By Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 30, 2016
Nothing produces upchuck in the throat like another headline about the disgraced former congressman. But here’s an opportunity for me to reprint a column I once did on other egregious things he has said and done. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigOct 12, 2016
Thousands of documents have exposed the inner workings of Hillary Clinton’s team and the symbiotic relationship it shares with some members of the press. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentSep 27, 2016
Regular readers will know that in my view the 2016 presidential election did not happen. Likewise, the first debate between the two candidates did not take place. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNetSep 27, 2016
Donald Trump brought his tough-guy, America-first rhetoric onto the presidential debate stage on Monday, but was repeatedly flustered and upstaged by Hillary Clinton, whose focused barbs made him interrupt and pout, and whose knowledge of how the political world works reduced him to grasping outbursts. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigSep 26, 2016
On Sunday's show, the "Last Week Tonight" host called the political scandals plaguing both major candidates “the electoral equivalent of seeing someone puking so you start puking and then someone else [is] puking and pretty soon everyone is puking 2016"—a phenomenon also known as the 2016 elections. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigSep 20, 2016
Threads by a user asking for advice on how to "strip out a VIP's (VERY VIP) email address from a bunch of archived email" on the popular website may point to Paul Combetta, the tech specialist involved in the Hillary Clinton email scandal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Jon Queally / Common DreamsSep 9, 2016
NBC hosted a presidential spectacle aboard a retired aircraft carrier on Wednesday night. It did not go well. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 6, 2016
The former president made almost $18 million during his tenure as “honorary chancellor” of a for-profit college—a position he gained after a dinner planned by his wife when she was secretary of state. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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