So, How’s That Major-Party Election Madness Working for Us?

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 12, 2018 The Republicans and Democrats are two faces of the same failure. And there will be no real hope of rescue by third parties until the American system of electoral politics is rebuilt from the ground up. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Third Parties, Your Time Is Now

Lark Lo / Truthdig Dec 29, 2017 We the people can’t survive with a little bit of evil anymore. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Democrats Have a Bigger Problem Than Jill Stein

Emma Niles / Truthdig Jun 20, 2017 The Green Party's 2016 presidential nominee has been popping up in headlines again, drawing renewed ire from Democrats for her role in the election. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Head of National Nurses United Encourages Bernie Sanders to Start a People’s Party

By Medea Benjamin Jun 13, 2017 The nurses in RoseAnn DeMoro's union are heavyweights in the progressive world. Can she get her organization to back a new party and leverage that to get other institutions on board? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Cast Your Vote: What Was Most Significant News Story That Affected the 2016 Election?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2016 With just four days left until one of the most anticipated votes in American history, tell us what you see as the most important news story of the campaign. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

FCC Passes Sweeping Internet Privacy Rules in ‘Big Win for Civil Rights’

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Oct 28, 2016 New rules require internet service providers to get customers' explicit consent before sharing data with third parties. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ajamu Baraka Discusses the Green Party’s Future

Emma Niles / Truthdig Oct 25, 2016 The vice presidential nominee recently met with the Truthdig team for a conversation on the current election, in which he discussed the struggles and successes of his party—as well as how it will move forward after Nov. 8. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Green Party’s Ajamu Baraka: This Is a Campaign Meant to ‘Establish Real Power’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Oct 20, 2016 Truthdig journalists met with Green Party vice presidential nominee Ajamu Baraka on Thursday to discuss the election and the party’s future. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A ‘VotePact’ Dialogue

By Sam Husseini / VotePact Oct 19, 2016 A fictional conversation between two friends shows how disenchanted voters can team up "to vote their actual preference" instead of voting for "the lesser evil." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jill Stein: Democrats Govern by Fear—That Alone Should Cost Them Your Vote

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 18, 2016 Only privileged people with some attachment to the system believe the major-party candidates are the best the United States can offer, says the Green Party nominee. The disenfranchised—immigrants, people of color and young people locked into debt—are demanding real change. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Those of You Who Still Don’t Want to Vote for Hillary Clinton, Please Reconsider

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org Oct 12, 2016 I continue to hear from many people who call themselves progressives or liberals but tell me they won’t vote for Hillary Clinton in the upcoming election. With due respect, I believe they’re wrong. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Third-Party Vice Presidential Nominees, Left Out of the Debate, Turn to Social Media

Emma Niles / Truthdig Oct 5, 2016 The Green Party and the Libertarian Party, largely ignored by the mainstream media and barred from the debate stage, use Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and other internet platforms. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )