By Robert Reich / RobertReich.orgDec 29, 2016
The commander in chief should take the following important actions before it's too late.
The commander in chief should take the following important actions before it's too late. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigOct 12, 2016
Of all the candidates, the Green Party nominee would move the judicial branch in the most progressive direction as president. But the sobering reality is that she has the least prospect of doing so. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJun 30, 2016
All things considered, the Supreme Court’s just-completed term was a good one for liberals and progressives. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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Bill Blum / TruthdigMay 12, 2016
The presumptive Republican nominee is part angry populist, part xenophobic nationalist, part reality-show huckster and part latter-day Benito Mussolini But there are coherent goals in his ideological scramble—including remaking the Supreme Court The presumptive Republican nominee is part angry populist, part xenophobic nationalist, part reality-show huckster and part latter-day Benito Mussolini. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMar 22, 2016
The "Full Frontal" host did not mince words Monday night as she criticized Senate Republicans for refusing to meet with President Obama's Supreme Court nominee. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigMar 17, 2016
In a span of about 12 hours, Americans were given definitive evidence that the Republican Party is now in thrall to its most ideologically and tactically extreme forces, while the Democrats still look to the center ground and to compromise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigMar 17, 2016
In refusing to vote or even hold a hearing on the president’s nominee to the Supreme Court, GOP senators are abdicating their constitutional responsibility. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigMar 17, 2016
Merrick Garland, President Obama's centrist nominee, seems destined for summary rejection by the GOP-controlled Senate, even as legal observers worry that at any moment yet another death on the bench could intensify the partisan fight over the future of our nation's highest court. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 16, 2016
The president is expected to battle the Senate Republican majority after nominating a judge with a record of challenging the federal government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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