The Greeks Get It

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 24, 2010 Here’s to the Greeks. They know what to do when corporations pillage and loot their country. Call a general strike. Riot. Shut down the city centers. Toss the bastards out. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Why You Should Want to Pay Higher Taxes

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Apr 15, 2010 The notion that taxes are bad for the middle class is akin to the notion that cigarette smoking is harmless, and it should be dealt with by similar means. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Good News!

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Lou Dobbs for President?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2009 Now that he's been cut loose from his contract at CNN, former anchor Lou Dobbs is free to do his thing unencumbered by any constraints imposed by media bosses or by archaic notions of journalistic objectivity What, you might wonder, would "his thing" be? Well, it seems as if this self-declared champion of the middle class isn't ruling out a run for office yes, even that office. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Looking for a Middle Class

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Oct 15, 2009 The challenge of our time is to re-create America as a middle-class nation. [This is Marie Cocco's last column.] Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Clunker, Not a Cadillac

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Sep 22, 2009 Finally, a health care proposal George W. Bush could love. Sen. Max Baucus' idea to tax "Cadillac" insurance plans has been pushed by Republicans for years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The End of the Middle Class as We Know It

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Apr 30, 2009 This is how it ends. Or at least, this is how the latest, sad chapter in a story that has been ending for three decades is written. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Pushes His Budget Plan

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2009 In his weekly address, President Barack Obama makes the case for his proposed budget scheme, arguing that while it might rankle the likes of Washington lobbyists, it will deliver on the promises he made during his campaign. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Wins in Nashville

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Oct 8, 2008 As was the case in the first presidential debate, Barack Obama emerged from Tuesday night’s confrontation with John McCain in Nashville, Tenn., in command of the situation. The Democratic nominee looked calm, confident and presidential as he won their second contest. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Has the Edge After First Debate

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2008 Even though the American mainstream media pronounced Friday's presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain a draw, the UK's Guardian newspaper tallied up some poll results and found that Obama has gained an edge over McCain as the candidates head into their final month of campaigning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cindy McCain Irked by Obama’s Acceptance Speech

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2008 Considering that she is the source of much of the McCain family fortune, it's not surprising that Cindy McCain says she was offended by Barack Obama's assessment that John McCain is out of touch with the middle class, as well as by the Obama campaign's ads about the McCains' multiple homes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Maher Calls for a Middle-Class Uprising

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2007 The "Real Time" host takes aim at the über-rich, as well as the disadvantaged who vote against their own economic self-interests, because "In America it's not the haves and have nots, it's the haves and been hads." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )