Air American History

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2007 Air America, the progressive radio network, celebrates its relaunch with a look back on the good and the bad, plus a preview of what's to come and a shout-out from Bill Clinton. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Let’s Grow Up, Progressives!

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 25, 2007 The veteran political observer argues that the Democrats' retreat on the war spending bill is but a temporary setback in a much longer struggle they are sure to win, if only opponents of the war are patient, determined and ready for the next fight. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Democrats’ Faustian Bargain

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 20, 2007 In their mad race for money, the front-running Democratic presidential candidates might be selling themselves to the devil. That is, in words more familiar to political debate, they might be delivering themselves into the hands of rich and powerful opponents of progressive policies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The French Bellwether

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 8, 2007 Is Europe moving right? Is the democratic left in trouble? The decisive victory of Nicolas Sarkozy over Socialist Segolene Royal in France's presidential elections on Sunday was the most recent example of the battering that moderate-left parties are taking from the forces of globalization and discontent over immigration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arianna Debunks Smear Against Progressive Blogs

Staff / Truthdig Apr 10, 2007 Arrianna Huffington responds to the suggestion that progressives on the Internet are disproportionately hostile and nasty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Blink Tanks’ Fight for Habeas Corpus

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2007 Read about how "blink tanks" (i.e. progressive blogs and websites) are taking the lead in pushing back against Bush's democracy-busting Military Commissions Act. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

2006 MVPs: Most Valuable Progressives

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2007 The Nation's John Nichols singles out those progressives he feels deserve special recognition for their work in 2006, including Russ Feingold (above) and members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Surprise Sale for Progressive Clothing Maker

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2006 American Apparel's controversial founder has sold the clothing company to an investment firm for $382.5 million. The company made a name for itself by manufacturing guilt-free clothes in downtown Los Angeles, where it pays workers double the minimum wage and offers them healthcare, free meals and English lessons. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Save the Internet (No Joke)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2006 A coalition of conservatives and progressives has formed to defeat a law that would allow Internet provider companies to decide which sites load up the fastest--based on who pays them the most. Such a law would upend the even playing field that every site on the Web now enjoys. Check it out and contact your congressperson. When a right-wing blog like Instapundit and a left-wing organization like MoveOn.org get together on something, it's worth paying attention to. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

You Mean Jesus Didn’t Have a Bodily Resurrection?

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Apr 13, 2006 Interested in a real Paschal Mystery this Easter? How 'bout this? Why does the Catholic Church insist that Jesus had a bodily resurrection, when Paul clearly says in Corinthians 15:44: "It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Belief & Religion

Easter: The Resurrection (with Questions)

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Apr 13, 2006 Hallelujah! Easter is almost here. Aren't you glad? What's that low sigh I hear? Ohhhhh that's right, you're one of those progressive Christians. Easter is probably the most conflicted time of the year among progressive churches, even more so than Christmas. Even a progressive Christian can reasonably assert that Jesus was really born, even as the debate goes on among others about how he was born. But this is not so with Easter. Either he was resurrected or he was not. And when we say he was not, then someone somewhere will quote I Corinthians 15:12 to us, "Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?" Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Liberal Baby Bust

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2006 A population expert, writing in USA Today, highlights a little-known demographic trend: Progressives are much less likely to have children than conservatives. This "augers a far more conservative future," he writes, "one in which patriarchy and other traditional values make a comeback, if only by default." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )