Business & Economy

Trump’s EPA Is Exiting the Regulation Game

Jake Bittle / Grist Jan 19, 2026 The agency has long tried to curb carbon emissions and protect human health. Critics say it’s giving up on both. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Martin Luther King Jr. Was Ahead of the Curve on Universal Basic Income

Tarah Williams, Andrew Bloeser / The Conversation Jan 19, 2026 King was an early advocate for direct cash payments by the government to all citizens to help them afford life’s expenses. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

As Insurance Prices Spike, Families Puzzle Over Options

Lynn Arditi / KFF Health News Jan 16, 2026 Millions of Americans who have ACA health plans are facing soaring premiums in 2026, without help from the enhanced subsidies that Congress failed to renew. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

Why Netanyahu Says He Wants to Stop U.S. Aid to Israel

Mitchell Plitnick / Mondoweiss Jan 15, 2026 Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statement was surprising, but there could be strategic and economic reasons behind the move, as well as political realities forcing him to do so. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Column

Crude Expectations

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Jan 15, 2026 Trump’s boasts about what he can do with Venezuela’s oil industry are already looking empty. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

The Billionaires, the Fed and November

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Jan 13, 2026 The markets yawned at Trump’s legal threats against Jerome Powell. How would they react to a cancellation of the midterms? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Beyond Boiling Point: Historic Iranian Protests Continue Despite Blackouts, Repression

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Jan 12, 2026 Unverified reports suggest thousands of people may have been killed, while Trump threatens the country with military intervention. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

How Chevron Played the Long Game in Venezuela

Lois Parshley / Grist Jan 9, 2026 Chevron met with Trump and spent millions lobbying him to let it continue operating in Venezuela. Now it is uniquely positioned to profit from the country’s vast oil reserves. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Villainous Marketing of Purdue Pharma

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Jan 9, 2026 The former opioid empire’s bankruptcy deal is delivering up 43 million documents that shed light on the company’s cold-blooded strategy to addict as many Americans as possible. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Why Houston Oil Majors Are Hesitant to Go All In on Venezuela

Candice Bernd / Texas Observer Jan 8, 2026 Though petro-giants have long sought lost assets in the South American country, they also have reasons not to leap at Trump’s invitation to join his war on the climate and the international legal order. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Americas

The Citgo Foreign Policy

Joe Cirincione / Truthdig Jan 6, 2026 One oil company with close ties to the Trump administration stands to gain the most from U.S. control of Venezuela’s heavy crude. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Opinion

A New Year Begins, the Old Fight Continues

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report Jan 2, 2026 Billionaire cash steers the agenda, military and police power set the boundaries, and religious messaging sells it as virtue, all while taxpayers fund the very system that excludes them. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )