Truthout
2020 Election
Joe Biden’s Legislative History Under Scrutiny as He Enters 2020 Race
Biden is also known for close ties to the financial industry and voting to authorize the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Impeaching Trump Shouldn’t Mean Abandoning Other Key Battles
Democrats have to do both, because the alternative is disaster.
Bernie Sanders Made a Lot of Money — and He Wants It Taxed
Sanders is volunteering to deflate his bank account and wants the rich to be required to do the same.
Pete Buttigieg Trivializes the Impact of Trade on US Job Losses
The Democratic presidential candidate has been telling audiences a very big lie.
A Left Strategy for the 2020 Elections and Beyond
The left must start treating election campaigns not as sideshows but base-building exercises to create leverage.
Trump Campaign Pulls in Unprecedented Fundraising in First Quarter
Supported by small donors, Trump's campaign reported raising $30.3 million in presidential campaign funds.
Chomsky on the Perils of Depending on Mueller Report to Defeat Trump
Noam Chomsky says the Democratic Party's focus on “Russiagate” at the expense of other issues is a mistake.
Mike Gravel Is Running for President — But He Doesn’t Want to Win
The 88-year-old ex-senator was recruited by teenage democratic socialists to push Democratic candidates to the left.
We All Need Sanctuary From Donald Trump
Trump is on a quest to refashion the United States into an authoritarian capitalist dystopian wasteland.
As Single-Payer Gains Traction, Industry Launches Attack Ads
The insurance and drug lobbies are attacking Medicare for All and pushing to keep the massively profitable ACA.