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Michigan in the Balance

Eoin Higgins / Truthdig Apr 19, 2024 To win the important swing state, the president needs to listen to voters before their concerns trickle down to ‘Morning Joe.' Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Nate Silver Is Making This Up as He Goes

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Oct 30, 2019 Once a principled data journalist, the FiveThirtyEight founder has revealed himself as just another hack spouting off on social media. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Joe Biden Has Comcast-Owned MSNBC in the Tank

Justin Anderson / FAIR Apr 29, 2019 The former vice president's list of donors includes company execs. Is it any wonder the network has showered him with favorable coverage? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Trump’s Escalating Assault on the Press

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org Jul 5, 2017 Maybe the president’s most recent attacks on the press were meant to distract from a week of embarrassing news. I fear a more menacing reality. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Joe Scarborough: GOP Will Be Judged for 50 Years on How It Responds to Trump (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 22, 2017 On "The Late Show" on Tuesday, the conservative "Morning Joe" host told Stephen Colbert that it's incumbent upon the party "to stand up right now and speak out." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Best of Truthdig’s A/V Booth 2016: Some Chomsky, Some Comedy and a Whole Lot of Politics

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2016 Our list of the 10 most-viewed A/V Booth posts includes quite a variety of figures, but there's a constant throughout: the 2016 presidential election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Discouraging Protest Votes, Bernie Sanders Says: Elect Hillary Clinton—Then Mobilize

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Sep 19, 2016 The former presidential candidate reiterated his argument that the only way the progressive agenda has a shot at being implemented is with Clinton at the helm and the grass-roots force as her guide. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Makes a 360-Degree ‘Pivot’ to Prove He’s No Flip-Flopper

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 24, 2016 The Republican presidential nominee is not going to change. No matter how many times he reshuffles his campaign, he is who he is. It's delusional to pretend otherwise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

MSNBC Thrashes Hillary Clinton: ‘It Feels Like She’s Lying Straight Out’

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2016 As polling showed Bernie Sanders gaining on the Democratic candidate in California on Thursday, MSNBC hosts and analysts severely and unanimously criticized the candidate after the inspector general of the State Department she once led published a damning report contradicting her claims that she was allowed to conduct official correspondence on a private email server. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Scarborough Belittles Female Co-Host for Trying to Talk About Actual News

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2014 Mika Brzezinski calls out her colleague and MSNBC panel for "capitalizing on a non-story for ratings because people's imaginations are pricked by this and that is not responsible." This leads them to talk down, belittle and show a complete disregard for who she is and what she says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bachmann Opponent Bows Out, Alleged ‘Crack Mayor’ Won’t Quit, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 1, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a person of interest is identified in the ricin letters investigation and a liberal activist reveals why he secretly recorded Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Biden Weighs In on Torture Report, Senators Face Backlash Over Vote, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 30, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including President Obama's hilarious White House Correspondents' Dinner speech and top U.S. political figures give their take on NBA player Jason Collins' decision to come out. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )