Two More Candidates for the McChrystal Treatment

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 7, 2010 It's not working. Time for the president to concede that the economy is at best stagnating and at worst about to take another steep nose dive. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Russ Feingold Won’t Vote for ‘Fig Leaf’ Financial Reform

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2010 "False security is no security at all," writes the Wisconsin senator, who says he will not vote for the financial reform bill because it would not prevent another meltdown and "has Wall Street's fingerprints all over it." According to Feingold, "the administration and conference leaders have gone to significant lengths to avoid making the bill stronger." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

America’s Forgotten War

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 29, 2010 Perhaps President Barack Obama should be thankful for the bad news—the oil spill, intractable unemployment and the rest—for it has definitely diverted attention from his biggest disaster: the Afghanistan war. Perhaps President Barack Obama should be thankful for the bad news, for it has definitely diverted attention from his biggest disaster: the Afghanistan war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Fixing Public Financing

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jun 24, 2008 Barack Obama's decision to forgo public funds will bring joy to opponents of campaign finance reform. But to say that Obama has killed public financing is to miss the point. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Senate Lets Telecoms Off the Hook

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2008 This might be a moment when Democratic supporters wonder what all the "changing of the guard" fuss was about when Dems took control of Congress in 2006: On Tuesday, the Senate effectively voted in favor of granting telecommunication companies retroactive immunity for their cooperation in the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold’s Quick and Easy Guide to FISA

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2008 Lawmakers who take a principled stand on the tough and often complex issues that face our nation typically struggle to condense the relevant intricacies into a comprehensible sound bite. Here, Sen. Russ Feingold bucks the trend as he explains the administration's plan for spying on Americans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold Sheds the Kid Gloves

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2007 Sen. Russ Feingold didn't wait long after the obligatory declaration of respect to lay into Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker during Tuesday's testimony before the Senate. One particularly contentious moment occurred after the senator asked, "When can we expect the troop deaths to decline in Iraq?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Democrats Will Try Again to End War Funding

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2007 Sen. Russ Feingold, Majority Leader Harry Reid and eight other Senate Democrats have decided to respond to Bush's veto with an amendment that would halt war funding if troops were not safely withdrawn from Iraq by March 31, 2008. Exceptions would include operations against terrorist organizations, training for Iraqi soldiers and protection of U.S. infrastructure and personnel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold Slams Warner-Levin Resolution

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2007 Sen. Russ Feingold unloads on both Dems and GOP'ers for making only empty gestures on ending the Iraq war. Feingold, like Rep. Dennis Kucinich, is one of the few elected officials with guts on this issue. Give this video a look. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold Hits Dems for ‘Playing it Safe’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2007 During a 30-minute conference call, Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., told bloggers he was disappointed that his party was "playing it safe" by refusing to end the Iraq war: "The problem is a whole lot of middle-of-the-road Democrats who refuse to pull the trigger, who refuse to do what needs to be done." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

2006 MVPs: Most Valuable Progressives

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2007 The Nation's John Nichols singles out those progressives he feels deserve special recognition for their work in 2006, including Russ Feingold (above) and members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold: Iraq Report a ‘Washington Inside Job’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2006 Sen Russ Feingold critiques the Iraq Study Group report and argues for a more holistic approach to counter-terrorism: "The Iraq Study Group essentially sees Iraq the same way that most of official Washington does -- as the be-all and end-all of our foreign and national security policy Nothing could be further from the truth". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )