Hillary Clinton 2016: 3 … 2 … 1 … (Updated)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Apr 12, 2015 By all indications, today will be the day when Hillary Clinton officially announces that she will, in fact, be running for president in the 2016 election. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Deepening Democratic Party Divide

David Sirota / Truthdig Apr 5, 2015 For those pining for a Democratic Party that tries to represent more than the whims of the rich and powerful, these are, to say the least, confusing times. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Political Revolution We Desperately Need

By Sen. Bernie Sanders Apr 4, 2015 The good news is that the economy today is much better than it was six years ago when George W. Bush left office. The bad news is that, despite these improvements, the 40-year decline of the American middle class continues. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

House Republicans Approve $5 Trillion in Budget Cuts

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 26, 2015 House Republicans on Wednesday night passed a budget that eliminates nearly $5 trillion from social welfare programs over the next decade and envisions regressive tax reforms and calls for the repeal of President Obama’s health care law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Republican Budget Plan Will Devastate American Families

By Sen. Bernie Sanders Mar 19, 2015 As I understand the Republican view of our country, as manifested in the House and Senate budgets, millions of middle class and working families need to see a major reduction in federal programs that help make their lives, and the lives of their kids, a little bit better. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Majority of Americans Want to Raise Taxes on the Rich, So What Gives?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 25, 2015 Elected officials are usually voted in to represent their constituents. So why do Republicans in Congress oppose Obama's plan to raise investment taxes on the rich when two-thirds of Americans think the wealthy aren't paying enough in taxes? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Trade Deals Boost the Top 1 Percent and Bust the Rest

Robert Reich / Truthdig Feb 17, 2015 I used to believe in trade agreements. That was before the wages of most Americans stagnated and a relative few at the top captured just about all the economic gains. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Middle Class Can’t Be Saved Unless Wall Street Is Tamed

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 27, 2015 Do we really need reminding about what happened six years ago? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

State of the Union 2015: Lethal, Predatory, Delusional

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 22, 2015 "In his next-to-last State of the Union address," writes Glen Ford, Editor of the Black Agenda Report, "President Obama flashed the suckers a bag of tricks that has no chance of passing the Republican-controlled Congress, but will allow his apologists to claim that the genuine, more progressive Obama is revealing himself in his final two years in office." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

SOTU 2015: Obama Sets the Tone for His Final Stretch

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 21, 2015 President Obama will face two Republican-controlled chambers of Congress during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night as he enters the last two years of his presidency. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Are Conservatives Actually Becoming More Compassionate?

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 19, 2015 Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney are zeroing in on inequality as America’s fundamental economic problem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

SOTU Preview: Obama to Pitch Plan to Raise Taxes on the Wealthy

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 19, 2015 President Obama appears as though he's not about to take the whole lame-duck thing (not to mention the Republican-lockdown-on-Congress thing) sitting down, given his outline for Tuesday's State of the Union address. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )