The Associated PressMar 8, 2020
California senator is latest Democratic race dropout to back ex-vice president, while Vermont senator gains civil rights icon's support. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
RUSSELL CONTRERAS / The Associated PressFeb 10, 2019
At the time Virginia's future political leaders wore black makeup in college for fun, Dan Aykroyd wore it too—in the comedy "Trading Places." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Jim Hightower / OtherWordsSep 6, 2018
Miserly pay is only one reason more than half of U.S. workers want to quit their jobs. The deeper issue is the overall lack of respect for workaday people. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJun 23, 2018
Saturday's rally at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., marks the close of the first phase of the Poor People's Campaign, but organizers stress that the work has only just begun. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Glen Ford / Black Agenda ReportJun 3, 2017
Glen Ford, executive editor of Black Agenda Report, sees the African-American sheriff from Milwaukee as an opportunist who curries favor with the most bigoted elements of Donald Trump's base. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMar 21, 2016
Bernie Sanders will soon be urging us to support Hillary Clinton in the presidential election. But the Democratic Party, along with a bankrupt liberalism, is as dangerous as Donald Trump. It is time to vote with our feet—by taking to the streets against the corrupt power elite. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 21, 2015
Bernie Sanders’ most high-profile black supporter describes the socialist senator's presidential campaign as “even more progressive” than those of Democratic insurgent Jesse Jackson in the 1980s. In an interview, West also touches on the issue of Israel. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigJul 3, 2015
Despite the rainbow nature of their users, recent statistics reveal a staggering lack of workforce diversity. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigDec 31, 2014
A new study finds that people have higher expectations of individuals described as "African-American" as opposed to "black." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Richard Reeves / TruthdigAug 2, 2014
Debate and commentary about the rising tide of income inequality in the United States is remindful of Jesse Jackson's presidential campaigns in the 1980s when he kept preaching about boats stuck on the bottom. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigApr 21, 2014
You had to be there! Jesse Jackson, in the company of the real life Rubin "Hurricane" Carter at a jailhouse screening of "The Hurricane" before a mostly black and brown audience whose future prospects seemed as drab as their faded inmate uniforms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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