Truthout
2020 Election
We Need Independently Run Presidential Debates
CNN took an approach to the debates more befitting a football game than an exercise in democracy.
Two Nights of Debates, Zero Questions About Abortion
CNN's moderators failed to address reproductive rights, but some candidates brought it up on their own.
Top Republican Super PAC Gets 2020 Head Start With “Dark Money”
A powerful GOP super PAC got nearly half of its contributions in the first half of 2019 from a dark money group.
Is Trump Using the Death Penalty as an Election Strategy?
This isn't about "public safety." It's about the bloodlust that passes for politics under Trump.
Corporate Media’s Superficial Coverage Created “Fascist Frankenstein Trump”
Cornel West and Dolores Huerta discuss the media coverage of Trump and the structure of the Democratic debate.
Dolores Huerta and Cornel West Respond to Second Democratic Debate
Labor leader Dolores Huerta and Harvard professor Cornel West weigh in on the second night of the Democratic debates.
Biden Wants to “Restore” This Country’s Soul. Sounds Strangely Like MAGA.
Biden, Gillibrand, Booker and other moderate Democrats used the debate to invoke an idealized vision of the past.
Biden and Harris Accidentally Made Case for Medicare for All, Health Experts Say
They inadvertently highlighted the superiority of Medicare for All with their jumbled, dishonest health care discussion.
The Presidential Front-Runners Flamed Out at Last Night’s Debate
Low-polling candidates upstaged Biden and Harris in round two of the Democratic debates.
Candidates Should Visit the Country’s Most Polluted Areas, Activists Say
Few candidates have made a point of visiting environmental justice communities as part of their campaigns.