States Rebel Against Obamacare Website Contractor

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 27, 2013 For Christmas, Vermont and Massachusetts are giving a lump of coal to CGI Federal, the Canadian company that built Healthcare.gov and seven other state-based health care exchanges. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tea Party Father, Massachusetts Liberal Son For Congress

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 18, 2013 Here's a cute ad from an openly gay Massachusetts liberal candidate for Congress whose dad describes himself as a member of the tea party. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren, a Great Investment

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 14, 2013 How astonishing to have a public servant who actually cares to inform the public about the inner workings of the system of crony capitalism that has wedded big government with big business. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Happens When You Replace School Guards With Art Teachers

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 2, 2013 A K-8 school in Massachusetts "plagued by violence and disorder" became a picture of promise when a new principal stopped treating the place like a prison. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

School Cafeteria Denies Lunch to Preteen Debtors

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 5, 2013 Twenty-five students at a Massachusetts middle school went home hungry this week when the private contractor that runs the school's cafeteria denied them lunch because the students' accounts were a few cents overcharged. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Adelson’s Company Admits to Bribery, Krugman Labels Sequester ‘Stupid,’ and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 4, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including John Roberts being called out for a big error in the Voting Rights Act case and former NBA star Dennis Rodman defends his "good friend" Kim Jong Un. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Elizabeth Warren

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 17, 2013 At a Senate hearing Thursday, Elizabeth Warren exposed and shamed regulators for failing to prosecute banks that played a leading role in the financial crisis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Potentially Historic’ Winter Storm Nemo Forecast to Hit Northeast

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 8, 2013 More than 1,800 flights have been canceled in anticipation of a ferocious winter storm that's expected to pound the Northeast beginning Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prosecuting Prosecutorial Abuse

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2013 Massachusetts' US Attorney Carmen Ortiz and Assistant U Attorney Stephen Heymann must be held accountable for their actions during their prosecution of the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz; in China, a father hired online "assassins" to kill his son's avatar in an attempt to save his real life; meanwhile, the U is giving the Afghan government a fleet of drones These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Where the Plastic Water Bottle Has Been Banned

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 10, 2013 A New England town has become the first in the nation to prohibit plastic water bottles. "Like its also-banned-in-some-places cousin, the single-use plastic shopping bag, the throwaway water bottle has a mighty adverse impact on the environment," writes Matt Hickman at Mother Nature Network. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Barney Frank

Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons Jan 7, 2013 Dig deeper

Romney the Reluctant Presidential Candidate, Another Kennedy Weighs Senate Run, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 24, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Newark, NJ, Mayor Cory Booker's personal connection with gun violence and the surprising information revealed by the FBI's internal records on the Occupy movement A look at the day's political happenings, including Newark, N, Mayor Cory Booker's personal connection with gun violence and surprising information revealed by the FBI's internal records on the Occupy movement . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )