Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 29, 2013
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of same-sex couples and against minority voters, the Senate's immigration overhaul bill, President Obama's stated goals on climate change, and Texas Sen. Wendy David and former South African President Nelson Mandela -- two politicians who stand for something. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Richard Reeves / TruthdigJun 29, 2013
The week's judicial work leads to the question of which way the Supreme Court is looking and how the nine justices are using their enormous power, some of it unchecked even by public needs and wishes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJun 28, 2013
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Marriage equality isn't the big issue, Congress struggles to pass immigration reform, Brazil's World Cup protests, and what the hell is the matter with Texas? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 28, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including President Obama's latest concern about NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden and how we're already seeing results from the Supreme Court's monumentally bad Voting Rights Act decision. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Todd ClaytonJun 27, 2013
The danger in the Supreme Court's dismantling of the Defense of Marriage Act is of the LGBTQ community being seduced into the mainstream and forgetting the plight of the oppressed just as it becomes more broadly accepted. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJun 27, 2013
We prefer to think of the Supreme Court as an institution apart from politics and above its struggles. In the wake of this week's decision gutting the heart of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, its actions must now be viewed through the prism of the conservative movement's five-decade-long quest for power. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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