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In Defense of Hillary Clinton, Democrats Embrace Citizens United Decision

David Sirota / Truthdig May 1, 2015 Less than three weeks into her presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton has already accomplished a stunning feat: unifying large swaths of the Democratic Party to support the 2010 Supreme Court ruling on campaign financing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Progressives on the Take

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 18, 2013 The Podesta brothers are the faces of the so-called progressive wing of the Democratic Party that, like the president himself, will talk a good game of reducing income inequality, while catering to the interests of the very corporations that have initiated the problem. How can President Obama be so right and so wrong in the same moment? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Team Obama’s New Transparency Tactic

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2008 If the secret policy wonk in you has always hankered to sit in on those exciting meetings that happen in elite circles of government, you're in luck -- members of the Obama transition team have found another way to use the Web with their new "Seat at the Table" initiative. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Cracks Down on Lobbyists During Transition

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2008 We'll see how long he's able to keep this up, but at least for the immediate future, Barack Obama is aiming to keep lobbyists at bay, issuing strict guidelines for his transition team that Obama aide John Podesta described Tuesday on a conference call to reporters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )