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Gloria Steinem Deserves Praise but Maybe Not Worship

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2026 The feminist icon leaves a complicated legacy and trust in the next generation of activists. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Tyrannical Race to Build Superintelligence

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Sep 4, 2026 Despite making noises about respecting democracy, AI companies are unilaterally deploying extremely dangerous technologies without the consent of the people. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Book Excerpt

Medicare for All: Where We’re Going and How We’re Getting There

Nancy J. Altman / Routledge Sep 4, 2026 A new book analyzes the dysfunction of the current system and argues healthcare should be available to everyone in America as a right — automatic and free of charge when we need it. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Politics

The Global Rise of the Billionaire Politician

John P. Ruehl / IMI Sep 4, 2026 The Trump administration is part of an international trend of business elites entering government and using commercial relationships as tools of diplomacy and geopolitical influence. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Africa

Bill Gates’ Failed Revolution in Africa

Stacy Malkan / USRTK Sep 4, 2026 The philanthropist promised a biotech-fueled productivity boom for farmers, but the data shows sluggish yields and rising hunger. Where is the accountability? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Books

Black Power, White Heat and the Work of Solidarity

Alexandria Shaner / ZNetwork Sep 4, 2026 What a history of the 1960s can teach us about cross-racial organizing in an authoritarian age. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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Trump Doesn’t Walk in Our Parks, He Strip Mines Them

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2026 The president sees public land as another moneymaking opportunity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Middle East

The War on Iran: Six Months of Epic Failure

Joe Cirincione / Truthdig Sep 3, 2026 Trump’s illegal, unauthorized, unnecessary war is the worst strategic defeat in U.S. history. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Labor

Amazon to Walmart: The Worst of the ‘Low-Wage 100’

Sarah Anderson / Inequality.org Sep 3, 2026 Executives at the most profitable companies have enriched themselves while staying silent about ICE attacks on their employees and the shredding of our social safety net. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Film

10 Films for a Labor Day Under New Management

Alex Demyanenko / Capital & Main Sep 3, 2026 While the Trump administration attacks workers’ rights, here are some of the most influential films about labor from the last 50 years. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Environment

Climate ‘Overshoot’ Is Coming — Are We Ready?

Bob Berwyn / Inside Climate News Sep 2, 2026 We failed to prevent 1.5 degrees of warming, but there is still a choice between doing nothing and allowing warming to continue, say the authors of a new U.N. study. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

Vance Allies Leave the Administration in Droves

Connor Echols, Kelley Beaucar Vlahos / Responsible Statecraft Sep 2, 2026 Army Secretary Dan Driscoll isn't the first official to be squeezed out or exit with little explanation. It's not hard to figure out what they all have in common. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )