NSA Scandal: Why Aren’t Democrats Acting Like Democrats?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Republicans shred food stamps and Democrats retreat from principle. Plus: Sexual assault in Egypt, and Bradley Manning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Boehner’s House Implodes

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jun 24, 2013 The roof fell in on John Boehner's House of Representatives last week. The Republican leadership's humiliating defeat on a deeply flawed and inhumane farm bill was as clear a lesson as we'll get about the real causes of dysfunction in the nation's capital. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Farm, Immigration Bills and Obama Goes Abroad

Staff / Truthdig Jun 22, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss Congress' failure on the farm bill and the latest amendment to the immigration reform legislation. They also take a look at news involving the Federal Reserve and President Obama's trip to Europe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Progresses on Immigration Deal, GOP Official Makes Racist Remarks, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 21, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the tea party turns against one of its own and the House's farm bill goes up in flames. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama’s USDA Leaves Subsidy Payees More Places to Hide

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2010 Yasha Levine, who reported for us on tea party diva Michele Bachmann's hypocritical penchant for federal farm subsidies, tipped us off that the Obama administration and Congress are making it harder to track the millionaires who hit up Uncle Sam for crop cash. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Vetoes Farm Bill

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2008 Without batting an ironic eye, President Bush has vetoed a $289-billion farm bill, claiming the legislation gives too much money to wealthy farmers. The bill includes steps to spur biofuel use and would expand nutrition programs to help poor Americans buy food. The Democratic Congress is expected to override the veto. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )