We Are What We Trade and How We Trade It

David Sirota / Truthdig Nov 6, 2009 The rules governing what we buy and sell are now playing such a decisive role in almost every major policy that we ignore them at our peril. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bill Puts Brakes on Mexican Trucks

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2009 President Obama's $410 billion spending bill may paradoxically end funding for a cross-border trucking program between Mexico and the U.S. Critics of the program cite safety issues around Mexican trucks, while Mexican officials decry protectionism as policies surrounding the NAFTA trade agreement continue to fall apart. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mexican Drug Wars Claim 5,000 Lives in 2008

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2008 It's been a creeping tragedy that has escaped serious attention by many major media outlets, but the recurring waves of drug violence in Mexico have taken the lives of about 5,000 people in 2008. In response, the Mexican government has deployed more than 40,000 troops, though corruption within the state's security forces remains a grave problem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Countering Race With Class

David Sirota / Truthdig Jun 20, 2008 In our us-versus-them culture, every political campaign is a battle to define who exactly the "us" and "them" are. At their most effective, Democrats parry by defining the "us" as the majority of working people, and the "them" as the tiny group of plutocrats who control the country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Clinton Documents Land With a Thud

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2008 Journalists have been poring over the 11,000 or so pages of Hillary Clinton's White House public schedules, just released by the National Archives and the Clinton Library. So far, they haven't found much worth reporting. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges: ‘Lay Off Nader’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2008 Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges argues in the Philadelphia Inquirer that Ralph Nader may not win, but "[h]e is the only candidate who has not lined his pockets with tens of millions of dollars of corporate campaign money, [not] talked out of both sides of his mouth about the war in Iraq, NAFTA and health care, and has dedicated his life to battling the corporations who make war on working men and women." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hope in the Time of NAFTA

David Sirota / Truthdig Mar 7, 2008 Reading articles about Hillary Clinton attacking NAFTA can lead you to believe The Onion has taken over America's news bureaus. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Gets Grilled

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2008 Perhaps responding to accusations made by pundits and politicians that Barack Obama has been given kid-glove treatment by the media, reporters at a San Antonio, Texas, press conference made sure they didn't invite similar criticism Monday night. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Twenty Debates Later

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2008 There have been 20 debates between the Democratic candidates, three featuring only Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and if this final confrontation had any game-changing potential, the opportunity has come and passed. There were a few tense moments, to be sure, but no gaffes, no inappropriate sighs to puzzle over, just two people who claim to like each other and largely agree on everything. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Mail War

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2008 Hillary Clinton was so irked by a couple of Barack Obama campaign mailers that a few days ago she publicly scolded him and said "every Democrat should be outraged" Clinton herself has been accused of sending misleading mailers to voters, including one that went out shortly after her now infamous "shame on you" news conference For inundated Ohioans, it's a question of whom to trust Updated. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Trade Transformation

David Sirota / Truthdig Feb 22, 2008 When it came to sex, Bill Clinton made us debate the definition of "is." Now, when it comes to economics, Hillary Clinton wants to debate the definition of "long," claiming this week in Ohio that "I've long been a critic of the shortcomings of NAFTA." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Was Ross Perot Right?

David Sirota / Truthdig Nov 23, 2007 "Ross Perot was fiercely against NAFTA. Knowing what we know now, was Ross Perot right?" It was a straightforward query about a Clinton administration trade policy that polls show the public now hates, and it was appropriately directed to a candidate who has previously praised NAFTA. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )