The Courtiers and the Tyrants

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 19, 2016 We must not confuse the political elites who function as courtiers to corporate power with the tyrannical leaders who actually drive corporatism. Our real enemy, lurking behind the curtain, is usually faceless and anonymous. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Trumpism: Made in the United States by Republican Hate and Democratic Hypocrisy

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 16, 2016 Mainstream Democrats have exaggerated the extent of white working-class support for Donald Trump. They also fail to understand the sources of the white proletarian Trumpism that do exist. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

With Trump Sure to Lose, Forget About a Progressive Clinton

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2016 "What seems most plausible from the current standpoint is a landslide for Clinton, and with it the triumph of complacent neoliberal orthodoxy,” writes Thomas Frank at The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Donald Trump Could Be the Next President of the United States

Alan Minsky / Truthdig Jul 23, 2016 The great tragedy of the moment is not rooted in the Republican Party’s self-cannibalization It’s in a Democratic Party that "successfully" suffocated responsible answers to the crises consuming our world The great tragedy of the moment is not rooted in the Republican Party’s self-cannibalization. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Democrats Ignore the 500-Pound Lobbyist in the Room

By Michael Winship / Moyers & Company Jul 7, 2016 In all of the 35 single-spaced pages of the Democratic Party’s platform draft, there is just one mention of lobbying. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Worshipping Money in Washington, D.C.

By Thomas Frank / TomDispatch Jul 1, 2016 The "must-read crib sheet for Washington’s influence class” represents the constantly unfolding tale of power for hire, told always with a discreet sympathy for the man on top. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Terrible Cost to Democrats and American Society of Ignoring Thomas Frank’s Warnings

By William K. Black / New Economic Perspectives Jun 29, 2016 The New Democrats can no longer claim to be shocked that so many workers refuse to support their putatively liberal candidates in elections. Nor can Britain's New Labour. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Thomas Frank: The U.S. Economy Will Get Worse Under Hillary Clinton

Staff / Truthdig Jun 22, 2016 As Clinton exploit fears of a Trump presidency to gain the favor of American voters, author Thomas Frank reminds "Democracy Now!" audiences of the “class solidarity between the kind of people that fill Democratic administrations these days” and “the people on Wall Street.”There is a “class solidarity between the kind of people that fill Democratic administrations these days” and “the people on Wall Street,” Frank says. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

I Don’t Know What Lies Behind the Door of a Trump Presidency. Do You?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 5, 2016 On the other hand, I have two-and-a-half decades worth of reasons to fear a new Clinton administration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Inequality Sweepstakes

By Thomas Frank / TomDispatch Mar 30, 2016 When you press Democrats on their lousy trade deals or their flaccid response to Wall Street misbehavior, they automatically reply that those awful Republicans wouldn’t let the really good legislation get through. So let's go to a place where Democratic rule is virtually unopposed and see if the excuse holds. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Entering Uncharted Territory in Washington

By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Mar 28, 2016 The new American system that’s been emerging from its chrysalis in recent years already had demagogic, authoritarian and autocratic tendencies. So don’t blame it all on Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Scheer Intelligence: Thomas Frank and the New “Liberal”

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 18, 2016 Robert Scheer sits down with writer Thomas Frank to discuss his new book about the changing face of liberals. Dig deeper