Staff and Robert Scheer / TruthdigJan 5, 2018
Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer sits down with Peter Edelman, a former adviser in Bill Clinton's administration, to discuss poverty and welfare reform. [Transcript added.] Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 25, 2016
A courageous Black Lives Matter activist named Ashley Williams interrupted a private fundraiser by Hillary Clinton in Charleston, S.C., to ask why the Democratic presidential candidate called black children "superpredators" in a speech she gave during her husband's presidential administration. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 15, 2016
As House Budget Committee chairman in the 1990s, Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who has claimed to be a friend of the working poor and a foe of Hillary Clinton, worked with the Clintons to throw Americans off welfare. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 10, 2016
“It seems that we—black people—are her winning card,” writes Alexander, author of “The New Jim Crow,” at The Nation. “And it seems we’re eager to get played. Again.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 4, 2016
Jeff Cohen, media scholar at Ithaca College and founder of the watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, reviews Clinton's history of "progressivism" and laughs. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigFeb 20, 2015
The world is watching to see if the anti-austerity party Syriza can turn things around for Greece Success may inspire hope in the economically desperate across the globe -- and fear among the elites Success may inspire hope in the economically desperate across the globe—and fear among the elites. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigSep 6, 2012
Bill Clinton is typically described as the empathetic, feel-your-pain guy. But his greatest political skill may be as a formulator of arguments -- the explainer in chief. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigAug 9, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including Bill Clinton ripping Mitt Romney and details on the extremist views of the victor of Tuesday's GOP Senate primary in Missouri. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 25, 2011
Although the recession has increased demand for social programs such as food stamps, welfare rolls have not kept pace with the drastic increase in human misery. Long story short: Welfare reform, launched 15 years ago in a booming economy, broke the system … (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 12, 2010
Former President Bill Clinton, the Democrat who brought you such miracles as welfare reform, NAFTA and “don’t ask, don’t tell,” has jumped into the fray over the tax cut deal, adding his support to the compromise worked out by President Obama with the Republicans. “I don’t believe there is a better deal out there,” Clinton said. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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