Senate Slogs Through Housing Bill

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2008 Leading senators think they have made a bipartisan breakthrough on legislation aimed at the mortgage crisis. A parallel effort in the House met with Republican opposition, and it's not entirely clear where President Bush and his veto pen stand on the matter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Power of a Stupid Idea

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 2, 2008 There's something maddening about this presidential campaign. It has become irrelevant whether anything the candidates say actually makes sense. Case in point: cutting the gas tax. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Plague of Potomac Fever

David Sirota / Truthdig May 2, 2008 Congress is ravaged by a disease inside the Washington Beltway inhibiting emotions like compassion and integrity. As the housing crisis intensifies, this malady is getting worse. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Unequal Under the Law

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig May 1, 2008 By now the Tale of Lilly Ledbetter is beginning to sound like the Perils of Pauline or the Pre-Feminist Follies. At 70 years old, she's the star of a long-running drama about how hard we have to run to keep from slipping backward. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gore: Change Laws and Lightbulbs

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2008 After "An Inconvenient Truth" hit theaters, Al Gore may have won a couple of trophies for his work in fighting climate change, but the former vice president doesn't believe enough has changed where it counts -- in national and international laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Failing the Troops

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Apr 10, 2008 The same kinds of mismanagement and dysfunction that are at work in Iraq continue to plague veterans when they seek medical care at home. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

David Sirota / Truthdig Apr 4, 2008 The real John McCain is re-emerging: a politician who rakes in big bucks by being a hired gun for the corporations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Revote Schemes Stall and Fizzle

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2008 Florida has dropped plans to hold a revote because, in the words of the state party chair: "The consensus is clear: Florida doesn't want to vote again." That's a setback for Hillary Clinton, who probably would have picked up delegates in the Sunshine State. Another revote proposal is stalling in Michigan, the other state with a disputed delegation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ethical Progress at Last

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Mar 18, 2008 Elections do matter. Some people who win office really do keep campaign promises. And legislation the public wants -- but which the politicians, by and large, don't -- actually can be enacted, even if the kicking and screaming can practically be heard coming from behind those infamously closed doors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change on Calif. Curriculum?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2008 A California senator is working to push a bill through the state's legislative channels that would make global warming a required study topic in California public schools, but detractors maintain that the science behind Sen. Joe Simitian's proposed academic addition is unclear. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Next Florida

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jan 24, 2008 Election Day began with voting machines refusing to start up. It ended with them refusing to shut down. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Digging in the Right Place

David Sirota / Truthdig Jan 18, 2008 It is state legislators -- not those celebrities of Capitol Hill -- who are the innovators in seeking remedies to problems such as the health care mess. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )