Green Party Vice Presidential Candidate Ajamu Baraka ‘Debates’ Mike Pence and Tim Kaine

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 7, 2016 Democracy Now! gave Baraka a chance to respond in real time to questions put to the Republican and Democratic nominees' running mates during their face-off this week. Dig deeper ( 48 Min. Read )

Alec Baldwin’s Trump Reanimates ‘Saturday Night Live’ in Season Premiere

Staff / Truthdig Oct 4, 2016 The actor’s venomous impersonation of the GOP nominee has been called the jolt the late-night comedy show needed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Did Donald Trump Actually Win the First Presidential Debate?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 29, 2016 Writer Ted Rall argues that, if debates are "graded on a curve," the Republican candidate did better than the Democrat on Monday night; vegetarianism might be beneficial to the planet, but it could negatively impact the lives of millions if practiced worldwide; meanwhile, more affordable solar panels have changed investors' minds about fossil fuels. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Debating the Debate (Video)

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Ten Things That Should Have Come Up During the Debate but Didn’t

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 29, 2016 Too many issues that are far too important remain invisible during this presidential race. It is no wonder that elections seem less and less relevant. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton Shifts the Election in Her Direction

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 28, 2016 If one use of a debate for a candidate is to change the trajectory of the campaign discussion, the Democratic nominee may well have succeeded in opening a new front against Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s Debate Performance Won’t Give His Dedicated Supporters Any Second Thoughts

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 28, 2016 No matter what the Republican nominee says or does, his base believes his central argument—that "politicians like Secretary Clinton" have failed, and it's time to try something new. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Third-Party Candidates, Excluded From the Debates, Participate Via Social Media

Emma Niles / Truthdig Sep 28, 2016 Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson took to Twitter and utilized Facebook’s live-streaming service to share their reactions to the first of the presidential debates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Witnesses

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Fact-Checking Clinton and Trump’s Statements From the First Presidential Debate (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 27, 2016 The Washington Post verifies the veracity of some of the Democrat and Republican claims in a must-see clip. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Presidential Debate That Did Not Really Happen

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Sep 27, 2016 Regular readers will know that in my view the 2016 presidential election did not happen. Likewise, the first debate between the two candidates did not take place. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton Pounces on a Very Flustered Donald Trump in the First Debate

By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet Sep 27, 2016 Donald Trump brought his tough-guy, America-first rhetoric onto the presidential debate stage on Monday, but was repeatedly flustered and upstaged by Hillary Clinton, whose focused barbs made him interrupt and pout, and whose knowledge of how the political world works reduced him to grasping outbursts. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )