Business & Economy

TD Column

Petro State Summertime Blues

Jeb Lund / Truthdig May 8, 2026 The cost of Trump’s war will be felt everywhere this season, from the great American road trip to the humblest backyard barbecue. Dig deeper ( 4 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 )

Opinion

Goodbye Traditionalism, Hello Jesus Slop

Luke Savage / Truthdig May 6, 2026 Why the new Christian right looks so different from the old. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Environment

Supreme Court to Decide if Roundup Labels Should Warn About Cancer Risk

Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist May 5, 2026 The ruling could reshape pesticide regulation and test President Trump's base from within. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Media

What’s Behind the ‘Baby Bust’ Panic?

Julie Hollar / FAIR May 4, 2026 News outlets are hiding the xenophobic assumptions and regressive gender ideals underlying pronatalist claims of a demographic “crisis.” Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

The ‘Criminal Sentencing’ of Purdue Was a Cruel Fiction

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Apr 30, 2026 This week's performative farce was the antithesis of justice. Even the factual numbers cited were lies or distortions. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Middle East

1979 Redux: The Carterization of Donald Trump

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 29, 2026 The hostage of today’s war isn’t US embassy personnel, but the world’s energy supply. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Who’s Against San Francisco’s Overpaid Executive Tax?

Sarah Anderson / Inequality.org Apr 29, 2026 Meet the billionaires and corporations funding a war chest to stop a referendum on extreme corporate wage gaps. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

Eli Hager / ProPublica Apr 28, 2026 A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients who live in homes that receive SNAP benefits. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Environment

Trump Alliance Cracks as Climate Denialists Turn on RFK Jr.’s Movement

Rachel Santarsiero / DeSmog Apr 28, 2026 At the Heartland Institute’s annual climate conference, fossil fuel allies warn MAHA’s push on regulating chemicals and plastics could threaten the oil industry — exposing a growing rift inside Trump’s base. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

Sam Altman’s Dangerous Singularity Delusions

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Apr 27, 2026 The CEO of OpenAI thinks human extinction is a best-case scenario. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Technology

Palantir Just Unmasked Itself to the World

Rezgar Akrawi / ZNetwork Apr 24, 2026 The company’s newly published 22-point manifesto reveals its unabashed ideological face — and announces an ominous game plan for the future. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )