Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMay 24, 2018
Seattle’s Socialist-led struggle to raise taxes on wealthy corporations like Amazon to help curb homelessness offers an object lesson that cities across America should heed. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigFeb 2, 2017
The groundbreaking vote comes one day after the Army Corps of Engineers is ordered to continue the easement process for the Dakota Access pipeline. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigJan 2, 2017
The president-elect represents the late stage of capitalism, when corporations, no longer able to generate profits at former levels, pillage the government and society for profit. However, he will be vulnerable to impeachment if we take to the streets. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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BLANKJan 1, 2017
Once a week, Truthdig’s editor in chief interviews someone who, through long engagement with American culture or politics, has an informed and highly personal perspective on pressing issues. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKNov 11, 2016
Sawant, who is in her second term on Seattle's City Council, and Truthdig's editor in chief discuss her political achievements and challenges. Audio and transcript. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMay 2, 2016
Seattle’s socialist City Council member, Kshama Sawant, has called on Bernie Sanders to break with the Democratic Party and run as an independent. If he refuses, she says, his supporters must build a third party without him. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigFeb 15, 2016
No “movement” or “political revolution” will ever be built within the Democratic Party. The Sanders campaign is just one more betrayal of the left. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 14, 2016
The Seattle city councilwoman expressed optimism for the future based “not on big corporations or the prosperity of Wall Street and its billionaires” but on “the immense potential power of American workers.” Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 2, 2016
“In 2013, many people voted for me in spite of the fact I was a socialist,” the Seattle city councilwoman writes in The Guardian. “In this year’s election [2015], many more people voted consciously for socialist politics.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKNov 22, 2015
The socialist's achievements in office, including a minimum-wage hike to $15, and re-election this month are exposing as a sham the idea that the welfare of workers, especially the unskilled, is incompatible with a prosperous economy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 16, 2015
Schools were closed in Seattle on Wednesday as the city’s first teachers strike in 30 years entered its fifth day. Last week, teachers represented by the Seattle Education Association unanimously voted to strike in demand of fewer standardized tests for students, more time to prepare for classes and better pay. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 6, 2015
A SeaTac city judge dismissed disorderly conduct charges against Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant and two other defendants Friday, saying police -- not protesters -- blocked traffic during a demonstration over wages. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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