A Red State Victory for Voting Rights

By Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media Institute Sep 21, 2018 A Missouri federal court is protecting hundreds of thousands of new voter registrations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New Teacher Activism Signals Revolt Against Conservative Ideology

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 5, 2018 The red state insurrections are a reminder that can get lost in debates about school reform: You can't run a decent education system on the cheap. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What’s the Matter With Iowa? Dark News From Red-State America

Paul Street / Truthdig Mar 19, 2017 A slew of Republican legislation is flowing out of the Capitol in Des Moines during this radical right-wing moment in U.S. history. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Occupy America

Staff / Truthdig Nov 8, 2011 You've seen Wall Street, you've seen Oakland, but have you seen Occupy Honolulu? Well, you're about to now. It is part of the MSM, but CBS has put together a slideshow featuring Occupy protesters that's worth a look. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Utah Shows Big Love for Porn

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2009 Where in this great nation would you think the per capita consumption of pornography would be at its highest? Perhaps a decadent coastal blue state such as California or New York? Guess again, people -- the answer is Utah. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Linda Tripp Gets Literary

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2008 Blast-from-the-past alert! The world has undoubtedly been waiting to hear the sage words of former Monica Lewinsky confidante Linda Tripp (channeled in this photo by John Goodman on "SNL") concerning the historic election of America's first black president, and luckily, she has delivered. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Could California Go Red?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 28, 2008 If there's one state that most everyone would consider in the bank for Barack Obama, it might well be California -- any more to the left and the state would be afloat in the Pacific (thus fulfilling the fantasies of many). So why are the early voting returns telling a different story? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Draws Record Crowd to St. Louis Rally

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2008 Barack Obama drew the largest crowd of his presidential campaign, 100,000 people, on Saturday at a rally in St. Louis. The Illinois senator had been behind in the race in Missouri until very recently. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Economy Changing the Game for Obama, McCain

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2008 With just a month to go before the presidential election, the Obama and McCain campaigns are making some strategy changes in reaction to the seismic shifts that shook the economy over recent weeks. The forecast currently looks better, to some analysts, for Obama than McCain, but McCain's supporters don't see it that way. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Portrait of an American Election

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 1, 2008 "Election Day" isn't a film that highlights the horse-race aspect of American politics, nor is it about red or blue states. Instead, director Katy Chevigny and her colleagues from Arts Engine Inc. aimed to capture a much more complex story -- or rather, a multilayered and interconnecting set of stories -- about an array of Americans from different states, backgrounds and political positions, all taking part in some way in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Red State Update: Bush and the Pope

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2007 Red State Update weighs in on the president's recent papal visit, the difficulties of brush clearing while wearing a fancy ring, and Papa Bush's newfound softness. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )