Truthout
2020 Election

Rahm Emanuel Wants You to Forget He’s a Corrupt Failure
Chicago's failed neoliberal mayor is on a public relations blitz to re-emerge as a strategist for Democrats.

Bernie Sanders Announces 2020 Run, Saying, “We’re Going to Win”
Sanders is still the most popular elected lawmaker in the U.S., putting him in a strong position.

Presidents’ Day Can Kiss My Ass
How did we wind up in this bizarre situation?

World’s Most Dangerous Nuclear Weapon Rolls Off Assembly Line
In the upcoming season of presidential politics, the nuclear question belongs at the top of every candidate’s agenda.

Presidential Primaries Are Racist. Period.
Who gets on the presidential ballot is decided by states that are overwhelmingly white and rural.

Where Is Elizabeth Warren’s Fire in the Realm of Foreign Policy?
Compared to Senator Sanders, Senator Warren's foreign policy vision hews closer to Democratic Party norms.

Unprecedented Spending by Outside Groups Already Fueling Trump’s 2020 Bid
Independent expenditures for multiple hybrid-PACs supporting Trump’s 2020 candidacy totaled over $1 million this year.

Elizabeth Warren Is Not a Socialist, But She Still Makes Wall Street Squirm
Can Warren win over Democratic voters with the language of regulation, rather than revolution?

Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal Is a Product of Youth Uprising
Activists have made it clear -- politicians can get on board with the Green New Deal or “fade into oblivion.”

Ocasio-Cortez Raises Over $100,000 in Four Days Following Primary Threat
This comes in addition to the $400,000 she had on hand after the 2018 election.