What Are They Smoking in California?

David Sirota / Truthdig Apr 9, 2010 There is record support for marijuana legalization, as more Americans see the drug war for what it really is. But framing the debate in terms of tax revenue is just bad politics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Difference Between Liberalism and Progressivism

David Sirota / Truthdig Mar 26, 2010 Even as the word progressive is now ubiquitous, a perverted form of liberalism has almost completely snuffed out genuine progressivism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What’s the Matter With Democrats?

David Sirota / Truthdig Mar 19, 2010 Democrats are now preposterously selling giveaways to insurance and pharmaceutical executives as a middle-class agenda. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

Budget Lies Aren’t Helping the Deficit

David Sirota / Truthdig Feb 12, 2010 For 30 years, Republicans and conservative Democrats have precluded factual debates about spending priorities for fear of antagonizing defense contractors, seniors and the wealthy. 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 )

Our Addiction to Disaster Porn

David Sirota / Truthdig Jan 29, 2010 Thousands of miles from the San Fernando Valley's seedy studios, the adult entertainment business is alive and panting in Haiti. Like any X-rated content, this smut is all flesh and no substantive plot. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Democratic Corporatism Brings Reagan Back From the Grave

David Sirota / Truthdig Jan 22, 2010 In a state where Democrats outnumber the GOP by a 3-to-1 margin, little-known Republican Scott Brown defeated his rival by demonizing the government and taxes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Newsflash: Right Is Not Center

David Sirota / Truthdig Jan 15, 2010 On economic issues, we are often told that right is center, center is left, and left is fringe. For a year, national reporters (with help from conservative talk-radio goons) have depicted the center-right Obama administration and its corporatist policies as quasi-Marxist. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Candidate-vs.-President Canard

David Sirota / Truthdig Dec 18, 2009 Every now and then, an insider inadvertently exposes the hideous rationalizations that run the American political grotesquerie. Such is the case with the president's flip-flop on drug imports. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )