Not a Revolution—Yet

Mike Davis / Truthdig Nov 17, 2016 The demographic weaknesses in Donald Trump's victory suggest America's future still lies with Bernie Sanders and his supporters. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Nobel Prize in Economics Is a Force for Market Fundamentalism

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 10, 2016 The honor dignifies those who advocate surrendering the public’s power to ensure the common welfare and legitimizes the destruction such policies create, writes Avner Offer, economic historian at Oxford and co-author of a new book on the award. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Democratic Socialism Appeals to More Than Just the Young—Check Out Jeremy Corbyn’s Support Base

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2016 It's a fallacy that only millennials can get behind progressive leaders; humans have whittled down the world's wilderness to less than 20 percent; and Benjamin Netanyahu's talk of "ethnic cleansing" is a "staggering act of chutzpah." These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Millennial Generation Is a Perfect Fit for Socialism

Staff / Truthdig Jul 5, 2016 Capitalism has only itself to blame, forcing millennials to look for an alternative. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Vows to Keep Fighting After Hillary Clinton Wins Key Primaries

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2016 “We are going to fight hard to win the primary in Washington, D.C.,” the Vermont senator said in his concession speech. “And then we take our fight for social, economic, racial and environmental justice to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why Bernie Sanders Is Still Standing

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 31, 2016 In the Cold War era, the Vermont senator's "socialist" label would have been enough to stop his campaign in its tracks, but now, many younger voters don't know what communism was and, as a result, Red-baiting has lost its sting. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Why Isn’t Everyone in Favor of Taxing Financial Speculation?

Robert Reich / Truthdig Apr 19, 2016 Why is there so little discussion about one of Bernie Sanders’s most important proposals -- to tax financial speculation? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why the Critics of Bernienomics Are Just Plain Wrong

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 3, 2016 Not a day goes by, it seems, without the mainstream media bashing Bernie Sanders’ economic plan and quoting certain economists as saying his numbers don’t add up. They’re wrong. You need to know the truth, and spread it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Occupy the Party: Bernie Sanders’ Campaign as a Site of Struggle

By Not An Alternative Feb 19, 2016 Instead of treating the Democratic Party as some kind of authority with the power to co-opt our message, we should treat it like any street or park and occupy it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Bernie Sanders and Larry David on SNL Together Was as Hilarious as You’d Imagine

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2016 Comedian David dedicated a long bit on "Saturday Night Live" to a mashup of his character on his HBO show "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. And that's not all that happened. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

American Democracy Down for the Count?

By Ann Jones / TomDispatch / The Nation Jan 28, 2016 Most Americans are either overworked or hurting for jobs; housing is overpriced; hospitals, crowded and understaffed. Opioid or heroin overdose is a common way of death. Did the American soldiers I covered in Afghanistan know they were fighting for this? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Paul Krugman Is Wrong. Here’s Why Bernie Sanders’ Movement Will Provide Real Change

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 24, 2016 New York Times columnist Paul Krugman last week warned Bernie's supporters that change doesn’t happen with “transformative rhetoric” but with “political pragmatism” -- “accepting half loaves as being better than none.” Krugman just doesn’t get it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )