Belief & Religion

Environment

As Climate Disasters Multiply, Indigenous Governance Offers a Way Forward

Joseph Lee / Grist Oct 9, 2026 Indigenous communities confront mounting climate threats even as the lack of funding, legal recognition and support for self-governance limit their ability to respond. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Pete Hegseth’s Army of God

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2026 The Office of Religious Affairs is the defense secretary’s latest effort to turn the Pentagon into an explicitly Christian nationalist institution. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Native Nations Sue Over Endangered Species Act Changes

Anna V. Smith / High Country News Oct 6, 2026 Environmental work done by tribes across the country will be more difficult since the Trump administration has more narrowly defined "harm." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Taliban Wants the US Back. What Do Afghans Want?

Saeedullah Safi / Truthdig Oct 5, 2026 As the Taliban seeks recognition and investment from abroad, Afghans are asking who would benefit — and who would be left out. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Media

Is He a Jihadist? A Communist? Cartoonists Can’t Decide How to Smear El-Sayed

Hank Kennedy / FAIR Sep 8, 2026 Syndicated stereotypes, caricatures and slanders have a long history of showing up in the cartoons on the nation’s editorial pages. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Measles Cases Are Reaching Record Highs

Patricia Callahan / ProPublica Aug 18, 2026 In parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back, killing and disabling children. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Corona Mind-Virus

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Aug 12, 2026 Why conservatives can’t accept that the government helped millions of people in a time of national emergency. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Column

Holy Cow: The Red-Haired Heifer Uniting Christian Zionists and Israel’s Religious Right

Chris Lord / Truthdig Aug 10, 2026 One of the biggest unexploded time bombs in the Middle East is a bovine scheme so bonkers that even Netanyahu is wary. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Social Justice

Community-Building Program Targets Division in Small Towns

Bridget Goodman / The Daily Yonder Jul 21, 2026 Study shows non-political community work reduces polarization in rural communities. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Rohingya Girls, Women Lack Reproductive Agency in World’s Biggest Refugee Camp

Umme Kulsum, Kawsara Bibi, Khaleda Siddique, Asiya Alijahan / Truthdig Jul 17, 2026 Surviving violent displacement wasn’t enough — Rohingya women in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh now face pressure and coercion over their most personal decisions. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Opinion

Of Thee I Weep, of Thee I Rage

Ron Kovic / Truthdig Jul 1, 2026 The author of “Born on the Fourth of July” reflects on the country’s 250th Independence Day. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

America’s Mining Future Echoes Its Colonial Past

Johanna Hansel, Carla Samon Ros, Wyatt Myskow / Inside Climate News May 8, 2026 Companies have staked claims for more than 100 lithium mine projects. Tribes are among the most affected. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )