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Fox News Speculates Hologram Reagan Will Endorse Romney at Convention

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 30, 2012 What better way to remind Republicans that Mitt Romney is not Ronald Reagan than by bringing out the former president in hologram form at the convention? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reagan and Hoover, Sittin’ in a Tree

Peter Richardson / Truthdig Aug 15, 2012 "Subversives" shows how the two men and their allies sabotaged the careers of law-abiding citizens, defended reckless police violence and exploited an appalling double standard in the political use of FBI intelligence.Author Seth Rosenfeld's "Subversives" tells how the two men and their allies sabotaged the careers of law-abiding citizens, defended reckless police violence and exploited an appalling double standard in the political use of FBI intelligence. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Romney One-Ups Obama in Fundraising, the Potency of Citizens United and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 8, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including the release of May presidential campaign fundraising figures, how Citizens United affected the Wisconsin recall and the controversy surrounding recent comments made by Bill Clinton. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Thirty Years of Unleashed Greed

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 27, 2011 It is class warfare But it was begun not by the tear-gassed, rain-soaked protesters asserting their constitutionally guaranteed right of peaceful assembly but rather the financial overlords who control all of the major levers of power in what passes for our democracy But it was not begun by the tear-gassed, rain-soaked protesters asserting their constitutionally guaranteed right of peaceful assembly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Peek at Henry A. Giroux’s ‘Education and the Crisis of Public Values’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2011 "We are more than a nation in decline; we are a nation moving toward the bittersweet simplisms, policies and values of a new form of authoritarianism," writes Henry Giroux, in an article adapted from his new book on America's shift away from democratic values toward a rigid, market-driven uniformity. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Say It Ain’t So, O!

Stanley Kutler / Truthdig Aug 4, 2011 When Barack Obama began his quest for the presidency more than three years ago, admirers and many opponents alike conceded he was smart, tough and articulate. Well, we are left with one out of three.The president's vaunted resolve and toughness in the political turmoil surrounding the national debt disappeared into a cloud. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Let’s Unveil One for the Gipper

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2011 This Fourth of July, during a transatlantic Age of Austerity, roughly 2,000 people paid to attend a private celebration near the American Embassy in London's Grosvenor Square, where a statue of Ronald Reagan was unveiled. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Your Handy Guide to Government Shutdowns

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2011 With all this talk of a potential government shutdown, it would help, wouldn't it, to get to the bottom of what that scenario would actually entail? Well, according to this timely dispatch from The Associated Press, the term might be a bit of a misnomer, given what would actually happen (or not). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reagan’s Defense of Collective Bargaining

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2011 In 1980, Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan defended collective bargaining as a fundamental human freedom. Soon after his election victory, both he and others in his party promptly forgot that stand. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The ’80s Origins of Today’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry

David Sirota / Truthdig Mar 11, 2011 Overwrought Reagan/Bush-era pop culture first equated "terrorist" with "Muslim," using sporadic atrocities committed by individual Islamic extremists to demonize all Muslims. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )