The Center for American Progress Isn’t Fooling Anybody

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Sep 10, 2019 The Center for American Progress claimed it was a financial decision as former staffers worry about its editorial independence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Media Insist on Repackaging Terrifying Stories as ‘Uplifting’

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Jul 21, 2019 A popular news trend of supposedly positive stories reveal the dire conditions of late capitalism so many Americans now live under. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Supreme Court’s Death Penalty Ruling Leaves Legal Experts Aghast

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Apr 2, 2019 Civil rights advocates warn that a new 5-4 decision "legalizes torture and effectively reverses 60 years of progressive precedent." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Georgia Officials Order Black Seniors Off Bus Headed for Early Voting

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Oct 17, 2018 The NAACP is demanding an "immediate investigation" into what it calls "an unacceptable act of voter intimidation." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Facebook Empowers Weekly Standard to Suppress Left-Leaning Articles

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Sep 15, 2018 What do you achieve when you let the conservative magazine operate as a fact-checker for one of the internet's most powerful platforms? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Plan an Inaugurexit That’s Just Right for You

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2017 You can protect yourself from it, cleanse yourself of it or correct your world in the wake of it—like a skin care ad for sudden-onset inauguritis. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

New York State Assembly Passes ‘Most Ambitious’ Climate Bill in the Nation

Staff / Truthdig Jun 3, 2016 The bill would require New York to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from major sources to zero by 2050. But with dire predictions by climate scientists, is it ambitious enough? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

DeLay Caught in a Lie

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2006 At one time Tom DeLay called Jack Abramoff one of his "closest and dearest friends." What a difference an indictment makes. Think Progress surfaces a handwritten letter by DeLay in which he claims they were not close friends. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )