End PG&E’s Reign of Error With a Hostile Takeover

Greg Palast / Truthdig Nov 6, 2019 Who would head up such a takeover? The public. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

California Must Take Back Its Power—Literally

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Oct 30, 2019 The Golden State's red-hot blazes are a direct result of negligence on the part of Pacific Gas and Electric, among other guilty parties. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump’s Company Exploring Sale of Marquee Washington Hotel

BERNARD CONDON and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Oct 25, 2019 The hotel is at the center of two lawsuits accusing the president of violating the emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Lawmakers Debate Future of Loan Relief for Public Workers

COLLIN BINKLEY / The Associated Press Apr 29, 2019 Officials are questioning whether to end the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program or try to fix it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

E-Scooters Are Giving Cities Headaches—and Worse

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Feb 21, 2019 Tech-happy riders in San Francisco and Los Angeles love the new "green" machines, but for other city dwellers, they're hell on wheels. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

New Report Details Trump’s Worker Agenda: Drop Dead

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Sep 3, 2018 In the week leading up to Labor Day, the president's vicious anti-worker agenda has been on full display. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP Congressman From New York Charged With Insider Trading

TOM HAYS / The Associated Press Aug 8, 2018 Christopher Collins is arrested on charges that he fed inside information he gleaned from sitting on the board of a biotechnology company to his son, helping themselves and others dodge hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses when bad news came out. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Solar Geoengineering ‘Too Uncertain to Go Ahead Yet,’ Expert Cautions

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Apr 8, 2018 Scientists and others have misgivings about the experimental technology, with many seeing it as at best a strategy of last resort to help avoid calamitous climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Lobbying Surged as Congress Shaped Tax Bill

RICHARD LARDNER / The Associated Press Feb 10, 2018 Corporations, trade associations and special interest groups spent massively more than usual to influence lawmakers in the two months when the overhaul was being written—mostly in private. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Executive Order Eases Political Restrictions on Religious Institutions

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2017 Numerous advocacy groups threatened legal action after the president signed the order early Thursday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Problem With How Governments Pay for Wars (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2017 Economist Richard Wolff explains how corporate banks and politicians exploit the system of money printing to gain political capital or warrant military efforts.Economist Richard Wolff explains how corporate banks and politicians exploit the mechanism of money printing to garner political capital or justify military action. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Medicare-for-All Advocates Rally Nationwide

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Apr 9, 2017 The Campaign for Guaranteed Healthcare, a coalition that believes access to health care is "basic to human dignity," coordinates events. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )