Watch President Trump’s First Major Address to Congress

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Mar 1, 2017 Although not exactly a State of the Union address, the speech before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night bore a close resemblance to one. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Let’s Ask Obama to Give This Speech Next

By Bill Moyers / Moyers and Co. Jan 29, 2016 It's time for the president to make federal contractors disclose their political spending. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Stateless and the State of the Union

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jan 14, 2016 That symbol, the empty chair, creates a moment to reflect on who else wasn't seated in that august gallery in the Capitol, like the undocumented immigrants rounded up in the New Year's raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Obama Offers a First Draft of His Legacy in Last State of the Union Speech

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2016 The president claimed he had the long view in sight when he addressed both houses of Congress, as well as the American people, in Tuesday's State of the Union speech. But much of the work of his final appeal had to do with securing his legacy and boosting his party in the near future. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

In His Last Year, Can Obama Complete the Unfinished Business of Gun Control?

By G. Thomas Goodnight Jan 13, 2016 The president's recent executive actions—spurred by mass shootings that seem to be endless—promise to breathe new life into the debate on gun control. But will Congress act? Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

VIDEO: ‘The Daily Show’ Prepares Us for Obama’s Last State of the Union Address

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2016 "What I do know for sure about this year's speech," says "The Daily Show" correspondent Roy Wood Jr., is that "Obama has no more f***s to give!" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Preview: The Pope Casts a Long Shadow Over the New Term

Bill Blum / Truthdig Sep 29, 2015 Francis' full-throated opposition to the death penalty puts him at the opposite end of the moral universe from Scalia, Thomas and Alito. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Obama’s Paramedics

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Why Many Cities Aren’t Allowed to Provide the Cheap, Fast Internet Obama Wants You to Have

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2015 Obama hailed the benefits of an open Internet in his State of the Union address. Here’s what it is and how he’s trying to make it happen. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Tumult in the Arab Peninsula, SOTU, N.Y. Corruption

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 24, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right and Center" panelists ask how will Saudi Arabia's new king manage the challenges of the region after Abdullah's death? New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is indicted on corruption charges. Also, the European Central Bank announced an aggressive bond-buying program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

We’ve Got a Better Shot of Going to Mars Than Fixing Our Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2015 This week on Truthdig Radio: Finally a State of the Union worth talking about, plus Citizens United turns 5 and Robert Scheer reviews "Selma". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

State of the Union 2015: Lethal, Predatory, Delusional

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 22, 2015 "In his next-to-last State of the Union address," writes Glen Ford, Editor of the Black Agenda Report, "President Obama flashed the suckers a bag of tricks that has no chance of passing the Republican-controlled Congress, but will allow his apologists to claim that the genuine, more progressive Obama is revealing himself in his final two years in office." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )