Elizabeth Warren Calls for End to Electoral College

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Mar 19, 2019 During a CNN town hall, the Massachusetts senator pleads her case to amend the Constitution and "make sure that every vote counts." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Could This Be the End of the Electoral College?

Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media Institute Mar 14, 2019 A new movement is afoot to ensure Donald Trump is the last president to lose the popular vote, and it's gaining momentum across the country. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Time to Get on Board With Bernie

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 26, 2019 The Democratic Party is mainly about big corporate donors who love capitalism, not its voter base, which prefers socialism. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Thom Hartmann: The Electoral College Has to Go

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Feb 11, 2019 The body was designed, at least in part, to limit foreign influence in our elections. Trump's victory proves it's outlived its usefulness. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Pod Save Us From These Liberal Wonks

Dan O'Sullivan / Truthdig Feb 8, 2019 Hosted by four of Barack Obama’s former staffers, “Pod Save America” embodies the utter cluelessness of our political establishment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Endless Mendacity and the Dawn of American Fascism

Paul Street / Truthdig Oct 31, 2018 The president lies as freely as he breathes, but an entire imperial project has brought us to this dangerous precipice. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

America Is Authoritarian by Design

Paul Street / Truthdig Oct 16, 2018 One by one, each of our institutions has fallen victim to minority rule. Our faith in the Constitution has been grossly misplaced. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

6 Reasons for Hope in Trump Times (Video)

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Jul 29, 2018 In these darkest of days, here’s what gives me hope. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sanders Institute Offers a Fix for Our Abysmal Voter Turnouts

Ilana Novick / Truthdig May 16, 2018 Open primaries, early voting and automatic voter registration are key steps that states can take, according to the progressive think tank co-founded by Jane Sanders, the wife of Sen. Bernie Sanders. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Counterrevolution of 1787? New Constitution, New Nation

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 5, 2018 In establishing a centralized government, American elites struggled to find a balance between a top-down system and a system of the people. The arguments that raged in the late 18th century linger with us today. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

How Gore, Kerry and Clinton Put Trump in Office

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Oct 11, 2017 We will recover only if we do what the corporate Democrats have not: Address the sham of our entire electoral system and then change it. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Making the Electoral College Irrelevant (Video)

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 27, 2017 We must make sure our democracy doesn’t ever again elect a candidate who loses the popular vote. That means making the Electoral College inconsequential. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )