Why Donald Trump Could Be the Next President of the United States

Alan Minsky / Truthdig Jul 23, 2016 The great tragedy of the moment is not rooted in the Republican Party’s self-cannibalization It’s in a Democratic Party that "successfully" suffocated responsible answers to the crises consuming our world The great tragedy of the moment is not rooted in the Republican Party’s self-cannibalization. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Capitalism: A Bad Fit for People in the Technological Revolution

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2016 What will happen when technology replaces people in the service, manufacturing and professional industries of an already struggling economy? Media scholar Robert McChesney and journalist John Nichols delve into the topic in their new book. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders’s socialist revolution is a sham, says author Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 18, 2016 "We need to build a movement because the rise of these protofacist forces embodied in figures like Trump, is not only built on legitimate rage, despair, a sense of betrayal, but by a bankrupt liberalism." Dig deeper

MoveOn Endorses Sanders in a Landslide: 78 percent of Its Members Back Bernie

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 14, 2016 One of the nation’s most prominent progressive networks will mobilize 73,000 members across the early caucus and primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire in an effort to put the senator on the Democratic Party’s presidential ballot. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Reich Is Petitioning the DNC for More Presidential Debates

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2016 The former Clinton labor secretary, “one of the most respected independent progressive figures within the Democratic orbit,” is circulating a petition calling for the Democratic National Committee, led by Debbie Wasserman Schultz (pictured), to schedule additional Democratic debates—and during times of the week when Americans are likely to watch. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Journalist John Nichols on Paul Ryan: The GOP’s Best Actor Since Reagan

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2015 Describing newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan as a "masterful performer," Nichols says, "The bottom line on Paul Ryan is that no matter what, he will end up carrying the water for Wall Street and for multinational corporations. That is his great passion." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Hillary Clinton Should Fear Bernie Sanders

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: If the socialist senator runs, he might find an electorate hungry for radical change. Also: Starving students, the Supreme Court's campaign hypocrisy, and Google owes you $500. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders: I’m Prepared to Run in 2016

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 7, 2014 The recent Truthdigger of the Week and independent senator from Vermont informally told Nation magazine reporter John Nichols that he is "prepared to run for president of the United States." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Big Money and Big Media Undermine Democracy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 10, 2013 Reporters John Nichols and Robert McChesney spoke with Bill Moyers about the dangers of “money and [the] media election complex.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fear, Outrage and Explanation After 6 Killed at Sikh Temple

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 7, 2012 Authorities have identified a 40-year-old Army veteran and white supremacist as the gunman in Sunday's Sikh temple shooting, the latest in a string of post-9/11 attacks that has shaken Sikh Americans’ sense of security. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Nichols on the Failed Gov. Walker Recall

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 6, 2012 Reporter John Nichols of The Nation spoke from Wisconsin about Gov. Scott Walker’s survival of Tuesday's attempt to recall him and what it says about how special-interest and corporate money has taken over politics since the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Nichols: The Power of the General Strike

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2012 One week ahead of Occupy Wall Street’s call for “A Day Without the 99%,” The Nation Institute’s John Nichols talks about the historical importance of the general strike—a powerful tool for protest that helped make possible the rights that American workers have long enjoyed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )