Politics

How to Spot a True Progressive

Ralph Nader / Nader.Org Jan 9, 2023 Ralph Nader suggests some helpful tools to strengthen the efforts of citizen groups in the halls of Congress. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Will Corporate Democrats Team Up to Block Warren and Sanders?

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jul 8, 2019 Their relationship may be strained right now, but don't be surprised if Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ultimately decide to share a ticket. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: America’s Economy Is Unsustainable

Robert Reich / Truthdig Apr 4, 2019 From 1979 to 2018, our nation's GDP nearly tripled in size. Yet virtually all of the gains have gone to those at the very top. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Kamala Harris’ Calls for Reform at Odds With Past as Prosecutor

JULIET LINDERMAN and TAMI ABDOLLAH / The Associated Press Apr 1, 2019 The California senator has cast herself as a fierce progressive, but legal advocates argue that she has made a career of punishing the poor. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Let’s Not Whitewash or Mythologize Obama

Jeff Cohen / Truthdig Mar 22, 2019 After two years of Donald Trump, many Democrats just want their president back. They underestimate the dangers of corporate liberalism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Already Has the Democratic Party Rattled

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Feb 12, 2019 The smears are just beginning. Oligarchs and their defenders recognize the Vermont senator poses a unique threat to their grip on power. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

4 Ways to Build a Powerful Progressive Movement

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 19, 2018 To defeat Donald Trump and all that he stands for, the left must construct a multiracial, middle- and working-class coalition. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Ghosts of ‘New Democrats’ Are Haunting Us

Norman Solomon / Truthdig May 1, 2018 A fundamental battle for democracy is in progress—a conflict over superdelegates to the Democratic Party's national convention in 2020. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What Would the Black Panthers Think of Black Lives Matter?

Paul Street / Truthdig Oct 29, 2017 The 21st-century activist group is not as radical or grass-roots as it appears, and the revolution will not be paid for by the Ford Foundation. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The Menace of Trump and the New Authoritarianism: An Interview With Henry Giroux

By Joan Pedro-Carañana / Truthout Apr 14, 2017 The renowned intellectual and social activist analyzes the underlying forces of authoritarianism in the U.S. and Europe and argues the need for resistance. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Why Big Organizing Works

By Becky Bond and Zack Exley / Chelsea Green Publishing Jan 5, 2017 What we learned from Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign and many other movements is that far more people are willing to step up if you ask them to do something big to win something big. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Barack Obama’s Neoliberal Legacy: Rightward Drift and Donald Trump

Paul Street / Truthdig Jan 4, 2017 The Wall Street takeover of Washington, D.C., and the related imperial agenda of the “Pentagon System” were advanced more effectively by the nation’s first black president than they could have been by white Republicans such as John McCain or Mitt Romney. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )