Pence Hat

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Jul 17, 2016 Dig deeper

Trump VP Pick Mike Pence Led Crusade Against Planned Parenthood

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2016 A close look at the record of Donald Trump’s running mate tells us a few things about what counts as “establishment” in today’s Republican Party. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump’s VP Pick, Mike Pence, Doesn’t Know Anything About Israel’s Nuclear Weapons

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2016 In a video from several years ago, Pence attempted to deflect a question about Israel’s nuclear weapons by committing to the line “Israel is our most cherished ally.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Companies’ Pro-Equality Rhetoric Belied by Their Campaign Donations

David Sirota / Truthdig Apr 13, 2015 Last week, corporate America appeared to take a rare stand on principle. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pizza With a Side of Hate

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Apr 4, 2015 The only purpose of the "religious freedom" laws in Indiana and other states is to assert that discrimination against gay people is acceptable. The only way to "fix" such measures is to repeal them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Indiana (Un)welcome

Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Cagle Cartoons Apr 2, 2015 Dig deeper

Boycott Indiana—for Imprisoning a Woman Who Miscarried

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 2, 2015 It’s baffling why the outrage over the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act isn’t carrying over to the case of Purvi Patel. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Arkansas Defies Widespread Outrage by Passing Its Own ‘Religious Freedom’ Act

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Apr 1, 2015 Arkansas, following Indiana's lead, has adopted a hugely controversial, “anti-gay” Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Health Care: Deja Vu All Over Again

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Oct 14, 2013 Just as the Republicans in Congress are desperate to destroy the Affordable Care Act, their predecessors tried to kill Medicare in the 1960s and Social Security in the 1930s. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The End of Shutdowns

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 11, 2011 One image perfectly captured the absurd, irrational and wholly unnecessary confrontation over whether to shut down the federal government on the basis of differences over a small part of the budget. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’ in Iraq: Just Like Home

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2007 "The Daily Show," on the scene in Iraq, goes to town on the ridiculous yet timelessly entertaining assertion of Rep. Mike Pence that a particularly deadly Baghdad market he visited was "like a normal outdoor market in Indiana in the summertime." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )