Truthdig Columns

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A Debate Between Populisms

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Sep 30, 2024 Both candidates taking the stage claim to be pro-worker, but only one has the record to back it up. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Heller Skelter

Bill Blum / Truthdig Sep 17, 2024 How two Supreme Court decisions supercharged the nation’s gun violence epidemic. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Neoliberals Are Wrong About Bidenomics

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Sep 16, 2024 Harris shouldn't back down from curbing corporate greed and supporting labor unions. In fact, she should go bolder. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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The Trump Quartet

James North / Truthdig Sep 12, 2024 Fixating on the candidate risks losing sight of four men angling to stand closest to the Oval Office desk. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Macron’s True Color Is Blue

Julian Mathews / Truthdig Sep 11, 2024 By appointing Michel Barnier as prime minister, the French president ignored voters and chose working with the right over reconciliation with the left. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Will Harris ‘Go to China’ on Criminal Justice?

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Sep 10, 2024 When it comes to court and policing reform, the former prosecutor should take a page from Richard Nixon. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Will the Post-DNC Pivot on Palestine Hurt Harris?

Eoin Higgins / Truthdig Sep 5, 2024 With two months until the election, the party thinks its Gaza problem is in the rear-view. But what if objects in the mirror are closer than they appear? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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The Great White Hope

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Sep 3, 2024 Tim Walz’s coded racial defiance of MAGA is long overdue. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Scuttling ‘New York Times v. Sullivan’ Could Destroy Independent Media

Bill Blum / Truthdig Aug 29, 2024 The foundational precedent protecting freedom of the press may be on shaky ground. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Report: Record Number of Journalists Killed in Gaza

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig Aug 26, 2024 More than 100 media workers have been killed in Gaza since October — more than World War II and the Korean War combined. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Mr. Clean

Alexander Zaitchik / Truthdig Aug 21, 2024 Tim Walz is a natural champion for an overdue ban on congressional stock trading. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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In Chicago, the Whole World Is Watching Again

Bill Blum / Truthdig Aug 20, 2024 But this week’s Democratic Convention is more like 1932 than 1968. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )