By Norman SolomonAug 10, 2017
The group’s defense? That it has a right to be unfair during the presidential nominating process. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanApr 6, 2017
As the Trump administration attempts to swell the Pentagon budget and gut social programs, Martin Luther King Jr.’s "Beyond Vietnam" speech remains chillingly relevant. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Alexandra Rosenmann / AlterNetMar 28, 2017
Democrats on Capitol Hill are gloating about the demise of the American Health Care Act. The Vermont senator is about to do them one better. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Becky Bond and Zack Exley / Chelsea Green PublishingJan 5, 2017
What we learned from Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign and many other movements is that far more people are willing to step up if you ask them to do something big to win something big. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 2, 2016
While super PACs and superdelegates have been the focus of the public’s attention and frustration, an overlooked narrative is how eager people—especially the young—experience and participate in the political process in nontraditional ways. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigApr 26, 2016
Will Bernie Sanders’ supporters rally behind Hillary Clinton if she gets the nomination? Likewise, if Donald Trump is denied the Republican nomination, will his supporters back whoever gets the Republican nod? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 13, 2016
Footage of a private meeting with local leaders before Sanders’ rally in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Tuesday provides insight into how he might work with grass-roots activists to pursue a national populist agenda. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigFeb 4, 2016
What began in 2011 as a movement against income inequality has morphed into burgeoning support for a presidential candidate who is passionate about economic justice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigDec 10, 2015
Reporting for Truthdig from Paris, Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with migrant-rights activist Arturo Trejo about Wednesday's rally against the criminalization of migration. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 16, 2014
A new report contends that the environmental movement has been losing the battle for new converts largely because it places "too great a dependency on three things: elite-level engagement, the rationalism of climate science and the agency of top-down legislation," Lucy Siegle writes in The Observer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Jim Hightower, The NationApr 12, 2014
This old American democratic tradition already has deep support at the grass roots. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigNov 21, 2008
While the nation's capital obsesses over who will be the next pick for Barack Obama's Cabinet, the president-elect's lieutenants are engaged with what may be a more important long-term issue: What will become of Obama's vast grass-roots network? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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