TD Column

The SAVE Act Is Just One Part of the MAGA Midterm Plot

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 9, 2026 Trump and his MAGA allies are flooding the zone with a multipronged scheme to rig the midterms and end democracy. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Trump Officials Attend a Summit Urging the President to Take Over the Midterms

Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica Mar 2, 2026 The meeting’s participants included Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer charged with reinvestigating the 2020 election, and Heather Honey, the Department of Homeland Security official in charge of election integrity. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Column

Can Anti-Billionaire Populism Deliver a ‘Blue Wave’ for Democrats?

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Feb 23, 2026 Hopes for a major gains in the midterm are high, but the party is still divided on whether to embrace voters’ anger at the uber rich. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Column

Grin Without a Cat

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Feb 6, 2026 It’s time for elected Democrats to seize the moment — and cease triangulating with nihilism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

Ending Republican Control Will Require Overcoming the Democratic Leadership

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jan 20, 2026 Hidebound and unimaginative, the Democratic Party’s leadership persists with the kind of elitist political approach that helped Trump win in 2024. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Labor

No Business as Usual

Peter Olney, Rand Wilson / Labor Notes Oct 21, 2025 Urgent times call for something old and something new from the labor movement. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Column

Rigging the Midterms Is Just the Beginning

Bill Blum / Truthdig Aug 25, 2025 Trump’s war on voting rights is part of a long game that aims for the eventual creation of a one-party state. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Column

Time to Start Thinking About the Midterms

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 8, 2025 The Republican Party is attacking the right to vote with a raft of new election laws — and criminal penalties for breaking them. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Good News for the 65 Million Americans Who Rely on Social Security

Nancy J. Altman / OtherWords Dec 12, 2022 With his re-election, Rapahael Warnock and his Democratic colleagues have a mandate to protect Social Security’s earned benefits. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

Herschel Walker, South Park, and the Prius

Kate Yoder / Grist Nov 28, 2022 Why do Republicans defend polluting vehicles? Because Democrats love the saintly Prius. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Election Denier Thanksgiving

John Cole Nov 17, 2022 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Red Wave

Rivers Nov 14, 2022 Dig deeper