On Gas Tax Hike, Obama Is Wrong — and (Some) Republicans Are Right

Joe Conason / Truthdig Feb 7, 2015 It doesn't happen often, but Washington is now debating an important issue on which the United States Chamber of Commerce, Senator James Inhofe, R-Okla., Fox News pundit Charles Krauthammer, and a growing posse of assorted right-wingers are right -- and President Barack Obama is wrong. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

End Poverty? Reduce Inequality? What Republicans Must Do First

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jan 31, 2015 The latest fad among would-be Republican presidential contenders is to proclaim their deep commitment to fighting poverty and inequality -- which sounds as plausible as a promise by McDonald's to abolish greasy food. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Violent Extremists Welcome Attacks on Islam

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jan 17, 2015 Whenever an act of horrific terror enrages the West, a predictable second act ensues. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What ‘Je Suis Charlie’ Should Mean to Us

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jan 10, 2015 To understand what is at stake in this struggle, it is important to look closely at what we are defending. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP, Stop Making Excuses for Scalise

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jan 1, 2015 The leaders of the Republican Party need to ask why their message attracts some of the most despicable elements in American society -- and why they can't effectively reject those extremists. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

On Cuba, Republicans Know Only Failure

Joe Conason / Truthdig Dec 20, 2014 Listen carefully to the Republican leaders and presidential hopefuls roaring with outrage over President Barack Obama's courageous decision to normalize relations with Cuba; listen very carefully, because no matter how long or how closely you listen to them, there is one thing you will surely never hear. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

CIA Crimes Without Punishment

Joe Conason / Truthdig Dec 11, 2014 With the release of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on the use of torture by the CIA after 9/11, the final defense of the indefensible by its perpetrators, advocates and publicists is falling apart before our eyes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Voters Don’t Know (Yet) About Jeb Bush

Joe Conason / Truthdig Dec 4, 2014 Whenever the deep thinkers of the Republican establishment glance at their bulging clown car of presidential hopefuls, they inevitably start chattering about "Jeb Bush." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fix Decaying Pipelines First for Jobs, Health and Safety

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 20, 2014 With the Keystone XL pipeline stalled again, now perhaps we can look ahead and consider more promising ways to rebuild our energy system, creating many more jobs than that controversial project ever would. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Immigration, Impeachment and Insanity on the Republican Right

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 18, 2014 Obstructing, denouncing and demonizing Barack Obama are so central to the existence of the Republican Party today that its leaders simply ignore the real purposes of the president's proposed immigration orders. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Beneath the Republican Wave, Voters Still Reject Right-Wing Ideology

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 8, 2014 In the wake of the 2014 midterm "wave election," Americans will soon find out whether they actually want what they have wrought. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Plutocrat or Populist? Actually, Hillary Clinton Is Neither

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 1, 2014 As America's biggest political target -- a status she is likely to enjoy for the foreseeable future -- Hillary Clinton takes incoming fire of every caliber from all directions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )