10 Ways We Can Bridge the Great American Political Divide

Robert Reich / Truthdig Aug 13, 2018 Our democracy depends on our ability to deliberate together. Here's how we can engage with Trump voters. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sinclair Effort to Expand Its Right-Wing TV Empire Collapses

The Associated Press Aug 10, 2018 A $3.9 billion proposal to buy out Tribune Media has ended in acrimony, blocking a bid to create a media giant that could have rivaled Fox News. An unhappy Tribune Media is suing. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

American Conservatives Tied to Pro-Trump Trolls in Macedonia

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Jul 19, 2018 A new report finds an “unlikely global alliance” of fake news disseminators in the runup to the 2016 election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kavanaugh Is No Kennedy, and Kennedy Was No Centrist

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 16, 2018 Even before Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, the Supreme Court was hardly a liberal—or even a centrist—institution. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Emotions High as Kavanaugh Begins Fight for Confirmation

ISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Jul 10, 2018 Brett Kavanaugh, a conservative judge nominated for the Supreme Court, is greeted on Capitol Hill with praise from Republicans and skepticism from Democrats. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.K. Foreign Secretary Quits in Mounting Brexit Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2018 Boris Johnson resigns, adding to divisions over Britain's decision to leave the European Union that threaten to tear apart Prime Minister Theresa May's government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Justice Kennedy Let the Sheepdogs Out

Teodrose Fikre / Truthdig Jun 30, 2018 Overall, Anthony Kennedy’s pending retirement from the Supreme Court is a boondoggle for the politico-media complex. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer-Winning Reporter and Conservative Pundit, Dies at 68

HILLEL ITALIE / The Associated Press Jun 21, 2018 The commentator, a prominent figure at Fox News and a columnist at The Washington Post, had been treated for a cancerous tumor and announced recently he had only weeks to live. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Tired Trope of Blaming Trump on ‘Liberal Smugness’

Reed Richardson / FAIR May 23, 2018 Corporate media have given platforms to those who claim, with little to no firm evidence, that Donald Trump’s election is the fault of political correctness. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Who Gives a Damn About the First Black Woman President?

Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion Journal Apr 16, 2018 We have become a Potemkin society where tokens are put on the stage to represent equality while the vast majority of Americans are economically enslaved. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

France, U.K. Gamble in Joining Trump’s Syria Strike

ANGELA CHARLTON, DANICA KIRKA and RAF CASERT / The Associated Press Apr 14, 2018 Critics swiftly accuse the two U.S. allies of playing loyal deputies to an unpredictable American leader, viewed by many in Europe with suspicion or outright scorn. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )