Opinion

The Revving Engine of Political Vengeance

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report Aug 27, 2025 How the Soviet-era mantra of “Show me the man, I’ll show you the crime” is alive and well and rewriting American justice. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Study Debunks Claims That Led to Bolivian Coup

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Feb 28, 2020 New research from MIT raises serious questions about the U.S.-backed Organization of American Studies' assertions of election fraud. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Post-Impeachment, House Democrats Set Sights on Barr

MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Feb 14, 2020 They are looking into the attorney general's intervention in the case of Roger Stone, a Trump confidant convicted of lying to Congress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oscars Get With the Political Program

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Feb 10, 2020 This year's telecast showed signs of progress—now the Academy Awards producers need to get audiences to tune in again. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Alexander Hamilton Would Have Backed Trump’s Impeachment

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 3, 2020 Both parties have invoked the founding father during Senate proceedings. Only one side is telling the truth about what he truly believed. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Senate Rejects Witnesses in Trump Trial

LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER and ZEKE MILLER/ The Associated Press Jan 31, 2020 New revelations from former national security adviser John Bolton fail to sway GOP senators, who said they'd heard enough. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Impeachment Defense Is Incoherent by Design

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 30, 2020 Republican senators and Trump’s lawyers are forced to resort to blatant contortions of logic in the impeachment trial. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Trial: Pointed Questioning With Bolton Book at the Center

LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Jan 29, 2020 The former national security adviser's forthcoming publication threatens GOP hopes of a quick acquittal. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

GOP Doesn’t Have Votes Yet to Block Bolton, McConnell Concedes

ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Jan 28, 2020 Republican senators mulling impeachment meet after defense rests; Trump's hopes to end the trial with a quick acquittal could be imperiled. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Team: Impeachment Not About ‘Unsourced Manuscripts’

ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Jan 28, 2020 As defense winds down in Senate trial, the president's lawyers and Republicans scoff at reported revelations in Bolton's unpublished book. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

What Exactly Is John Bolton’s End Game?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 28, 2020 It's not principle that's driving the former former national security adviser to intervene against Trump, but something worryingly nefarious. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Vile Message Democrats Are Sending With Impeachment

Saif Ansari / Truthdig Jan 27, 2020 People of color have suffered the brunt of Trump’s abuses, so why are there no articles of impeachment that speak to their pain? Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )