Progressives Discuss Hillary Clinton’s Candidacy in a Lively Debate on ‘Democracy Now!’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 13, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer joined Seattle's Kshama Sawant, writer Joe Conason and The Nation's Michelle Goldberg on "Democracy Now!" to discuss the official beginning of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Most Dangerous Woman in America

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 16, 2015 Kshama Sawant, the socialist on the Seattle City Council, is up for re-election, and the Establishment is determined to defeat her and the ideas she champions before they spread. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Seattle Socialist Council Member Kshama Sawant Responds to Obama’s SOTU

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 22, 2015 "Some of the proposals Obama made tonight point in the right direction, on taxing the rich, on providing a free community college education, paid sick and maternity leave, and municipal broadband," Sawant began. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Will It Take to Save Humanity and the Planet?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 27, 2014 Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges, activist Bill McKibben, journalist Naomi Klein, Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and public radio talk show host Brian Lehrer participated in a panel discussion the night before the People's Climate March in New York City this month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Coming Climate Revolt

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 22, 2014 Civil disobedience must be used to abolish the oil, gas and coal companies and replace a government held captive by corporations. Otherwise, we will say goodbye to life as we know it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Seattle Paves the Way for the Rest of the U.S. With ‘Historic’ $15 Minimum Wage

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 3, 2014 The Seattle City Council's unanimous decision to impose the highest minimum wage in America is a momentous leap toward lifting workers out of poverty and closing the constantly widening gap between the 99 and the 1 percent. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Seattle Socialist Councilwoman Kshama Sawant Debates Breitbart Editor

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 13, 2014 If you're looking to get depressed, listen to a crowd of Seattle residents cheer a couple of conservatives demanding that their fellow Americans be deprived of a measly $6 raise in the minimum wage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Seattle Socialist Kshama Sawant Takes Office

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 6, 2014 Seattle's first socialist city official in decades, an economics teacher, former Occupy Wall Street activist and former Truthdigger of the Week, ran on a campaign to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. She enters office Monday along with Mayor Ed Murray. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Voters Approve $15 Minimum Wage for Workers Around Seattle Airport

BLANK Nov 27, 2013 In the same election in which a socialist won a seat on the Seattle City Council, voters in the nearby city of SeaTac also approved a $15 hourly minimum wage for some workers in and around Seattle-Tacoma airport. Even if a recount reverses the result, the election seems to place the Seattle area at the vanguard of a surge of progressive political success. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Kshama Sawant

BLANK Nov 24, 2013 By winning a seat on Seattle's City Council this month, the socialist has given her fellow citizens one of the best opportunities in living memory to determine their individual and collective futures. Will city residents make good on it?By winning a seat on Seattle's City Council, the socialist has given her fellow citizens one of the best opportunities in living memory to determine their individual and collective futures. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Socialist Elected to Seattle City Council

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 16, 2013 Economics professor and Occupy Wall Street activist Kshama Sawant ousted 16-year incumbent Democrat Richard Conlin in the final days of vote tallying on a platform in favor of a $15 minimum wage, rent control and increased taxes on millionaires. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )