Ear to the Ground

A Warning in the Americas

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2026 Daniel Ortega is not the hemisphere’s only octogenarian who wants to cancel elections forever. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Attacks on Mail-In Ballots Are an Attack on the Working Class

Sarah Anderson / Inequality.org Apr 8, 2026 Trump’s executive order to restrict voting by mail would raise the economic barriers to exercising a basic democratic right. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

Trump’s Pledge: Cut Medicare and Medicaid to Pay for War

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Apr 7, 2026 Democrats should seize the opportunity to plaster the president's words wall to wall this election season as he says we simply can't afford health care when we need to pay for bombs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

Gallup Ends Presidential Approval Polling After 88 Years

David W. Moore / FAIR Mar 9, 2026 Did the company’s extensive contracts with the federal government inform its shock decision to re-evaluate the utility of reporting numbers that Trump hates? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

The Billionaires, the Fed and November

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Jan 13, 2026 The markets yawned at Trump’s legal threats against Jerome Powell. How would they react to a cancellation of the midterms? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Back To Abnormal

Christopher Weyant Nov 17, 2025 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Super PAC Election

Christopher Weyant Jun 26, 2025 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Cheese on Head, Egg on Face

Jeff Koterba Apr 3, 2025 Dig deeper

Women

Voters in Six States Expand Reproductive Rights

Sofia Resnick / Michigan Advance Nov 6, 2024 Victories show widespread support for abortion protections, even in red states. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

News

Will Control of Congress Shift?

Jennifer Shutt / Tennessee Lookout Nov 5, 2024 The results hinge on a handful of states and races. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Opinion

If the Democrats Want To Win, Someday They’ll Need To Give People Something To Vote for

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Nov 5, 2024 Vote, then ask yourself: Do you want left-wing votes enough that you're willing to listen and try to persuade to get them? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

What the U.S. Air Force Doesn’t Want You To Notice on Election Night

Leah Yananton / Common Dreams Nov 5, 2024 As the warring ruling classes seem to push for nuclear brinkmanship, let us not be distracted on this election night. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )