Scary Primary Results

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Sep 16, 2010 Partisan Democrats are delighted about Christine O'Donnell's Republican primary victory over Rep. Mike Castle in the race for the open Delaware Senate seat. I'm despondent. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Elites’ Democratic Days Are Numbered

David Sirota / Truthdig Aug 16, 2010 Incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet's narrow primary victory over former state legislator Andrew Romanoff in Colorado can be summed up by Mel Brooks' expression "evil will always triumph because good is dumb." Make it "dumb and broke." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

You Can’t Make Up Republican Candidates Like These

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 13, 2010 The Republican Party's candidate for governor of Colorado believes that bicycle paths are "part of a greater strategy to rein in American cities under a United Nations treaty." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A New Deregulatory Push in the Energy Heartland

David Sirota / Truthdig Jul 2, 2010 In recent weeks, politicians from the capital to Colorado have provided ample evidence that the fossil fuel industry remains as powerful as ever in the wake of the Gulf Coast apocalypse. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Haggard Takes Another Shot at Pulpit

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2010 Ted Haggard, who built an evangelical empire whose influence reached all the way to the Bush White House before a gay sex scandal brought it all crashing down in 2006, is back at the pulpit at his new church in Colorado Springs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Past Statements Tell Present Truth About Immigration Law’s Goals

David Sirota / Truthdig Apr 30, 2010 The true thinking behind Arizona's immigration bill could be heard back in 2001, when the emotional aftermath of 9/11 momentarily removed politicians' rhetorical filters. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

14 States Take Health Care Bill to Court

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2010 The attorneys general of Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Virginia are suing over the health care reform bill, citing state sovereignty and alleging federal overreach under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Tax War Goes Online

David Sirota / Truthdig Mar 12, 2010 Amazon has sent a message to states buckling under budget deficits: If you make us play by the same tax rules as other businesses, we'll punish you. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Best Politician Is a Nervous Politician

David Sirota / Truthdig Mar 5, 2010 Moneyed interests, unaccountable lawmakers and a servile press have made Washington undemocratic. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rogues Gone Wild

David Sirota / Truthdig Feb 19, 2010 We've so idealized cowboy-style rebellion in matters of war and law enforcement that the DEA can refuse to follow explicit orders from the president and attorney general and get away with it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Dystopia Conservatives Built

David Sirota / Truthdig Feb 5, 2010 Colorado Springs, a laboratory of conservative anti-tax policies, is beginning to reek of economic death. The city is losing cops, firefighters, buses and parks while residents are moving into tent ghettos. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

All Politics, and Change, Is Still Local

David Sirota / Truthdig Jun 12, 2009 The worship of the White House that led Colorado's governor to renege on a health-care promise is one more pass-the-buck cop-out in a nation whose federalist system imagined states as "laboratories of democracy." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )