Politics

Welcome to Viktor Orbán’s America

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report Oct 29, 2025 We have reached the midpoint between democracy and dictatorship — much further than many pundits are willing to admit. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Scary Halloween Costumes

Dave Whamond Oct 27, 2025 Dig deeper

Politics

Texas GOP Seeks To Redraw Map, Give Itself Five More Seats in Congress

Gabby Birenbaum and Eleanor Kilbanoff / The Texas Tribune Jul 31, 2025 The first draft of the redistricting map targets Democrats in the Austin, Dallas and Houston metro areas, as well as South Texas. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Showdown for Democracy

Dave Whamond Feb 10, 2025 Dig deeper

Politics

What Exactly Is a Republic?

John P. Ruehl / IMI Nov 29, 2024 Modern republics continue to adapt, but face challenges in upholding their foundational principles. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Universal Election Worries

Christopher Weyant Oct 3, 2024 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Democracy if You Can Keep It

Dave Whamond Jul 29, 2024 Dig deeper

Interview

How Much is ‘Too Much’ Democracy?

Benjamin Barber / Facing South Jun 7, 2024 Voting rights journalist Ari Berman on opposing elite minority rule—centuries after the founders baked it into the system. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

TD Column

If At First You Don’t Secede

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Nov 17, 2023 How Republicans are effectuating a reactionary secessionism within our government. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Interview

‘​What Does One Do When Both Options Are Catastrophic?’: An Interview With Cornel West

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Nov 2, 2023 Discussing the independent presidential candidate's forceful advocacy for economic democracy, social justice and restraint in foreign policy. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Supreme Court’s Assault on Voting Rights Isn’t Over

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 2, 2023 The court will hear oral arguments in a “racial gerrymandering” case from South Carolina — Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP — that has the potential to inflict irreparable harm on minority voters. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

World

A Just Global Contract Is Urgent Says Cuban President and G77 Chair

Miguel Díaz-Canel / People's Dispatch Sep 21, 2023 Speaking at the UN General Assembly session, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stressed the need for "changes that can no longer be postponed in the midst of the unjust, irrational and abusive international economic order." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )