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Hillary Clinton Won’t Commit to Endorsing Sanders

WILL WEISSERT / The Associated Press Jan 21, 2020 The 2016 presidential candidate says, "Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him, he got nothing done [in Congress].” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Gossip Made Donald Trump (and Vice Versa)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 13, 2015 In the business world, Donald Trump is more Rupert Murdoch's peer than his subject -- but when it comes to the Republican front-runner's patented propensity to galvanize the press and cultivate his all-important brand, he has, in part, Murdoch to thank. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

L.A.’s Elite ‘Anti-Vaxxers’ Bringing Whooping Cough, Measles Back

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 17, 2014 Spurred by their shared concern that vaccinating their children will do more harm than good, parents in Los Angeles who have taken an anti-vaccination stance -- "anti-vaxxers," as those among their ranks are called -- could be putting more than their own kids' health at risk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Partisan Programming: Dems vs. GOP

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2010 What effect, if any, does party affiliation have on Americans' preferences for televised entertainment? Is this not a question that keeps you up at night? Turns out that the thinly veiled liberal social politics of "Mad Men" appeal to Democrats -- as does murder, apparently. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Writers’ Strike Bears Online Fruit

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2008 During the protracted writers' strike that gobbled up a good part of fall and winter material for small and big screens alike, some entertainment scribes didn't let their time in limbo go to waste, such as the group behind Strike.tv, an online network coming soon to a laptop near you. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )