Roisin Davis / TruthdigSep 4, 2015
Players knock the GOP presidential candidate down by throwing objects at him onstage. It started with shoes, bottles and cactuses, but Trump supporters have also asked for flowers and cash to shower on him. A mariachi band congratulates winning players. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigSep 4, 2015
"This is the best, quickest and easiest way to ensure victory for the Republicans," the GOP front-runner said. "In addition, I'm leading in every single poll." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 3, 2015
Using the singer and 2020 presidential hopeful's progressive rap lyrics as the basis for a potential political platform, writer Osman Faruqi argues that "Kanye West would be the best president in U.S. history (seriously)." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By John OgdenSep 1, 2015
Rafe Esquith, teaching phenom of fifth-graders at Hobart Elementary School, ran afoul of the school’s administration, initially because of a joke overheard by a colleague. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 1, 2015
Migrants: Those who voluntarily go to another country to live and work, seeking a better life. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigSep 1, 2015
Walker's folly was only the second-craziest notion on immigration that we heard from a flailing GOP hopeful over the weekend. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigAug 31, 2015
It’s no laughing matter. A small yet influential collection of academics actually supports his position. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 31, 2015
If there were a Palestinian Donald Trump, he’d be fulminating against illegal immigrants swamping the Palestinian West Bank -- 1 in 6 of whom are American. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigAug 31, 2015
The ideological and physical hold of American imperial power is collapsing. If we do not quickly dismantle the structures of neoliberalism and global capitalism, we will be swept away in the coming upheavals. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
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