News | Politics & Elections Weekend of Our Discontent: Trump, Clinton Spar Over Dueling Controversies Trump and Clinton are the two most unpopular candidates to seek office in the history of modern polling. By Sam Sacks , TheDistrictSentinel August 2, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Why Calls for “Unity” Are Not Enough: Look at the 1930s and 1940s The parallels between the two eras aren't perfect, but today's political climate is strikingly similar to the late 1930s. By Wendy Wall , TheConversation August 2, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections “Pow, Pow, Yous Are Dead!” Children, Toy Guns and the Real Thing I want so much more for, and from, my little boy than “Pow, pow, yous are dead now!” By Frida Berrigan , TomDispatch August 1, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Courts Strike Down Voter Restriction Laws That Target Black People With “Surgical Precision” Voting rights advocates have won a number of major victories that could reshape the November election. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 1, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Trump Attacks Muslim Mother of Slain US Soldier in Comments “Beyond Limit of Human Decency” Khizr Khan is the father of a US soldier who died serving in Iraq in 2004. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 1, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Antony Loewenstein on Disaster Capitalism Antony Loewenstein discusses his current film project, “Disaster Capitalism.” August 1, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections The Party Platform Democrats Won’t Stand On Here's what the Democrats promised when Barack Obama was nominated in 2008 — and how those promises turned out after eight years. By Josh On , SocialistWorker July 31, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Content of Donald Trump’s Character Though some antiwar Americans see hope that Donald Trump would pull back from foreign wars, they also must face his undeniable record of racial and sexist bigotry. By Marjorie Cohn , ConsortiumNews July 31, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump’s Rape Rhetoric Appeals to Male Anxiety Trump is using sexual assault imagery to sell angry white males a fantasy role as defenders of a feminine nation. By Nicholas Powers , Truthout July 30, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Rep. Keith Ellison: DNC Sanders Protesters Are “Actually Helping Us“ In a week when Democrats focused on the national election, progressives emphasized the need for local organizing. By Molly Knefel , Truthout July 29, 2016 Truthout