Politics

The Shutdown Betrayal

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report Nov 11, 2025 The caving of eight Democratic senators is right up there with Sinema and Manchin stabbing America in the back three years ago on the legislation to kill Citizens United. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Our Tendency to Believe Comfortable Lies

Arnold Isaacs / TomDispatch Sep 20, 2018 It's easy—and not wrong—to think that truth is in dire danger in the era of Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

As Chesapeake Bay Rises, Islanders’ Future Sinks

By Steven Ginsberg Aug 17, 2018 A tiny dot of land whose residents overwhelmingly supported Trump and who do not believe in global warming may be the first community in America to be wiped out by climate change. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Democrats, Too, Love Trump’s Wars

Adam H. Johnson / Truthdig Apr 16, 2018 Limp procedural arguments calling for Congress to rubber-stamp a war is not opposing war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New Banking Bill Could Lead to More Housing Discrimination

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 13, 2018 Tim Kaine, Mark Warner and 10 other Democratic senators are backing Republican reform legislation that helps Wall Street and hurts Main Street. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Is Trump Hiding About U.S. Missile Strike on Syria?

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Feb 23, 2018 Pressure is mounting as the Trump administration continues to refuse to reveal its legal justification for attacking Syria in April 2017. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How to Reel In the U.S. War Machine

Medea Benjamin / Truthdig Feb 5, 2018 As Congress feeds the merchants of death, the people must divest and eat away at the profits of those who make a killing on killing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2nd GOP Governor Seeks Exclusion From Offshore Drilling Plan

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2018 Democrats from coastal states cry hypocrisy and partisanship as North Carolina's Henry McMaster moves to protect his state from the risks associated with drilling. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

20 More Representatives May Be Named in Harassment Scandals

Emily Wells / Truthdig Dec 11, 2017 After three congressional resignations last week, the floodgates appear to have opened, new reports indicate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Democrats Have No Idea What Resistance Looks Like (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2017 For all the opposition's criticism of Donald Trump, 14 Democrats voted for every one of his first five Cabinet nominees, and the party still doesn't seem to have a cohesive strategy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton Concedes Defeat: ‘This Is Painful’ (Video)

BLANK Nov 10, 2016 After privately acknowledging her loss in a phone call to Donald Trump early Wednesday, the Democratic nominee spoke publicly in New York. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How Deep Will the Blue Wave Be on Nov. 8?

By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet Oct 27, 2016 As the election closes, progressives are pushing candidates and issues up and down the political ladder and heeding the rallying cry by Democrats to sweep Republicans out of office. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )