Politics

Cold War With China Is Not in Our Best Interest

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Apr 1, 2024 We should actively pursue policies in the national interest, not intentionally enflame tensions at the expense of international cooperation. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Impeachment of Trump Isn’t Nearly Enough

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Jan 30, 2020 Impeachment is an important historical moment — but we must look past it to create the possibility of real change. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Corporate Media Is More Frightened of Sanders Than of Trump

Julie Hollar / FAIR Jan 27, 2020 A spate of recent op-eds have compared the Vermont senator to our authoritarian president. Their agenda couldn't be any more transparent. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Paul Krugman in Imperial Fantasy Land

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Jan 14, 2020 The New York Times columnist insists that Donald Trump is an aberration. It’s an argument that ignores centuries of American history. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Zero Percent of Elite Pundits Oppose Regime Change in Venezuela

Teddy Ostrow / FAIR May 1, 2019 A new survey finds U.S. opinion journalists are in lockstep with the Trump administration when it comes to the Maduro government. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

This May Be the Only Viable Alternative to ‘Medicare for All’

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Feb 13, 2019 Universal health care has long been Democrats' holy grail. But even if legislation fails, there's still a way to fix our broken system. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Our ‘Rentier Capitalism’ Is One More Nail in Earth’s Coffin

Paul Street / Truthdig Jul 29, 2018 The U.S. and other "advanced" nations have created a global class structure shaped by shocking inequality and poverty. Worse, it’s accelerating the race to ecological disaster. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Our Political Reality Is the Stuff of Nightmares

By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet May 2, 2017 It’s become the new abnormal: Trump’s decrees, accusations and posturing; his transparent lies, threats and reversals. Then comes the cleanup crew, the White House propagandists, pretending he’s serious. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Can Prove He’s Not a Putin Puppet by Blowing Up the World

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2017 Those who goad and bait the president make nuclear war more likely. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Glenn Greenwald to Paul Krugman: ‘The Last Thing Required to … Defend Hillary Clinton Is Bravery’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2016 At first glance, this may look like another case of media infighting in which journalists jostle for prominence, not to mention headlines and clicks. But a closer look at Greenwald's text suggests higher stakes are in play. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Paul Krugman Deems 170 Policy Experts Who Support Sanders’ Wall Street Reforms ‘Un-Serious’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 28, 2016 The New York Times columnist burnished his reputation as an irrelevant pundit Wednesday when he judged as "un-serious" 170 economic and financial policy experts who support the Wall Street reforms of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, writes Glenn Greenwald at The Intercept. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

A Confederacy of Dunces: The Democratic Establishment’s Assault on Sanders Begins

By John Atcheson / Common Dreams Jan 27, 2016 Well, it’s started. You knew it would. The Democratic establishment is going into attack mode as their anointed one—Hillary Clinton—is in danger of losing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )