Social Justice

Education

Linda McMahon Slashes Department of Education Staff

Erica Meltzer, Kalyn Belsha / Chalkbeat Mar 12, 2025 Through layoffs and voluntary buyouts, the department intends to halve the current staff by the end of the month. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

In Trump’s New Purge of Climate Language, Even ‘Resilience’ Isn’t Safe

Kate Yoder / Grist Mar 12, 2025 Federal agencies have deleted climate change information from more than 200 government websites, according to the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Under Trump, Social Security Resumes ‘Clawback Cruelty’ Policy

David Hilzenrath, Jodie Fleischer / KFF Health News Mar 11, 2025 This month, the Social Security Administration will withhold 100% of benefits to recover overpayments. People will go hungry and lose homes. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Activism

ICE Arrests Palestinian Activist Involved in Columbia Protests

Michael Arria / Mondoweiss Mar 10, 2025 ICE agents raided the home of Mahmoud Khalil and detained the activist, who had been among the leaders of Gaza protests at Columbia University. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Opinion

Cyberpunk White Nationalism

Juan Cole / TomDispatch Mar 6, 2025 Donald Trump's entire political apparatus is being replaced by a tech bro oligarchy that centers white Americans. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

TD Column

Ping-Pong Paddles to a Gun Fight

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Mar 5, 2025 The Democrats had a chance to do something bold last night. Almost all of them blew it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Original

A Tale of Two Apartheids

Itumeleng Moabi / Truthdig Mar 5, 2025 A new chapter opens in South Africa’s long history as a leader of the global Palestine solidarity movement. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigration

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Plans To Allow ICE Into Rikers

Bianca Gonzalez / Prism Mar 5, 2025 Rights groups say the move would target immigrants presumed innocent while awaiting trial at the jail complex. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

What Do People With Disabilities Need?

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Mar 3, 2025 A monomaniacal focus on stigma has weakened our understanding of disability, replacing an actual problem with “how people feel” about the problem. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Global Voices

The Forgotten Minority of the Occupied Territories

Moran Barkai / Truthdig Feb 28, 2025 Amoun Sleem fights to give the minority Domari community of East Jerusalem pride and hope for a better future. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

There Is No Such Thing as Ironic Nazism

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2025 The Free Press — that bastion of anti-antisemitism — thinks the GOP embracing the Nazi salute is mostly a messaging issue. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration

Sanctuary’s Long Struggle

Daniel Alvarenga / NACLA Feb 28, 2025 The lessons of the 1980s anti-war sanctuary movement have found a renewed sense of urgency. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )