Politics

How Low-income Voters Shaped the Midterm Elections

Shailly Gupta Barnes / Other Words Nov 17, 2022 Visions for living wages, health care, housing, and more beginning to take shape. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Coronavirus Could Wreak Havoc on the Working Class

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Mar 9, 2020 For service workers, there’s no such thing as paid sick leave or working from home, two measures that could slow the spread of the disease. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Class: The Little Word the Elites Want You to Forget

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Mar 2, 2020 Our oligarchic rulers are determined to ban all discussion of class warfare, which is why they are trying to block the nomination of Sanders. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

In Reality, Every Night Is ‘Purge’ Night

Leslie Lee / Truthdig Jul 28, 2018 Class- and race-conscious and uncomfortably relevant, the politically charged horror franchise doesn’t just amount to a big-screen nightmare. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Teaching America a Lesson

Steve Fraser / TomDispatch Apr 18, 2018 The teacher strikes, rallies and walkouts in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Kentucky and elsewhere are a stunning reminder that socioeconomic class has always mattered in our public and private lives. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Original Sin

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Feb 3, 2018 Our society descended from colonial Virginia's sinister caste system, in which race, class, labor and slavery were inextricably linked. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

‘Hostiles’ and the Politics of Modern Westerns

Allen Barra / Truthdig Feb 3, 2018 This seems to be the fate of the genre now: It must relate and appeal to 21st century notions of class, race and gender. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Left Has an ‘Intersectionality’ Problem, Part 1

Bruce A. Dixon / Black Agenda Report Jan 27, 2018 Under this concept, the left pretends class struggle is secondary to various other civil rights issues. In fact, it should be recognized as the unifying cause. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How Feminists Show Class Solidarity

Julian Vigo / Truthdig Jan 13, 2018 The pairing of actresses with working-class women at the Golden Globes was an inspiring show of how females can ally to fight sexual predation across disparate strata. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

What #Oprah2020 Says About the State of U.S. Politics

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 11, 2018 The American people deserve better than another television celebrity with zero political experience as their president. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Charles Derber on the Left’s Failures (Video)

Staff / Truthdig and Chris Hedges Jan 11, 2018 The two discuss capitalism's inextricable links to race, gender and class, and how the U.S. left doesn't get the connections. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turning #MeToo Into a Movement for Gender Justice

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 4, 2018 Heads have fallen aplenty, but what will it take to channel this sea change into a lasting cultural shift? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )