Former Presidential Candidate Ross Perot Dies at 89

DAVID KOENIG / The Associated Press Jul 9, 2019 The Texas billionaire is perhaps best remembered for earning the largest vote share of any third-party hopeful since Theodore Roosevelt. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Bush 41—Struggling in Reagan’s Shadow

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jul 6, 2019 The senior Bush was held to one term in large part because of domestic problems generated by his predecessor's "voodoo economics." Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

NAFTA 2.0 Is Just Another Gift to the 1 Percent

Leo Gerard / Independent Media Institute Jun 18, 2019 Like the trade deal before it, the Trump administration's newest pact disproportionately benefits the uber rich who negotiated its terms. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Howard Schultz Is a Presidential Candidate Only Late Capitalism Could Produce

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Jan 30, 2019 The former CEO’s self-importance is matched only by his cluelessness. If Democrats are smart, they’ll bring him up every chance they get. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Does Trump’s NAFTA Correct the Damage Clinton Did to Workers?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 12, 2018 Director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Lori Wallach analyzes the history of the pact and the potential benefits of the latest deal. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Head of National Nurses United Encourages Bernie Sanders to Start a People’s Party

By Medea Benjamin Jun 13, 2017 The nurses in RoseAnn DeMoro's union are heavyweights in the progressive world. Can she get her organization to back a new party and leverage that to get other institutions on board? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

If ‘Ryancare’ Is Dead on Arrival, Can We Please Now Try Single-Payer?

By Ellen Brown / Web of Debt Mar 16, 2017 The problem for policymakers is that they have been trying to fund an inefficient and overpriced medical system with scarce taxpayer funds without capping costs. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Amid Media Megamergers, a Mosaic of Community Media Thrives

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Apr 29, 2016 There is a hunger for authentic voices -- not the same handful of pundits circulating through all the media networks who know so little about so much, explaining the world to us and getting it so wrong. There is a hunger for authentic voices -- not the same handful of pundits circulating through all the media networks who know so little about so much, explaining the world to us and getting it so wrong. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Chris Hedges and Ralph Nader on the Complicity of Bernie Sanders

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2015 "If he doesn’t go electorally in a serious way to win, then [Bernie Sanders] is setting up millions of Americans, and young Americans, for a huge morale collapse," Nader explains. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump for President? Giving the GOP Nightmares

By Ralph Nader Jun 22, 2015 If Donald Trump survives the first three months of mass media drubbing and his notorious affliction of "leaving no impulsive opinion behind," he’s going to be trouble for the other 15 or so Republican presidential candidates. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Two Old Names, One Lesson About Money

David Sirota / Truthdig Oct 22, 2012 The two names that best explain money's unprecedented political influence in America are not Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, but Montgomery Brewster and Ross Perot. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Professor Obama’s Teachable Moment

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Nov 15, 2010 The predictably childish reactions of the left and right to the budget blueprint unveiled by the co-chairs of President Obama's debt commission offer the president a chance to play a role to which he may be uniquely suited: the grown-up in the room. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )