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Just Say ‘No’

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Jan 23, 2026 We're all disposable to Trump, but as the people of Minnesota have shown, we can't wait for someone else to stop his ethnic cleansing campaign. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Activism

ICE vs. Everyone

Erin West / n+1 Jan 23, 2026 Minneapolis learned a lot from the George Floyd protests, and it shows. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Opinion

‘We Need to Work This Out’

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Jan 23, 2026 Recently declassified Bush-Putin transcripts are a timely reminder of the enduring urgency of pulling back from the nuclear brink. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Politics

Thinking About the Carney Doctrine

Luke Savage / Truthdig Jan 23, 2026 At Davos, did the Canadian prime minister evoke a new progressive internationalism — or a new conservative realpolitik? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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Surrounded and Abandoned, Rojava Faces Slaughter

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Jan 22, 2026 The U.S. terminates its decade-old relationship with Syria’s secular, feminist, Kurdish forces, leaving them once again to face an Islamist assault. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media

From Groveling to Silence: Jeff Bezos and the FBI Raid on Hannah Natanson

Pete Tucker / FAIR Jan 22, 2026 The raid on a Washington Post reporter’s home escalates a history of government attacks on whistleblowers and the First Amendment. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Activism

What’s It Going to Take to Get to Mass Strikes?

Daniel Hunter / Waging Nonviolence Jan 22, 2026 Authoritarian consolidation has expanded the realm of the possible. But general strikes still require an organized majority, networks of solidarity and resources to weather repression. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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Letter From France: Rise of the Nationalist Warrior Cop

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Jan 21, 2026 Military-style policing is fueling social conflict in a country teetering on the edge of far-right rule. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Middle East

Aid by Permission: Israel’s NGO Ban Is Reshaping Life and Survival in Gaza

Hassan Abo Qamar / Prism Jan 21, 2026 Health care staff have been dismissed and services cut, aid workers say, after Israel revoked the licenses of 37 humanitarian organizations for not complying with new registration rules. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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