Editorial Cartoons

The Framers’ Big Question

Christopher Weyant Aug 1, 2024 Dig deeper

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The US Constitution’s Threat to American Democracy

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig Feb 15, 2024 Without serious institutional reforms, a Republican minority will continue to control the White House, the Senate and the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Chile: Leftist Administration Hit Hard By Latest Constitutional Vote

Marc Cooper / Truthdig May 10, 2023 The extreme right takes 22 out of 50 seats on a committee to rewrite the constitution. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Why Do We Care So Much About the Supreme Court?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 9, 2023 It is not a new phenomenon. Americans have always cared passionately about the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Americas

Untangling Elite Opposition to Indigenous Rights in Chile

Kelly Bauer / NACLA Jan 2, 2023 Chilean elites use the language of stability, peace, democracy, and development to oppose Indigenous rights. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

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The Supreme Court’s War on the Future

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 19, 2022 This Dig investigates the political and ideological capture of the Supreme Court by the GOP and its dark-money donors. After chronicling the legal doctrine of "originalism" and its influence in pulling the country backwards, this series explores how Americans can reclaim the Court in the name of our rights, our liberties, and our democracy. Dig deeper

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Part I: Robert Bork’s Revenge

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 19, 2022 How the Supreme Court was remade in the image of the original Originalist. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

America’s Democratic Fabric Is Unraveling Before Our Eyes

Karen J. Greenberg / TomDispatch Mar 9, 2020 Our founding principles have been visibly eroding since the beginning of this century, but 2020 seems to be finishing them off. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Feud Between Trump and Barr Is a Grand Illusion

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 20, 2020 They may be sparring publicly, but both are firmly committed to dismantling the rule of law and ending American democracy as we know it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Is Trump the Worst of the Worst?

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 13, 2020 Beyond the big headlines, he is acting on policies that hurt the poor, immigrants, his political enemies and human existence itself. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Alan Dershowitz Is Insulting Everybody’s Intelligence

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Jan 30, 2020 The Harvard emeritus law professor claims abuse of power cannot be considered grounds for impeachment. The constitution says otherwise. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pelosi: House Moving to Send Impeachment to Senate Next Week

LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Jan 10, 2020 "Every Senator now faces a choice: to be loyal to the President or the Constitution,” says the speaker. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )