Don’t Give Up on the Uninsured

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Oct 24, 2013 Obamacare is working -- in states that have followed the essential design of the Affordable Care Act. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rand Paul: The Minister of Misinformation

BLANK Oct 18, 2013 A new profile at the National Journal probes the libertarian Kentucky senator's chances for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. A major hurdle: an affinity for half-truths and misinformation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bachmann Opponent Bows Out, Alleged ‘Crack Mayor’ Won’t Quit, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 1, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a person of interest is identified in the ricin letters investigation and a liberal activist reveals why he secretly recorded Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warren Rips Bank Regulators, McConnell Secretly Recorded, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 12, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including why Dick Cheney says the U.S. is in "deep do do" and Bernie Sanders and Grover Norquist spar over President Obama's awful budget. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scalia’s Anti-Gay Marriage Rant, Nate Silver on Hillary’s 2016 Prospects, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 12, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Stephen Colbert's response to a poll that shows South Carolina voters want him in the Senate and why the Koch brothers postponed a major meeting. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In the Wake of the Southern Tornadoes

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2011 The death toll from Wednesday's outbreak of devastating tornadoes in several Southern states has risen past the number reported Thursday afternoon in this Associated Press clip, but the twisters' scope and strength are evident from the visuals recorded . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tough Going for Anti-Immigration Bills

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2011 Momentum has shifted against anti-immigrant bills like Arizona’s SB 1070 in the more than 20 states that have tried to institute copycat laws. Most efforts have failed to gain legislative traction, with bills dying in committee or simply being voted down. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fight for a World Without Coal

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 14, 2011 The writer and philosopher Wendell Berry, armed with little more than a copy of William Shakespeare’s "The Tempest" and his conscience, has been camped out for three days with a handful of other activists in the governor’s outer office in Frankfort, Ky.If a 76-year-old philosopher armed only with his conscience can fight using civil disobedience for our common survival, then so can you. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Rand Paul Makes It Official

Staff / Truthdig Nov 3, 2010 Rand Paul is projected the winner of Kentucky's Senate race. He was polling way ahead going into Election Day, so it's not a shocker, but his victory might be considered the biggest triumph -- so far -- for the tea party. It's going to be a long night. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scary Primary Results

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Sep 16, 2010 Partisan Democrats are delighted about Christine O'Donnell's Republican primary victory over Rep. Mike Castle in the race for the open Delaware Senate seat. I'm despondent. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What’s Not to Like About Civil Rights?

Marcia Alesan Dawkins / Truthdig Jun 1, 2010 For Rand Paul, the issue is not about race and it’s not about guns either It’s about government interference with privacy rights But what Paul and others may not be remembering is that race, violence and privacy rights go hand in hand For Rand Paul, the issue is not about race and it’s not about guns either. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kentucky Senate Adopts Civil Rights Resolution

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2010 The Kentucky state Senate has passed a resolution to let it be known that all varieties of discrimination are officially not OK in the Bluegrass State. Whether Rand Paul is paying attention to that gesture was unclear at press time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )