By Alec MacGillis / ProPublicaJan 4, 2017
One grant approved by the soon-to-be U.S. energy secretary went to a group that turned out to be a phantom. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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2016 is history. As we turn the page on this strange and difficult year, Truthdig editors and writers look ahead to what the new year might bring. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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The former Texas governor's only experience for the job comes from stiffing the American people—and their environment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Nika Knight / Common DreamsDec 14, 2016
The former Texas governor infamously forgot the name of the department he advocated axing during his failed 2012 presidential bid. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 25, 2015
On Sunday's "Last Week Tonight" show, John Oliver took on LGBT discrimination, pointing out that 31 states still do not have anti-discrimination laws in place and saying this makes it “surprisingly easy for people to be fired, evicted or refused service just because they are gay." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigAug 7, 2015
During the "kids' table" second tier of Thursday's Republican debate, only Rick Santorum actually managed to use, you know, two words to describe Hillary Clinton. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigAug 4, 2015
Before President Obama could announce his administration's new curbs on carbon emissions from power plants, Republican presidential hopefuls were insisting they know better than the scientists whose work he relied on. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJul 31, 2015
I feel like a kid the week before Christmas. There's just one present under the tree, but it's all a columnist could ever hope for: the first Republican debate! Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJun 9, 2015
If Clinton wants the campaign to be about how she'd govern, she will have to inundate the media with substance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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