Politics

Meet Today’s Terrifying GOP: National Conservatives, Postliberals and the Nietzschean Right

MATT MCMANUS / In These Times Dec 18, 2023 The New Right is mad, organized and wholly unafraid to wield state power. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The 4 Biggest Conservative Lies About Inequality

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jul 9, 2019 Dismantling our new Gilded Age requires bold political action, but first the public must know the truth about how our economy really works. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sheryl Sandberg Needs to Log Off

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Dec 4, 2018 A damning new investigation finds the Facebook COO has more in common with right-wing cranks like Laura Loomer than we might like to think. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Not Everyone Is Ready to Forgive Rebranded Iraq War Cheerleader Max Boot

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Nov 24, 2018 Although he has denounced Donald Trump, critics can't forget that he beat the drum loudly for U.S. troops in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How the Trumpian Circus Benefits the Trumpian Project

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 1, 2018 If there are too many scandals to seize our attention, all of them taken together can allow unpopular policies to take root without scrutiny. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Ghosts of ‘New Democrats’ Are Haunting Us

Norman Solomon / Truthdig May 1, 2018 A fundamental battle for democracy is in progress—a conflict over superdelegates to the Democratic Party's national convention in 2020. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Somewhere, Ronald Reagan Is Weeping

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 23, 2018 Conservatism in the United States used to stand for limited government authority. Now, the American right has taken itself out of the game. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Paul Ryan, Chief Trump Enabler, Personifies Conservatism’s Decline

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 16, 2018 The journey of the retiring speaker of the House may be tragic, but he bears great responsibility for the trouble he and the Republican Party face. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why the Trump Era Won’t Pass Without Serious Damage to America

Neal Gabler / Moyers and Company Dec 17, 2017 Conservatism has turned itself into a civic religion, bringing lasting effects. Religions are not easily reformed, doctrines not easily changed, disciples not easily converted. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Tax Move Would Let Churches Endorse or Oppose Candidates

Emily Wells / Truthdig Dec 5, 2017 Some in Congress hope to drop a 1950s-era amendment from the final tax bill and allow nonprofits to engage in political activity without losing tax-exempt status. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Neil Gorsuch Is a Dream Choice for Right-Wingers

By Jefferson Morley / AlterNet Mar 21, 2017 Born into the conservative movement, the Supreme Court nominee has been well trained in its ideological orthodoxy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Shift of Power in State Capitols Buoys Conservatives

By Robert Faturechi / ProPublica Jan 7, 2017 Advocates promise that growing GOP dominance in statehouses will unleash a wave of laws to cut business taxes, restrict unions and expand school privatization. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )