Message to Democrats: Block Neil Gorsuch’s Nomination ‘Using All Available Means’

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Feb 1, 2017 Democrats in Congress and progressive advocacy groups consider President Trump's pick for the Supreme Court "extreme" and "disastrous." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Shareholders’ Quest for More Transparency

David Sirota / Truthdig Sep 13, 2014 A proposed Securities and Exchange Commission rule would force publicly traded companies to disclose their political spending to their shareholders. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Corporate Personhood

Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons Jul 7, 2014 Dig deeper

Happy Independence Day From the Supreme Court: Unions and Women Lose, Koch Brothers Win

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 1, 2014 The court's latest decisions handed long-sought political victories to some of the most extreme elements of the American right. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Supreme Court Could Get Even Worse This Term

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 16, 2013 If the oral arguments conducted the first two weeks of the court’s current term are any indication, the Supreme Court will drift further to the right. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Can You Drive in the Carpool Lane If You’re Sitting Next to a Corporation?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2013 If corporations are people, then they should count toward the carpool lane, argues Jonathan Frieman of San Rafael, Calif. The cop who ticketed Frieman didn't buy it, but Frieman is of course really looking for an opportunity to challenge the judiciary's plainly absurd rulings on corporate personhood. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You Can’t Marry a Corporation (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 19, 2012 That’s what a King County official said after confirming that a Seattle woman tried to marry a “corporate person” in a stunt held to challenge the Supreme Court’s 1886 decision recognizing corporations as people and its 2010 Citizens United ruling that opened the floodgates of political campaign spending. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Taking Citizens United Back to the Supreme Court

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2012 Ian Masters investigates Montana's rejection of corporate personhood, a decision that is under review by the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Democracy Now!’: The Fight Against Citizens United

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2012 As Campaign 2012 marches inexorably onward, we might pause to consider the game-changing impact upon the ritual of campaigning that the Supreme Court's notorious Citizens United decision of two years ago is bound to have. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Still of Two Minds on Gay Rights

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2011 While the Obama administration has spoken up for gay rights, it has yet to support gay marriage; Kevin Spacey has been heckling noisy audience members in his role as Richard III; meanwhile, LA and Occupy L have come to a similar consensus about corporate personhood: It needs to go! These discoveries and more after the jump . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Selling Out of Our Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2011 For years, the conservative wing of the Supreme Court has flapped mightily in the face of any attempt to deny American corporations their ability to disenfranchise and dispossess the American public. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

10 Warnings for Arab Democracies

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2011 Truthdig columnist Juan Cole has some sobering words of caution for those in the Arab world with a "once-in-a-century" shot at making their nations into thriving, functional democracies. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )