The Donald Toys With a Super PAC

Staff / Truthdig May 24, 2012 Stephen Colbert has one. So does Sarah Palin. And now, billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump says he wants his own super PAC too. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Campaign Spending Shows Political Ties, Self-Dealing

By Kim Barker and Al Shaw, ProPublica Mar 29, 2012 For an example of the fluidity of campaign finance rules, as well as the tangled web of connections between candidates and super PACs, look no further than the digital consulting firm Targeted Victory. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Million Hoodie March

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Trayvon Martin and the Million Hoodie March; Rick Santorum's Christian nation; Dave Zirin is "shock-raged" over the New Orleans Saints, and we get an update on the Super PACs now leasing our democracy. Plus: Mr. Fish and John Lennon. Dig deeper

Million Hoodie March

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Trayvon Martin and the Million Hoodie March; Rick Santorum's Christian nation; Dave Zirin is "shock-raged" over the New Orleans Saints, and we get an update on the super PACs now leasing our democracy. Plus: Mr. Fish and John Lennon.This week on Truthdig Radio: Trayvon Martin and the Million Hoodie March; Rick Santorum's Christian nation; Dave Zirin is "shock-raged;" super PAC update and Mr. Fish. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Quiet Revolution in America’s Statehouses

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 23, 2012 What's a pittance for a super PAC can buy a state senator, beginning with financing a campaign and continuing support into the statehouse. These campaigns to take over state governments will grow as business sees the possibilities.There's nothing good about the House Republican-Mitt Romney budget plan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hollywood Democrats Wary of Super PACs

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2012 With less than eight months until Election Day, President Obama is getting trounced in the super PAC department -- partly by design, as Obama only recently capitulated to this democratically challenged trend, but also because certain members of a particular class of Democratic donor aren't too keen on giving money this way if it contributes to a larger problem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Obama Campaign Co-Chair: ‘The President Is Wrong’

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Feb 23, 2012 "The president is wrong." So says one of the newly appointed co-chairs of President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pro-Romney Super PAC Burns Through $14M in January

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2012 It's campaign season 2012, and how much is your favorite super PAC spending? The telltale signs of democracy in action these days include headlines like the one above, accounting for the giant sum racked up by the pro-Mitt Romney super PAC "Restore Our Future," one of the monstrosities created by the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Santorum’s Super PAC Backer Makes a Sexist Gaffe, Walks It Back

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2012 Entirely missing from Foster Friess' old-timey zinger about how the ladies did the contraception back when he was a lad, other than class, was any sense of male accountability in the procreation process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sheldon Adelson: An Anti-Semite’s Dream

Staff / Truthdig Feb 14, 2012 Eric Alterman writes in The Nation that the casino magnate who has propped up Newt Gingrich's campaign is the ultimate caricature of "the anti-Semitic clichés that have dogged the Jewish people throughout history." And yet no one seems to have noticed. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Right’s Boon in Knox v. SEIU

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 11, 2012 On the surface, the case of Knox v. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) lacks blockbuster appeal. But in the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, it has the potential to further rig the playing field in favor of big business and the right wing.In the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, this case has the potential to further rig the playing field in favor of big business and the right wing. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Elections Are for Suckers

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 9, 2012 Bribes from billionaires? Let's just dip our fingers in purple ink and pose for photos. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )