Christie and Trump Rip Republicans, Major Drama Within the GOP, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 3, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including an update on Hillary Clinton's health and a House Republican who says you shouldn't send any more donations to his fellow GOP congressmen. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kindness in the Face of Horror

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Dec 31, 2012 We must act forcefully to contain gun violence, and that is a political matter. But a year that ended on notes of heroism in response to natural disaster and endurance in response to human horror brings to mind George H.W. Bush's challenge: We need to become "a kinder, gentler nation." That seems a worthy resolution for 2013. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Koch’s Next Target: Hurricane Sandy Victims

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 24, 2012 David Koch’s conservative political organization Americans for Prosperity is threatening to unleash a torrent of political attack ads against congressional members in the next election if they vote for the $60.4 billion federal storm aid package. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Occupy Ark

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Dec 21, 2012 Dig deeper

Insurance Industry Is Taking Climate Change Seriously

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 16, 2012 Now that it's paying an average of $50 billion a year in weather- and climate-related losses, the insurance industry has become a believer in global warming. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mayan Prediction

Mike Keefe, Cagle Cartoons Dec 14, 2012 Dig deeper

The Metaphorical ‘War on Drugs’ Gets All Too Real

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2012 As the "war on drugs" becomes increasingly militarized and violent, the symbolic phrase has become a bloody truth; more than 60 percent of Americans say that discrimination against the LGBT community is a serious issue; meanwhile, the NYPD thanks Occupy Wall Street for its help after Hurricane Sandy, albeit off the record. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Citigroup to Cut 11,000 Jobs

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 5, 2012 The megabank announced the slashing of 4 percent of its workforce as a report telling of Hurricane Sandy’s negative impact on economic growth was published. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hurricane Sandy in the Age of Disposability and Neoliberal Terror

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Dec 5, 2012 Hurricane Sandy not only failed to arouse a heightened sense of moral outrage and call for justice, it has quickly been woven into a narrative that denied those larger economic and political forces, mechanisms and technologies by which certain populations are rendered human waste. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Katrina, All Over Again

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 3, 2012 Hurricane Sandy, if you are poor, is the Katrina of the North. It has illustrated the depraved mentality of an oligarchic and corporate elite that, as conditions worsen, retreats into self-contained gated communities, guts basic services and abandons the wider population. Hurricane Sandy, if you are poor, is the Katrina of the North. It has illustrated the depraved mentality of an oligarchic and corporate elite that retreats into self-contained gated communities, guts basic services and abandons the wider population. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Hiding the Church’s Treasure

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Nov 26, 2012 I hope the nation's Roman Catholic bishops contemplating the future of the church's public and political engagement notice how the good deeds of the Roman Catholic parish of St. Francis de Sales have inspired people far beyond the confines of Catholicism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Act Now on Global Warming, Experts Urge

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 22, 2012 Professors at Columbia University pressed lawmakers to take advantage of widespread public interest in global warming after the destruction of Hurricane Sandy before a lifeless economy and the “fiscal cliff” dominate the American political discussion again. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )