TD Column

The Purge

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Feb 5, 2025 The imminent government-wide implementation of Schedule F will go far toward transforming the federal bureaucracy into an extension of presidential power. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Trump Floods the Zone

Christopher Weyant Jan 30, 2025 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Trump Pulls Out Of Paris Agreement

Peter Kuper Jan 30, 2025 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Democrat Plan To Stop Trump

Bob Englehart Jan 30, 2025 Dig deeper

Education

Trump Executive Order Aims To Drive Federal Funds to Private School Vouchers

Erica Meltzer / Chalkbeat Jan 30, 2025 Like other executive orders, Trump’s school choice order is sure to face legal and political pushback. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

DEIB

The Grassroots Backlash to Trump’s Attacks on DEI

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / DemocracyNow! Jan 24, 2025 In the wake of the Trump administration's efforts to end diversity initiatives, activists are organizing a response. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Education

Trump Executive Orders Will Reverberate in American Schools

Erica Meltzer / Chalkbeat Jan 21, 2025 The president's actions on immigration and transgender rights could have a massive impact on students and faculty. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Document Offers Tantalizing Preview of a Sanders Administration

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Jan 30, 2020 A new Washington Post report reveals the Vermont senator is already considering a wide array of executive orders if he's elected president. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

White House Considering Dramatic Expansion of Travel Ban

JONATHAN LEMIRE, LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2020 An announcement is expected to coincide with the third anniversary of Trump's first travel ban, which sparked massive protests and chaos. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Impeachment’s Moral Hypocrisy

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 23, 2019 It wasn't about restoring the rule of law: The House ignored the more serious violations by Trump that had been normalized by Obama and Bush. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

GOP Governors Grapple With Whether to Accept Refugees

GRANT SCHULTE and JULIE WATSON / The Associated Press Dec 22, 2019 After a Trump executive order they are caught between immigration hardliners and Christian evangelicals who believe in helping migrants. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The End of the Rule of Law

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 25, 2019 If the Democrats' impeachment action fails to address the "constitutional rot" that has occurred over decades, U.S. democracy may be doomed. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )