So Much for a ‘Post-Racial’ America

Stanley Kutler / Truthdig Mar 27, 2010 Thanks to Newt Gingrich’s loose lips, the cat is out of the bag: The Republican Party, answering the call of a large part of its following, will continue its subtle and not-so-subtle uses of the “race card.” The Republican Party, answering the call of a large part of its following, will continue its subtle and not-so-subtle uses of the “race card.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

No Obama Obituaries, Please

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jan 21, 2010 If scored strictly by his legislative attainments, Obama is a highly effective president. In fact, the scrupulously nonpartisan Congressional Quarterly rated him the most effective president of the past five decades, as measured by congressional votes on which he took a position. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

War Kills Off Great Reform Movements

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Oct 5, 2009 The hawks urging President Obama to escalate the war in Afghanistan have no interest in his domestic policy The 20th century is a graveyard of good ideas that lost out to war. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Surprises With Civil Rights Decision

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2009 The Supreme Court has spared the 1965 Voting Rights Act, agreeing by an 8-1 margin to leave a ruling on its more controversial parts for another day -- and perhaps another court. The near-unanimous narrow decision came as a surprise, with justices apparently retreating from earlier divisions that led some court watchers to predict the legislation's demise. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

From LBJ to BHO

Stanley Kutler / Truthdig Nov 12, 2008 The 36th president of the United States seems strangely absent in the current celebrations. Perhaps Lyndon B. Johnson is not fondly remembered, but his triumphs paved the long road to Barack Obama's historic presidency. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Republican Economic Policies Don’t Add Up

Arthur Blaustein / Truthdig Oct 7, 2008 Many Americans believe, despite the current financial crisis, that Republicans are generally better at managing the economy. History tells a very different story. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Spy on the Government

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2007 The Freedom of Information Act was signed into law by Lyndon Johnson in 1966, and has proved to be an indispensable tool for our democracy, but negotiating the bureaucracy can be intimidating. Luckily, the Bad Guys blog has collected a helpful assortment of FOIA resources. Check it out and find out what your government is up to. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Democrats Are Urged to Become Republicans

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2006 That's the call from Michael Tomasky in a cover story for the American Prospect. He means republicans with a small 'r'--defenders of the idea of a republic that serves the common good. Tomasky writes: "What the Democrats still don?t have is a philosophy, a big idea that unites their proposals and converts them from a hodgepodge of narrow and specific fixes into a vision for society." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )