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Is Truthout.org a right wing source? (Original Post) tiredtoo Jan 2019 OP
Does the article have a title? Raven Jan 2019 #1
well, if it is, there sure are a lot of well-known progressives (including a well known former DUer hlthe2b Jan 2019 #2
Yes. FarPoint Jan 2019 #15
It doesn't appear to be. bearsfootball516 Jan 2019 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Jan 2019 #4
god I'm old bigtree Jan 2019 #5
Jeepers... FarPoint Jan 2019 #16
I'm old enough to laugh at the subject line, yes nt coti Jan 2019 #35
talks about the Democratic party being further right than many think. tiredtoo Jan 2019 #6
Not surprised that this outlet would claim Democrats are "right-wing." emulatorloo Jan 2019 #26
No it's not a RW source. Like a lot of places, it will be offensive to some. Autumn Jan 2019 #7
No, but they never met a Democrat that they liked. FSogol Jan 2019 #8
They are a pro-Jill Stein source oberliner Jan 2019 #9
No, but they sure do engage in discouraging email campaigns. Unsubscribed. (n/t) FreepFryer Jan 2019 #10
My kindest thought: are victims of Russian propaganda and support delisen Jan 2019 #11
"Ding ding ding!" (n/t) FreepFryer Jan 2019 #12
No. It Is a "Progressive" Source MineralMan Jan 2019 #13
As in Gaslighting "progressive" BS. Cha Jan 2019 #30
Please do not post the article for at least 24 business hours! tritsofme Jan 2019 #14
A lot of JPR folks like it, apparently. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #17
I thought it wasn't Renew Deal Jan 2019 #18
No. They're a left-wing source. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2019 #19
Truthout is a far-left source. backscatter712 Jan 2019 #20
Agree. RobDennis Jan 2019 #28
Jason Leopold used to write for them: Jose Garcia Jan 2019 #21
No but I don't read anything from there ismnotwasm Jan 2019 #22
Truth out is a Stein rag in my opinion. I would post nothing from them. I did however, read Demsrule86 Jan 2019 #23
I visit there occasionally but typically do not link articles from the site pecosbob Jan 2019 #24
yes, yes, yes EOM tiredtoo Jan 2019 #32
No. If anything they are the opposite. shanny Jan 2019 #25
It's like Counterpunch for people who don't want to make a big fuss Recursion Jan 2019 #27
Not really, Blue_Tires Jan 2019 #29
William Rivers Pitt who used to post on DU has an article in Truthout today womanofthehills Jan 2019 #31
... mcar Jan 2019 #33
Does he still come around, or was one of his exits final? nt coti Jan 2019 #36
A good resource: The Media Bias Chart. backscatter712 Jan 2019 #34

hlthe2b

(102,304 posts)
2. well, if it is, there sure are a lot of well-known progressives (including a well known former DUer
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:08 PM
Jan 2019

writing there... So, I'd say no it is not.

Response to tiredtoo (Original post)

tiredtoo

(2,949 posts)
6. talks about the Democratic party being further right than many think.
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:13 PM
Jan 2019

I am going to provide the link here and if it is not acceptable. Either ignore it or delete it, whatever you choose.
https://truthout.org
May have to scroll a bit to find article. They change stories frequently.

emulatorloo

(44,133 posts)
26. Not surprised that this outlet would claim Democrats are "right-wing."
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:21 PM
Jan 2019

The site is ideologically to the left, but in my humble opinion they can’t see the forest for the trees.

Autumn

(45,114 posts)
7. No it's not a RW source. Like a lot of places, it will be offensive to some.
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:14 PM
Jan 2019
I read there regularly, good writing.

MineralMan

(146,318 posts)
13. No. It Is a "Progressive" Source
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:34 PM
Jan 2019

As in Jill Stein "Progressive," As in Glenn Greenwald "Progressive."

As Humpty Dumpty, a noted "Progressive," was hear to say:

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master—that's all.”

- Lewis Carroll

DinahMoeHum

(21,797 posts)
19. No. They're a left-wing source. . .
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:45 PM
Jan 2019

. . .but all too often, they have the disease called the "Nothing-But-The-Best-For-The-Oppressed Syndrome".

IOW, they let the perfect be the enemy of the good-enough-for-the-time being.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
20. Truthout is a far-left source.
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:57 PM
Jan 2019

They have some interesting stuff, but also some stuff to take with a grain of salt.

They're not equivalent to a left-wing Alex Jones though.

Demsrule86

(68,607 posts)
23. Truth out is a Stein rag in my opinion. I would post nothing from them. I did however, read
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 01:35 PM
Jan 2019

the article and it is my opinion that they are full of it. Take a look at the Senate if you want to see the truth. Only a fifty state strategy will get us a majority in the senate and the house for that matter. I believe more individuals believe in liberal policies but our system doesn't do direct elections. Thus these folks can't win say Idaho or West Virginia since they live blue states with high populations. We have two Senators from even the smallest state and an electoral college which means....we will need moderates in our party for the foreseeable future or the GOP wins and continues their plundering of out country. I say this sadly because it would be a better country if we could convince folks that progressive policy are good for them and the country...I hope for a serious 50 state strategy where we try to win hearts and minds.

pecosbob

(7,541 posts)
24. I visit there occasionally but typically do not link articles from the site
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 01:40 PM
Jan 2019

They are quite a bit to the left of most here at DU, and I take everything with a grain of salt and always check sources as some of the site's contributors motives are definitely suspect.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
27. It's like Counterpunch for people who don't want to make a big fuss
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:28 PM
Jan 2019

Old left, pretty hard old left, tends to ramble off into pro-Green wankery too easily. To the extent they have right-wing aspects it's that they have a soft spot for Assange and Greenwald, and all the baggage that comes with that.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
29. Not really,
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:52 PM
Jan 2019

but they *DO* print a lot of lowkey concern trolling and ANTI-anti-Trump agitprop which does serve the far right.

womanofthehills

(8,721 posts)
31. William Rivers Pitt who used to post on DU has an article in Truthout today
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 05:22 PM
Jan 2019
Democrats Must Hold Firm Against Trump and His Wall

t took more than a month, but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has finally returned from his vacation on Neptune and will allow legislation to end Trump’s government shutdown onto the Senate floor today for a vote. Yes, the two bills being introduced — one Democratic, one Republican — are almost certainly doomed to failure. Still, two DOA bills are at least a marginal improvement over the sound of silence we’ve been hearing while furloughed workers, federal contractors and the Coast Guard are selling their furniture to buy medicine and food.

The Democratic bill — a simple stopgap measure bereft of border wall funding intended only to re-open the government until February 8 — is doomed because the Republicans still hold the Senate majority, and they have once again chosen to stand with Donald Trump even as the ground crumbles beneath them. The Republican bill, a version of Trump’s gibberish “offer” last week, would fully fund the wall while providing some gossamer protections to the 700,000 “Dreamers” whose fate hangs in the balance with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Act. The GOP bill is also doomed, but for slightly more convoluted reasons.

https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-must-hold-firm-against-trump-and-his-wall/


I personally like Truthout - we need all the dem sites we can get.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
34. A good resource: The Media Bias Chart.
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 10:15 PM
Jan 2019
https://www.adfontesmedia.com/

They place Truthout in the "Fair Interpretations of the news" region, in the "Hyperpartisan Left" part of the political bias axis.
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