Kucinich: A Prayer for America

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2012 Among the contests getting much more attention this Super Tuesday, Rep. Dennis Kucinich is fighting a primary battle in Ohio to stay in the House of Representatives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Stadium-Mob Mentality

David Sirota / Truthdig Aug 6, 2010 The instantly famous image of police removing a 29-year-old from Cleveland's Progressive Field is illustrative of a nation that, for all its pro-Constitution rhetoric, increasingly ignores its founding document. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rep. Dennis Kucinich on His Battle With the Banks

Dennis Kucinich / Truthdig Dec 15, 2008 Once they were as gods, but the deities of the American banking system are now in ruins, plunged from their pedestals into the maw of taxpayer largesse. There was a time when their power was real. Come with me to Cleveland 30 years ago today. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Twenty Debates Later

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2008 There have been 20 debates between the Democratic candidates, three featuring only Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and if this final confrontation had any game-changing potential, the opportunity has come and passed. There were a few tense moments, to be sure, but no gaffes, no inappropriate sighs to puzzle over, just two people who claim to like each other and largely agree on everything. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Clinton Takes On Obama Photo Question

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2008 It wasn't the easiest moment in Tuesday's Democratic debate for either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, but both candidates handled it well when moderator Brian Williams broached the uncomfortable subject of the photo, leaked to the Drudge Report early Monday for apparently political purposes, of Obama wearing traditional African garb in Kenya. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kucinich Under Fire

Dennis Kucinich / Truthdig Feb 8, 2008 Rep. Dennis Kucinich is back in Cleveland and fighting for his political survival as his longtime corporate opponents finance a Swift-boat-style media onslaught to take over his congressional seat. Here he fires back and makes his case for why Cleveland, and the country, needs his voice in Congress now more than ever. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kucinich Mourns Brother’s Death

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2007 The youngest brother of Dennis Kucinich was found dead on Wednesday. Foul play is not suspected. A Kucinich aide says the congressman "was very close to Perry and he's taking this very hard." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shooting at Cleveland High School

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2007 A gunman went on a shooting rampage in a high school in downtown Cleveland on Wednesday. The gunman, who aimed shots at several people before killing himself, had apparently made threats at SuccessTech Academy last week. According to Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, three teenagers and two adults were injured. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Charge of the Muny Light Brigade

Joshua Scheer / Truthdig Dec 15, 2006 Twenty-eight years ago today, 31-year-old Dennis Kucinich, then the youngest-ever mayor of a major American city, famously pushed Cleveland into economic default rather than capitulate to the demands of a group of bankers eager to gobble up the city's power plant. Today, as Kucinich kicks off his White House bid, he speaks to Truthdig about a stand of integrity that nearly cost him his political career, but which has striking relevance in the current political landscape -- where such integrity seems in short supply. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Bush Bombs in Cleveland

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 22, 2006 On the third anniversary of the beginning of his Iraq catastrophe, President Bush yet again dealt in denial, but this time the carefully screened audience at the Cleveland City Club wasn't buying it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )