Paul Street / TruthdigJan 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 )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 26, 2016
Planned Parenthood received more than 300,000 donations in the six weeks after the election -- 40 times the group's normal rate.Planned Parenthood received more than 300,000 donations in the six weeks after the election—40 times the group's normal rate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Rabbi Michael Lerner / TikkunDec 24, 2016
The holidays can be occasions for spiritual progressives to unite, affirm their shared message of hope and encourage their friends and families to join them in challenging the forces of fear. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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BLANKDec 16, 2016
Truthdig’s editor in chief speaks with one of the leaders of California's Democratic Party about the state's paradox—how progressives swept the nation's largest state in the 2016 election while Hillary Clinton got Trumped elsewhere in the country. Transcript added. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigDec 2, 2016
The Vermont senator has spent his life fighting for progressive causes. As the world braces for a Trump presidency, Sanders shows no signs of slowing down. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 21, 2016
Such a party, writes Seth Ackerman at Jacobin magazine, "must be independent—determining its own platform and educating around it. It should actually contest elections. And its candidates for public office should be members of the party, accountable to the membership, and pledged to respect the platform.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 19, 2016
That begins with understanding how Democrats failed to address the mass trauma wrought by deindustrialization and its resulting racism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By Cenk Uygur / Common DreamsNov 17, 2016
Voters can’t stand the establishment. But the Democratic National Committee of Hillary Clinton and Evan Bayh will never learn that lesson, because they are the establishment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Mike Davis / TruthdigNov 17, 2016
The demographic weaknesses in Donald Trump's victory suggest America's future still lies with Bernie Sanders and his supporters. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
By Lauren McCauley / Common DreamsNov 12, 2016
Led by Bernie Sanders, liberal Democrats are pressing for the first Muslim elected to Congress to take the reins of the Democratic National Committee. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
BLANKNov 5, 2016
Her devotion to social change and progressive causes helped her party triple its number of seats in the country’s recent parliamentary elections. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Lauren McCauley / Common DreamsNov 3, 2016
"If she wants to be more than a one-term president, she's going to have to work with the left. Period," says Murshed Zaheed, political director of CREDO, which describes itself as a social network of activists. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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