600 U.S. Writers Sign Open Letter Denouncing Donald Trump

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2016 Noting that they are “aware of the many ways that language can be abused in the name of power,” hundreds of writers expressed their opposition to a possible Trump presidency. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Is There a Deal in Sight?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists spend a full hour discussing the prospects for progress in Washington as the government shutdown remains in place. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Whom to Blame for the Shutdown? How About Ourselves?

BLANK Oct 1, 2013 With a political process skewed to ensure the re-election of incumbents, and low voter turnout in midterm congressional primaries and elections, we have a system ripe for exploitation. And so it has been. Yet we do nothing to try to change it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Delivers Major Economic Speech, Congress Hits Historic Low, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 25, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Republican Congressman Steve King doubles down on controversial immigration comments he recently made and Anthony Weiner says he won't drop out of the New York City mayoral race amid a new sexting scandal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama and Romney to Meet Again, Ricks Calls Fox News Statement ‘Horseshit,’ and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 29, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Rick Perry's announcement about a major announcement and Gennifer Flowers' latest allegation about Bill Clinton. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP Backs Off Norquist Anti-Tax Pledge, Fox News Dissed on Fox News, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 27, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including another legal challenge to President Obama's health care law and billionaire Warren Buffet discusses what Congress should do about taxing the wealthy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Romney Unedited, GOP Lawmaker Loses It on TV, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 19, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including a former president's connection to the leaked video footage of Mitt Romney and an update on the controversial voter ID law in Pennsylvania. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Lawmaker Reiterates Akin Remarks, Romney Feels the Power of the Press, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 22, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including the GOP's staunch anti-abortion platform and a CNN appearance by Todd Akin's, er, chair. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Ridiculous Obama Rumor, Romney’s Tax Increases, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 2, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including another GOP lawmaker goes birther and Jon Stewart mocks the Romney campaign's latest international gaffe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Racism as a National Default Mechanism

Marcia Alesan Dawkins / Truthdig Dec 7, 2010 In a speech regarding the Pigford lawsuit, Rep. Steve King implied that Obama supported the farmers because he is “very, very urban” and not because the USDA admitted its historical practice of discriminating against African-American farmers. The latest racial gaffe regarding our president came late last month from Rep. Steve King of Iowa. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Stephen King: If You Don’t Read, ‘You’ve Got the Army, Iraq’

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2008 Author Stephen King made an appearance last month at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., where he discussed, among other things, the importance of literacy. As King put it: "I don't want to sound like an ad, a public service ad on TV, but the fact is if you can read, you can walk into a job later on. If you don't, then you've got, the Army, Iraq, I don't know, something like that." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )