Wall Street Has Its Top Democratic Hopefuls All Picked Out

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Jun 17, 2019 A new report finds the financial industry is lining up behind Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Kamala Harris and former Vice President Joe Biden. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Makes Impassioned Case for Democratic Socialism

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jun 12, 2019 In a new speech, the Vermont senator argues that only a politics rooted in economic equality can "defeat oligarchy and authoritarianism." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Carter’s Cage of Crisis

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 8, 2019 The 39th president was denied a second term largely by issues beyond his control—a bad economy and foreign tumult—and not by his own failings. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Ignore the Socialist Scaremongering

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jun 7, 2019 Republicans have invoked the term for nearly a century, often to discredit policies that are enormously popular with the American public. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

America’s Forgotten Support of Adolf Hitler

Paul Jay / The Real News Network Jun 6, 2019 On the anniversary of D-Day, American University's Peter Kuznick reflects on one of the most shameful chapters in our nation's history. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: American Oligarchy Has Returned

Robert Reich / Truthdig May 30, 2019 The richest 1% now owns 40% of the nation's wealth. Only economic redistribution can restore our rapidly decaying democracy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Remarkable Mothers of Social Security

Nancy Altman / Independent Media Institute May 10, 2019 This Mother's Day, we owe a debt of gratitude to Frances Perkins and her ilk for one of our country's most popular and enduring programs. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

American History for Truthdiggers: A Cruel, Costly and Anxious ‘Cold’ War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 23, 2019 In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. found a new enemy—its recent Soviet ally—and a new kind of conflict was born. Dig deeper ( 58 Min. Read )

Thom Hartmann: America Has Forgotten the Warnings of FDR

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Mar 21, 2019 The 32nd president understood that rampant inequality could unleash the "spirit of fascism" at home. It's a lesson worth revisiting. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Corporate Democrats Aren’t Winning Any Swing Voters

Les Leopold / Common Dreams Feb 14, 2019 Conventional wisdom says the party should tack center, but mounting evidence suggests undecideds want a candidate willing to soak the rich. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Just How Good Was the ‘Good War’?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 26, 2019 Many in the U.S. put a sentimental gloss on World War II, turning a blind eye to its complexity, savagery and dubious legacies. Dig deeper ( 52 Min. Read )

The Financial Secret Behind Germany’s Green Energy Revolution

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jan 24, 2019 It leads the way among several countries running circles around the U.S. in infrastructure development, which all have one thing in common. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )