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House of Commons Speaker Says He Won’t Invite Trump to Address U.K. Parliament (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 7, 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May faces stark resistance from the British public and her fellow parliamentarians for asking the president to visit. (Pictured, Speaker John Bercow.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tom Hayden: Who Are You Calling an Immigrant?

Tom Hayden / Truthdig Oct 25, 2016 From the archives: The fundamental issue underlying the attitudes of the May Day protesters is that "either the Mexicans (and other Latinos) are immigrants to a country called the United States or the U.S. is a Machiavellian power that denies occupying one-half of Mexico for 156 years." Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: My Mother, ‘the Illegal Alien’?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 8, 2016 In honor of Mother's Day, we've republished Robert Scheer's account of his mother's struggles as an immigrant living in fear of deportation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Job Market in a June Swoon

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2011 A measly 18,000 jobs were added to the US economy in June, far below expectations for a rise of close to 90,000, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 92 percent The numbers are a reality check (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Race Card Backfires on Republicans

Molly Ivins / Truthdig May 4, 2006 Dec. 16, 2005, is a day that will live in infamy in the Hall of Fame of Unintended Republican Consequences. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )