Jeb Bush’s Optimism School

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 17, 2014 The Republican Party faces a long-term challenge in presidential elections because it is defining itself as a gloomy enclave, a collection of pessimists who fear what our country is becoming and where it is going. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP Latino Strategies Clash: Sen. Ted Cruz Disses Jeb Bush’s ‘Immigration for Love’ Meme

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 8, 2014 Sen. Ted Cruz criticized Jeb Bush for appearing to downplay the rule of law in arguing that undocumented immigration to the U.S. is a crime of passion. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jeb Bush Makes ‘Hopeful’ Noises About 2016

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2014 Looks like the 2016 presidential race could actually shape up to be a bona fide throwback to the ’90s, with a Bush and a Clinton duking it out for the White House. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hillary’s Weight

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Tea Partyer Threatens Senator, Fox News Pundit’s Sexist Remarks, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 31, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including why prominent news outlets are declining an invitation to meet with Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama's becoming the target of yet another letter possibly laced with the deadly poison ricin. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Marching in Chicago: Resisting Rahm Emanuel’s Neoliberal Savagery

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout May 25, 2013 Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s current attempt to close down 54 public schools largely inhabited by poor minorities is one more example of a savage, racist neoliberal system that uses the politics of austerity and consolidation to further disenfranchise unskilled youths in the inner city. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

George W. Bush Library Dedicated, GOP Pollster Rips Limbaugh, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 26, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Barbara Bush's surprising advice to son Jeb and Congress tries to fix air travel delays caused by the sequester. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jeb for President

Bill Schorr, Cagle Cartoons Mar 19, 2013 Dig deeper

Some Signs of Life in the GOP?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Mar 19, 2013 At first glance, last week's Conservative Political Action Conference looked like a hot mess. On closer inspection, it looked even worse. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Is the Partisan Ice Breaking?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 11, 2013 Just when our politics seemed destined to freeze into a brain-dead brand of partisanship, party lines started cracking up. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jeb Bush Flip-Flop

Jeff Parker, Cagle Cartoons, Florida Today and the Fort Myers News-Press Mar 11, 2013 Dig deeper

Christie Slams Congress, Krugman Debates Scarborough, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 6, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a major development in the confirmation hearing of John Brennan and Jeb Bush flip-flops on immigration reform once more. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )