American History for Truthdiggers: The Reagan Revolution

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 22, 2019 The 40th president, though he proved to be less extreme than his campaign promises, ignited a wide transformation that resounds to this day. Dig deeper ( 33 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Signals More Openness to State Abortion Rules

MARK SHERMAN / The Associated Press May 28, 2019 The court upholds an Indiana law supported by abortion opponents that regulates the disposal of fetal remains. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: The Slow, Perilous Shift to Emancipation

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Sep 15, 2018 In 1861-65, Americans waged a war among themselves that remains the bloodiest in U.S. history. It began as a fight to preserve the Union but morphed into an abolitionist war to free 4 million men, women and children from bondage. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Both Sides of the Aisle Fire Back at Jeff Sessions’ War on Weed

Phillip Smith / AlterNet Jan 7, 2018 The attorney general's announcement about freeing federal prosecutors to go after marijuana operations in states where it is legal has provoked strong bipartisan opposition. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton Suggests the Minimum Wage Is a Local Issue

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 19, 2015 Though she has declined to say what she thinks is the ideal national minimum wage, the Democratic presidential candidate has implied that it might differ from place to place -- and thus she would not push for an increase if she were president. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Homosexuality Is Like Alcoholism

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2014 He may have driven over state lines in a Tesla, but Texas Gov. Rick Perry again demonstrated that he is clearly living in another era -- one that a vast swath of the country has already left behind -- during a speech in San Francisco on Wednesday night at the Commonwealth Club of California. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Cools on States’ Climate Action

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Apr 3, 2014 While Washington is doing more to address climate change, individual American states are scaling back their efforts -- and apparently with public approval. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why U.S. v. Arizona Matters

David Coleman / Truthdig Aug 7, 2010 Some metrics drawn from football metaphors might help to convey more clearly the magnitude of Judge Bolton’s ruling. If a lawsuit was scored like a football game, the score might be of this magnitude: United States 48, Arizona 6. If a lawsuit was scored like a football game, the score might be of this magnitude: United States 48, Arizona 6. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Could Pot Topple the Tea Party?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2010 The tea party is still less a party than a loose coalition, offering both opportunity for expansion and the threat of division. Take, for example, one growing states' rights issue that might pose some problems this election season: the legalization of marijuana. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

14 States Take Health Care Bill to Court

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2010 The attorneys general of Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Virginia are suing over the health care reform bill, citing state sovereignty and alleging federal overreach under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney Backs Gay Marriage

Staff / Truthdig Jun 3, 2009 "Freedom means freedom for everyone," says Dick Cheney. Even the prince of darkness loves his gay daughter. But as long as we're all getting freedom, can we have our habeas corpus back? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )