Truthout
Beyond the Sound Bites: Election 2016
Our election coverage provides the context, history and investigative substance necessary to hold officials - and the system as a whole - accountable to democracy.
How to Take a Stand Against Voter Intimidation and Protect Your Right to Vote
New voting restrictions are in place all over the country. Here's what you need to know to protect your right to vote.
|
Why You Should Be Talking About Standing Rock on the Eve of the Election
Don't allow our calls for justice to be drowned out by the noise of an electoral circus.
|
Between Trump and a Hard Place: The Truth About “Rigged” Elections
There's no way to prove that our nation's privatized, electronic vote counting system is not rigged.
|
Five Ways to Fight Fascism in the Age of Trump
Defeating Trump will not put an end to the fascist turn in US politics or the white male resentment roiling the nation.
|
Republican Senators in Tight Races Are Hiding Their Anti-Choice Priorities
Anti-choice candidates have started to recognize that their views are not in sync with voters and are hiding them.
|
Gay Neoliberal Candidate in San Francisco Disproves Myths About LGBT Values
Not all openly gay or pro-LGBT politicians are progressive.
From Movement Building to Public Office: The Congressional Bid of Pramila Jayapal
Candidate for Congress Pramila Jayapal discusses her activism and how to merge grassroots ethics with politics.
Noam Chomsky on Hopes for Democracy in 2016 and Beyond
Noam Chomsky discusses media, political discourse, his hopes for democracy and the Brand New Congress movement.
|
Disenfranchised by Misinformation: Many Americans Are Allowed to Vote but Don’t Know It
Most states do not permanently disenfranchise former prisoners, but lack of information keeps people from voting.
A Divided US: Sociologist Arlie Hochschild on the 2016 Presidential Election
Arlie Hochschild's five years in Louisiana led her to some surprising discoveries about the rise of Trump.