Why People Find Hillary Clinton Untrustworthy

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jul 17, 2016 It is worth noting that despite all the stories, allegations, accusations, insinuations and investigations spread over a quarter century, there has never been any finding that she engaged in illegal behavior. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bloom Is Off Palin’s Pose

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2008 So much of politics has to do with timing. Why, mere weeks ago it seemed as if the McCain campaign might pull off a wild-card win, riding high on the excitement generated when Sarah Palin burst onto the scene, ready for her close-up. Or was she? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Keep This ‘First Dude’ Out of the White House

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Oct 13, 2008 Todd Palin seated behind a White House desk and shaping national policy could be one of the most dangerous aspects of a potential Sarah Palin presidency. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Palin Spokeswoman, Alaska Lawmaker Face Off About ‘Troopergate’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2008 Alaska state Rep. Les Gara and Megan Stapleton -- who is a former Sarah Palin staffer, now part of the McCain-Palin campaign's publicity team and a member of the "Palin Truth Squad" -- exchange heated words in these clips filmed in Anchorage after the "Troopergate" report was released Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More On the ‘Troopergate’ Report

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2008 How well do we really know Sarah Palin? This MSNBC clip gives more details about the report, released Friday by a bipartisan committee in Alaska, that determined Governor Palin had dismissed her public safety commissioner partly because of a personal family matter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Troopergate’ Probe: Palin Abused Executive Power

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2008 Special prosecutor Steven Branchflower has investigated Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's dismissal of Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan -- who claimed he was fired because he refused to fire Palin's brother-in-law, state Trooper Mike Wooten -- and the news isn't good for the Republican vice presidential nominee. Update: Palin denies wrongdoing Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sarah Palin on ‘Troopergate’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2008 In post-Nixonian American politics, you're nobody unless you're associated with a scandal replete with shadowy intrigue and danger and commonly referred to in the press with the suffix -gate. Good thing John McCain's VP pick, Sarah Palin, comes equipped with her own: Troopergate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )