nixon

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jan 23, 2012 By shrewdly combining the politics of class with the politics of culture, Newt Gingrich won his first election in 14 years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Class Warfare, Brought to You by the Muppets

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2011 This just in: The Muppets are brainwashing your children with liberal, anti-corporate messages, according to this astute analysis conducted by objective reporter Eric Bolling of Fox News' "Follow the Money" propagandafest business broadcast. "Where are we, communist China?" he wonders. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Whose Class War?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 29, 2011 One week after President Obama proposed his deficit reduction plan, the cries of "class warfare" that escaped the mouths of alarmed politicians and media pundits around the country can still be heard by anyone standing near a radio, television set or computer. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Class Warfare: Bring It On!

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Sep 29, 2011 President Obama came out here last Tuesday to proclaim himself a "warrior for the middle class." Would that it were true. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why They Hate Warren Buffett

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 29, 2011 You can't accuse a big capitalist of "class warfare." That's why the right wing despises Warren Buffett and is trying so hard to shut him up. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Amy Goodman

BLANK Sep 23, 2011 Amy Goodman, our Truthdigger of the Week, took her "Democracy Now!" camera and crew to Georgia for what turned out to be a marathon examination of the emotional events leading up to the execution of Troy Davis.Amy Goodman, with her "Democracy Now!" camera and crew, was the only news outlet to cover live the events leading up to the execution of Troy Davis. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Warren Buffett Recruits

Taylor Jones, Cagle Cartoons, Politicalcartoons.com Sep 23, 2011 Dig deeper