Books

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Betrayal of Identity

Megan Carpentier / Truthdig Mar 6, 2026 Gisèle Pelicot reckons with the brutal memories of sexual violence in her memoir “A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Kashmiri Women Authors Are Defying Censorship and Prejudice

Zenaira Bakhsh / Truthdig Feb 27, 2026 For decades, Kashmir's story has been told by men. Now, women are penning a new chapter, capturing the complex and personal impacts of militarization and repression. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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‘Kennedy’s Coup’ Ignited Regime Change Doom Loop

Kelley Beaucar Vlahos / Responsible Statecraft Feb 16, 2026 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? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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One for the Money, Two for the Shoah

Patrick Sauer / Truthdig Feb 10, 2026 A new book explores rock ’n’ roll’s long and complicated infatuation with Nazi Germany. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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When Today Is the Day You Could Be Fired

Sasha Abramsky / OR Books Jan 16, 2026 In “American Carnage,” federal workers describe the chaos and pain they experienced during Elon Musk and DOGE’s unprecedented cuts to government agencies and programs. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Book Review

The Brownshirts of Orange County

Patrick Sauer / Truthdig Jan 6, 2026 A new book explores the long-festering neo-Nazi subculture of Southern California — and its accelerating creep across the country. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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If They Are Not Human, We Do Not Have to Follow the Law

Martin Di Caro / Responsible Statecraft Dec 12, 2025 A new book points out that the narco boat 'second strike' story is a familiar one. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Book Review

Is Progress a Four-Letter Word?

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Nov 26, 2025 A new book by geographer Samuel Miller McDonald details the origins of technological development in humanity’s parasitic relationship to the natural world. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Book Excerpt

Public Knowledge Under Siege

Andy Lee Roth, Shealeigh Voitl, Mickey Huff / The Censored Press Nov 21, 2025 In less than a year, the Trump administration has ratcheted up draconian attacks on the First Amendment to unprecedented levels. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Original

Under a Mask of AI Doomerism, the Familiar Face of Eugenics

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Oct 17, 2025 In a new book, Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares hide their radical transhumanist agenda under the cover of concern about “AI safety.” Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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Voices of Resistance

Batool Abu Akleen, Nahil Mohana, Ala’a Obaid, Sondos Sabra / Biblioasis Oct 10, 2025 Sondos Sabra chronicles a day in the life as a Palestinian living in Gaza in this excerpt from "Voices of Resistance: Diaries of Genocide." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

Large Language Muddle

n+1 Editors / n+1 Oct 10, 2025 Literature made by machines and owned by corporations can only be fake, an insult to real literature. It should be smashed, and can. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )