Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness

How Washington Forces Doctors to Defraud Seniors

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Oct 9, 2026 Medicare has decided it can avoid paying its bills by simply changing the meanings of basic words. ER doctors like me sign off on this every day. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Food Aid Enrollment Tanks After SNAP Rule Changes

Halle Parker / Verite News Oct 7, 2026 Amid rising prices and hunger, millions of Americans have lost food assistance, often on procedural grounds. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Interview

How to Plan Your Own Death

Corey Atad / Truthdig Sep 30, 2026 Director Sophie Deraspe wants her new documentary “The Final Act” to change how we think about dying. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Environment

Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts

Bob Berwyn / Inside Climate News Sep 30, 2026 This summer provided strong evidence that the public infrastructures of advanced nations were built for a climate that no longer exists. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Africa

In Africa, Changing the Crops Without Changing the System Is Not Good Enough

Million Belay / Common Dreams Sep 29, 2026 Who will control the seeds, science and markets behind the new interest in Africa’s indigenous crops? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

Did a Texas Developer Have a Duty to Disclose Toxic Oil and Gas Waste?

Justin Nobel / Truthdig Sep 24, 2026 New documents add alarming details to the tale of a North Texas housing development built atop millions of tons of drilling waste. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

A Generation of Orphans

Macela Carmo dos Santos / FPIF Sep 23, 2026 From Sudan to Iran, children are losing their parents at a pace the world no longer finds shocking. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

In India, Women Wrestlers Grapple With Sexual Harassment

Safina Nabi / Truthdig Sep 22, 2026 Despite facing obstacles to hold a powerful official accountable, top athletes keep fighting to help the next generation. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Immigration

How ICE is Destabilizing a Generation of Immigrant Children

Claudia Boyd-Barrett / KFF Health News Sep 18, 2026 Fear of federal immigration enforcement has pushed parents to avoid schools, doctors, social activities and health and nutrition programs. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Trump Wants to Further Destroy the Clean Water Act

Seth Millstein / Sentient Sep 17, 2026 The new, updated proposal for America's wetlands is even worse than the last one. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Opinion

Among the Rescuers at Ground Zero, Where Lives Were Ground to Dust

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Sep 11, 2026 A remembrance of a New Yorker of the day from hell. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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 )