Kelley Beaucar Vlahos / Responsible StatecraftA look back at Diem's assassination, setting off the Vietnam War; who says Washington isn't led by the same self-destructive characters throughout time?Opinion
Victoria Valenzuela / Waging NonviolenceSurvivors of abuse at a shuttered federal prison known as “the rape club” are teaming up with local activists to keep ICE out of Northern California.TD Original
Christopher Lord / TruthdigA strange new far-right party has entered the government, threatening the EU’s environmental agenda and sparking the biggest demonstrations since the Velvet Revolution.
Jake Bittle / GristThe EPA’s repeal of the “endangerment finding” could threaten automakers and oil companies — if it survives in court.Investigative Stories
Justin Nobel / TruthdigA 2,500-home Dallas-Fort Worth subdivision and a school have risen atop layers of oil and gas drilling waste. One worker who helped spread the material is speaking out.
Peter Olney, Rand Wilson / Labor NotesThe company’s tentacles are tightening around every aspect of the economy, but its operations are full of chokepoints where workers have major leverage.Opinion
Yasha Levine / TruthdigWhile not a complete answer, Chomsky’s military-funded work in linguistics offers clues about how he could rationalize a friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.Immigration
Amy Maxmen / KFF Health NewsWhile torture hasn’t been reported from the infamous facility, ICE shift reports note detainees are resorting to hunger strikes and self-harm.Courts & Law
Pratheek Rebala, Jeff Ernsthausen, Perla Trevizo / ProPublicaIn the last year, federal courts have received 18,000 habeas petitions, representing people who in the past would have been released on bond or not been detained in the first place.
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Joe Fassler / DeSmogThe Environmental Protection Agency threw out Colorado’s entire haze reduction plan, a move critics called "illegal" and a possible warning to other states not to close fossil fuel plants.TD Original
Anna Lekas Miller / TruthdigThe abuses by ICE have produced thousands of first-time activists — and it’s easier than ever to resist locally.
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Book Review
A look back at Diem's assassination, setting off the Vietnam War; who says Washington isn't led by the same self-destructive characters throughout time?
Opinion
Another trusted source of information bites the dust under Trump.
Activism
Survivors of abuse at a shuttered federal prison known as “the rape club” are teaming up with local activists to keep ICE out of Northern California.
TD Original
A strange new far-right party has entered the government, threatening the EU’s environmental agenda and sparking the biggest demonstrations since the Velvet Revolution.
Environment
The EPA’s repeal of the “endangerment finding” could threaten automakers and oil companies — if it survives in court.
Investigative Stories
A 2,500-home Dallas-Fort Worth subdivision and a school have risen atop layers of oil and gas drilling waste. One worker who helped spread the material is speaking out.
Labor
The company’s tentacles are tightening around every aspect of the economy, but its operations are full of chokepoints where workers have major leverage.
Opinion
While not a complete answer, Chomsky’s military-funded work in linguistics offers clues about how he could rationalize a friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Immigration
While torture hasn’t been reported from the infamous facility, ICE shift reports note detainees are resorting to hunger strikes and self-harm.
Courts & Law
In the last year, federal courts have received 18,000 habeas petitions, representing people who in the past would have been released on bond or not been detained in the first place.
Books
A new book explores rock ’n’ roll’s long and complicated infatuation with Nazi Germany.
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency threw out Colorado’s entire haze reduction plan, a move critics called "illegal" and a possible warning to other states not to close fossil fuel plants.
TD Original
The abuses by ICE have produced thousands of first-time activists — and it’s easier than ever to resist locally.