Courts & Law

Environment

America’s Air Monitors Are Disappearing. So Is Your Power to Expose Polluters

Ames Alexander, Brad Racino / Floodlight Sep 11, 2026 Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Twenty-Five Years After: The Toxic Legacy of 9/11

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2026 Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Georgia EV Makers Forge Ahead After Trump Pulled the Plug

Emily Jones / Grist Sep 10, 2026 It's a grim moment for what was a booming industry, but electric vehicle manufacturers aren't giving up. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Column

Will the Roberts Court Kill Mail-In Voting and Subvert the Midterms?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Sep 9, 2026 Trump’s plot to weaponize the post office is based on facile legal arguments, but its impact on democracy is grave. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

The ‘War on Terror’ Was a War of Terror

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Sep 9, 2026 After 9/11, fear and rage blended into high octane for a war machine set for large-scale killing. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Politics

For Canadians, It Is Forever 2025

Luke Savage / Truthdig Sep 9, 2026 Eighteen months into Donald Trump’s disruptive trade war, Canada finds itself back in a very familiar place. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Newly Opened Records Show Fears Over Air Quality After 9/11 Attacks

Katie Honan / The City Reporter Sep 9, 2026 Mayor Mamdani is making public a trove of previously withheld city documents related to air quality and health concerns after the attack on the World Trade Center 25 years ago. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

The Global Rise of the Billionaire Politician

John P. Ruehl / IMI Sep 4, 2026 The Trump administration is part of an international trend of business elites entering government and using commercial relationships as tools of diplomacy and geopolitical influence. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Trump Doesn’t Walk in Our Parks, He Strip Mines Them

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2026 The president sees public land as another moneymaking opportunity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Middle East

The War on Iran: Six Months of Epic Failure

Joe Cirincione / Truthdig Sep 3, 2026 Trump’s illegal, unauthorized, unnecessary war is the worst strategic defeat in U.S. history. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Technology

Major East Coast Data Center Accused of Violating Federal Law

Evan Simon / Floodlight Sep 2, 2026 Thermal drone imaging shows the Microsoft-backed DataOne complex in New Jersey is powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

The Trump Administration’s Plan for Protecting Consumers? Politely Ask Companies to Behave

Andy Kroll / ProPublica Aug 31, 2026 The "new" Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took a fintech startup's word that it had corrected a serious breakdown. Customers learned the hard way that this wasn’t true. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )