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 )

Are America’s Billionaires Turning Against Forever War?

Ilana Novick Jul 2, 2019 George Soros and Charles Koch agree on this one issue. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Middle East Autocrats Bought Our Think Tanks Long Ago

Ben Freeman / TomDispatch Feb 24, 2019 The foreign funding of think tanks is a vital part of the way other governments try to influence policy in this country. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Think Tank-Addicted Media Turn to Regime Change Enthusiasts for Iran Protest Commentary

Adam Johnson / FAIR Jan 7, 2018 Since the outbreak of mass protests in Iran, U.S. media have busied themselves with the question of not if we should “do something,” but what, exactly, that something should be. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Judicial Roadmap for the Supreme Court Veers Right

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 3, 2017 With Neil Gorsuch on the bench, the highest court is set to have a conservative majority. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Documents Reveal Right-Wing Plan to Strike Public Unions With ‘Mortal Blow’

Andrea Germanos Sep 4, 2017 The State Policy Network, made up of 66 think tanks, aims to "defund and defang" unions to kill progressive political efforts nationwide. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Google Critic Ousted From Google-Funded Think Tank

Emily Wells / Truthdig Aug 31, 2017 The development, in the words of one prominent observer, shows that the tech giant has become "too big for its britches." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Are Think Tanks as Independent as We Think?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2016 Some of the world’s most respected think tanks are swayed by corporate interests, The New York Times reports, and researchers working within the groups often have conflicts of interest. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Are Think Tanks Selling Influence to Foreign Powers?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 8, 2014 More than a dozen D.C. think tanks on which experts rely for independent research and policy analysis "have received tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments in recent years while pushing United States government officials to adopt policies that often reflect the donors' priorities," a New York Times investigation found. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Progressives on the Take

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 18, 2013 The Podesta brothers are the faces of the so-called progressive wing of the Democratic Party that, like the president himself, will talk a good game of reducing income inequality, while catering to the interests of the very corporations that have initiated the problem. How can President Obama be so right and so wrong in the same moment? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Creative Destruction of Misguided Ideology

David Sirota / Truthdig Aug 10, 2013 What happens when the insurance industry so touted by the conservative movement starts saying things that wholly contradict that movement's talking points? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The A-List of Loathsome Lobbyists

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 14, 2012 In this dark dual season of Citizens United and presidential campaigning, The Progressive serves up a list of nine of the "most depraved lobbyists money can buy.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )