Standoff at Standing Rock: Even Attack Dogs Can’t Stop the Native American Resistance

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 9, 2016 The battle against the Dakota Access pipeline is being waged as a renewed assertion of indigenous rights and sovereignty. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Recall America’s Historical Shame

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Aug 25, 2016 If indigenous activists manage to block the building of an oil line they consider a threat to ancestral lands, their success will be one small measure of justice in a line of injustices going back to the founding of this nation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Water Is Life, Oil Is Death: The People vs. the Bakken Pipeline in Iowa and the Dakotas

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 23, 2016 While most of the United States has been blinded by the presidential election spectacle, a grass-roots coalition has been fighting "the next Keystone XL” being pushed through—largely under the radar—by Big Carbon. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk Refuses to Back Donald Trump

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2016 The incumbent senator, who faces a tough re-election race this fall, called the rhetoric of the presumptive Republican presidential candidate “dead wrong” and “un-American.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders’ Opposition to Trade Agreements Offers Strong Policy Advantage Over Hillary Clinton

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2016 Show us the income equality. Bernie Sanders' economic message worked in Michigan and is resonating with blue-collar workers across America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Illinois’ Super-Rich Governor and His Cronies Are Changing the State

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2015 If the recent political trends in Illinois serve as a test case for the rest of the country, we're in for big trouble. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Great Pumpkin Shortage Is Coming

By Emily Schwartz Greco / Other Words Nov 26, 2015 Whether you’re hooked on making your own pumpkin coffee with a blob of the canned stuff or just want to avoid a last-minute scramble before baking a holiday pie or two, you'd better stock up now. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cop Who Stole From Police Killed Himself and Made It Look Like Murder

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2015 The bizarre story of a local hero turned bad cop has captivated the media. Illinois police officer "GI Joe” Gliniewicz was secretly leading a life of crime, diverting thousands of dollars from a police department’s youth auxiliary program before staging his suicide to make it look like a murder. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rep. Schock Moves Out of Downton Abbey Office

RJ Matson, Roll Call, Cagle Cartoons Mar 31, 2015 Dig deeper

Globe-Trotting GOP Rep. Aaron Schock Resigns Amid Spending Scandal

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Mar 18, 2015 Over the course of his six-year career on Capitol Hill, the Illinois representative rode a dramatic arc, rocketing from rookie congressman to social media-savvy spotlight seeker and Republican power player by the tender age of 33. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Wall Street Takes Over More Statehouses

David Sirota / Truthdig Nov 14, 2014 No runoff will be needed to declare one unambiguous winner in this month's gubernatorial elections: the financial services industry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Are Obstetricians Among the Top Billers for Group Psychotherapy in Illinois?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2014 Illinois leads the country in group psychotherapy sessions in Medicare, and some top billers aren’t mental health specialists. The state’s Medicaid program has cracked down, but federal officials have not. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )