Business & Economy

Media

There’s No Good Outcome to the Warner Bros. Takeover

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Jul 17, 2026 Choosing between a rightwing billionaire and the Netflix slop factory is grim, thankless work. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Environment

Pointing to Drone Fears, the Pentagon Blocks More Than 150 Wind Projects

Austin Corona / Grist Jul 15, 2026 Wind developers say the freeze on projects has cost them $2 billion and is just the administration’s latest excuse to shut down their industry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Exxon’s Attorney Is Joining the DOJ Division That Dubs Itself ‘the Nation’s Largest Environmental Law Firm’

Rachel Santarsiero / DeSmog Jul 14, 2026 Robert Levy spent nearly two decades representing Big Oil and has major ties to conservative legal groups. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Politics

The New Red Scare Is Dumber Than Ones Past

Luke Savage / Truthdig Jul 14, 2026 The appeal of socialism once inspired intellectual ferment on the right. Today, its critique of the left is completely out of gas. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

Abdul Al-Sayed and Wolverine Welfarism

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jul 13, 2026 In Michigan’s intra-party slugfest, a majority of Democratic voters are refusing orders to follow the usual centrist script. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

After Making Billions, the ‘Egg Mafia’ Face Paltry Fines

John McCracken / Sentient Jul 13, 2026 Egg companies that received hundreds of millions of dollars in bird flu payments are ordered to settle for a fraction of the price. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media

One Year Later: Bezos’ WaPo Cheerleads for MAGA, Billionaires and AI

Pete Tucker / FAIR Jul 10, 2026 Things have only gotten worse at the paper since an editorial clampdown caused the biggest one-day wipeout of journalists in a generation. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

The Data Is In on GOP Budget: Rural Americans Are Losing Health Insurance Coverage

Sarah Alexander Melotte / The Daily Yonder Jul 9, 2026 When the GOP slashed funding for federal health insurance assistance, rural residents were disproportionately hit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

How Woody Guthrie Keeps Resonating With New Generations

Steve Appleford / Capital & Main Jul 9, 2026 A new documentary connects the life and music of the Depression-era singer-songwriter to today’s struggles for social justice, equality and immigrant rights. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

Trump Acquired as Much as $24 Million in Defense Stocks Last Year

Julian Cooper, Nick Cleveland-Stout / Responsible Statecraft Jul 9, 2026 The president’s portfolio kept accumulating shares in companies — like Palantir and Lockheed Martin — that were benefiting directly from his global military escalations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

Revolutionizing Gynecology With Women in Mind

Diane de Vignemont / Truthdig Jul 8, 2026 A new medical device is part of a broader effort to make gynecological care less painful — and to take women’s pain more seriously. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Debt Relief in the Global South Would Benefit Americans

Aldo Caliari / Inequality.org Jul 8, 2026 U.S. workers, consumers and taxpayers have a big stake in developing countries' debt crises — and the power to tackle the problem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )