Classroom Seating Chart

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Aug 17, 2013 Dig deeper

Want Food Stamps? Become a Massive Corporation, Says Stephen Colbert

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2013 "The Colbert Report" host has figured out a solution to how poor Americans needing food stamps can get them back after the program was removed from the GOP-controlled House's recently passed farm bill. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How the GOP Takes ‘Glee in Inflicting Further Suffering’ on the Miserable

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 15, 2013 The latest criticism of the Republican Party launched by New York Times columnist Paul Krugman centers around the "monstrous" farm bill that passed through the GOP-controlled House last week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Playing Chicken

Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill Jul 15, 2013 Dig deeper

Farm Subsidy

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Jul 14, 2013 Dig deeper

Red Meat

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Jul 13, 2013 Dig deeper

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 )

Food Stomps

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Jun 21, 2013 Dig deeper

Krugman Rips GOP Budget Plan, ‘SNL’ Spoofs Fiscal Cliff Negotiations, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 10, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Newt Gingrich's 2016 presidential election prediction and the big political decision Cory Booker is weighing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Worst 2012 Election Predictions, Michelle Obama’s Political Future, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 6, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including a major backer of Mitt Romney's failed presidential campaign lashing out at voters and what a new poll on gay marriage shows. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

GOP’s ‘Doomsday Plan,’ Cory Booker’s Food Stamp Challenge, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 4, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including the climate change deal President Obama is quietly putting together behind the scenes and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's latest confrontation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ryan Isn’t an Entitlement Reformer, He’s an Entitlement Destroyer

Robert Reich / Truthdig Aug 22, 2012 You want real entitlement reform? President Obama has begun it. Rational people would make sure he gets a second term. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )