Op-Ed | Human Rights Socialists Need an Independent Approach to Gun Violence Any movement against gun violence must be led by those most impacted by it, including communities terrorized by police. By Danny Katch , Truthout September 26, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Mega-Donors Have Given $284+ Million to Super PACs Ahead of Midterms In some cases, super PACs are virtually entirely financed by a single mega-donor. By Taylor Giorno , OpenSecrets June 10, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor More Than Half of US’s 100 Richest People Dodge Estate Taxes Via Special Trusts The estate tax can be easily avoided by exploiting a loophole unwittingly created by Congress three decades ago. By Jeff Ernsthausen , James Bandler , Justin Elliott , Patricia Callahan , ProPublica September 28, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Wealthy Self-Financed Candidates Did Not Perform Well in the 2020 Elections Having lots of cash on hand is clearly not sufficient to win an election. By Ollie Gratzinger , CenterforResponsivePolitics November 21, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP-Led Inquest Decried as Effort to Suppress Florida Voters With Felony Records Election lawyers said the Florida attorney general is doing the governor’s bidding to suppress likely Democratic votes. By Steven Rosenfeld , IndependentMediaInstitute October 1, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections The 2020 Election Is Fragmenting the “Alt-Right” The GOP can’t count on the white nationalist vote, but they can count on the far right to continue to stoke violence. By Shane Burley , Truthout March 11, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Presidential Candidates: Disclose Your Nondisclosure Agreements Candidates need to show their commitment to transparency and creating safe workplaces. By Audrey Roofeh , Truthout March 8, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Bloomberg’s Half-Billion Dollar Investment Failed to Pay Off The 2020 Democratic primary is already the most expensive ever. But money didn’t win on Tuesday. By Karl Evers-Hillstrom & Ilma Hasan , CenterforResponsivePolitics March 5, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Bloomberg Drops Out and Endorses Biden After Only Winning American Samoa Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has spent $500 million on his campaign. By Igor Derysh , Salon March 4, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections I Hope We Are Witnessing the Last Gasp of the Ruling Class, Says Cornel West Today, about a third of the delegates needed to secure the Democratic presidential nomination are at stake. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! March 3, 2020 Truthout