Trump Signs Executive Order Pulling the U.S. Out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2017 When he was a candidate he promised that abandoning the trade deal -- hailed as one of the major achievements of the Obama administration -- would be one of his first actions as president. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Map Shows How Trade Deals Would Enable Polluter Power Grab

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Sep 30, 2016 The interactive tool "gives people a chance to see if toxic trade is in their own backyard." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ten Things That Should Have Come Up During the Debate but Didn’t

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 29, 2016 Too many issues that are far too important remain invisible during this presidential race. It is no wonder that elections seem less and less relevant. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Fooled Again

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 12, 2016 We have once more been baited and hooked by the corporate elites who look upon the electorate as malleable and disposable. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Most Brazen Corporate Power Grab in American History

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 3, 2016 The 5,544-page text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership confirms that the agreement would be another step in the global capitalists' march to enslave us. Open, sustained revolt is our only option. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Why Sanders’ ‘Berners’ Kept Up the Heat

Jamie McGurk / Alternet Aug 2, 2016 As a member of the California delegation, I could see that the Democratic convention was never going to be a harmonious melding of two campaigns The Clintonites were fighting not a candidate but a wildfire As a member of the California delegation, I could see that the Democratic convention was never going to be a harmonious melding of two campaigns. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Loses on Trade but Wins Hillary Clinton’s Support on Health Care

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2016 Clinton, seeking to win over her rival's supporters, proposes to invest more in community health care centers; Sanders fails to turn the Democratic platform against the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Endorses DNC Chairwoman’s Progressive Challenger

By Nika Knight / Common Dreams May 23, 2016 In his endorsement of Tim Canova for Congress, Sanders also said that Wasserman Schultz "would not be reappointed chair of the DNC" if he were elected president. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Panama Papers Offer More Evidence That Free Trade Isn’t Really Free

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2016 As much as President Clinton and President Obama like to talk about "free trade" deals, the truth is that the working class ends up paying. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why I No Longer Believe in Trade Agreements

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 16, 2016 I used to believe in trade agreements. That was before the wages of most Americans stagnated and a relative few at the top captured just about all the economic gains. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rallying for Bernie Sanders, Seminar-Style

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 26, 2016 Pundits say voter anger is what characterizes this year's presidential race, but it was a different story at a recent Sanders campaign gathering in Beverly Hills, where the candidate's supporters quietly sought serious answers to issues including health insurance, fracking and campaign finance. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Finding a Cure for Bernie Sanders’ and Hillary Clinton’s Health Care Plans

By Margaret Flowers and Jill Stein Jan 23, 2016 Physicians and Green Party activist/politicians Jill Stein and Margaret Flowers say the two leading Democratic presidential candidates have something in common: covering up the failures of the Affordable Care Act. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )