Ralph Nader / Common DreamsDec 23, 2019
In its rush to prevent a government shutdown, the opposition has approved billions for a border wall and more. We all deserve better. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Ralph Nader / Common DreamsOct 14, 2019
Mass media has a responsibility to the American people to keep a record of this administration's unprecedented abuse of the public trust. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Thom Hartmann / Independent Media InstituteFeb 11, 2019
The body was designed, at least in part, to limit foreign influence in our elections. Trump's victory proves it's outlived its usefulness. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigJul 14, 2018
On the heels of the War of 1812, society began to drastically change due to government action and technological innovation. As some Americans prospered, many were left to wither. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigJun 2, 2018
Why did the Federalist and Republican factions each view its opponents as existential threats to the new nation during the Adams administration? Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
John Bachar / TruthdigMay 23, 2018
The only way to reduce the number of firearm deaths in the United States is to abolish gun ownership. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigMay 5, 2018
In establishing a centralized government, American elites struggled to find a balance between a top-down system and a system of the people. The arguments that raged in the late 18th century linger with us today. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )
Paul Olague / TruthdigMar 28, 2018
James Madison, who wrote the now hotly contested amendment, no doubt would have a thing or two to say about how it has been interpreted. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigNov 2, 2016
We, the people, have more power than we think. To exercise our power, we must insist that our elected representatives serve us. If they don’t, we need to vote them out as quickly as possible. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 18, 2013
The annual Presidents Day holiday usually gives American history scholars a chance to intellectually fight it out over over which U.S. presidents are the best and the worst. But Think Progress went a different route this year and instead ranked the five most overrated ones. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 6, 2010
A rash of big-government paranoia has Republicans worried that some constituents won’t participate in the census, thereby depressing conservative representation in the House. Enter Karl Rove, James Madison fan and pitchman for the 2010 census. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigJul 18, 2007
In 1795, James Madison wrote of war's far-reaching and corrosive effect on public liberty. He could well have been warning us about our own King George, just the sort of imperial president that Madison and other founders of our nation feared most. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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