Manufactured Illiteracy and Miseducation

By Henry Giroux / Salon Jun 27, 2017 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is Donald Trump’s gift to the billionaires, evangelicals, hedge fund managers and bankers who view schools as training centers and sources of profit. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

A Radical Message From a Half-Century Ago

By Ira Chernus / TomDispatch Apr 18, 2017 The largest mobilization for progressive politics since the Vietnam era offers an opportunity to go beyond treating symptoms and start offering cures for underlying illnesses. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Pope Francis Puts Migrant Rights Front and Center—and Some Americans May Not Like It

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2017 The head of the Catholic Church has chosen to battle anti-migrant forces, despite divisions his position could create among his US followers The head of the Catholic Church has chosen to battle anti-migrant forces, despite divisions his position could create among his U. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Checklist for Trump Voters

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org Apr 11, 2017 Here are some of the many things the president said during his campaign and hasn't followed through on. Here are some of the many things the president said during his campaign and hasn't followed through on. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky Assesses Trump’s First 75 Days: ‘One Crazy Thing After Another’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2017 The acclaimed author and political commentator talks about Russia, nuclear disarmament, Trump's Cabinet and ways the administration is turning America "into a laughingstock." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

El Schmoe’s World

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John Oliver Uses the President’s Own Words to Show That the Trump Budget Is a Bad Deal (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 20, 2017 The "Last Week Tonight" host critiques the proposed budget by reading from "The Art of the Deal." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Finds Common Ground in Trump Country

By Nika Knight / Common Dreams Mar 15, 2017 In rural West Virginia, supporters of Donald Trump cheer the progressive senator's call for universal health care. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Oliver: GOP Health Plan Is a Scheme to Take Money From the Poor and Give It to the Rich

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 13, 2017 The "Last Week Tonight" host makes the deviousness of the proposed American Health Care Act glaringly obvious. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deportations Have Some Communities Questioning Their Support for Trump

Emma Niles / Truthdig Mar 3, 2017 As the president's crackdown spreads fear across the country, one Illinois town helps free a detained immigrant. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Paying For It

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Checking In With Trump Supporters

Clara Romeo / Truthdig Jan 24, 2017 We interviewed fans of the new president to learn what drew them to the inauguration and to discover their hopes for his administration. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )