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Pete Hegseth Wants to Be President

Pete Tucker / FAIR Sep 23, 2026 As he stumps in Iowa, the defense secretary is depending on a "replacement press corps" to rewrite his role in a disastrous war. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Column

Robert Kraft Enters the Concussion Protocol

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Sep 18, 2026 Once again, the worst parts of the NFL and real life converge on ownership. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Why Does Trump Love AI?

Robert Reich / Substack Sep 16, 2026 Start by following the money. Specifically, Donald Jr. and Eric Trump’s investments in American Data Centers, a cloud computing and AI infrastructure firm. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Technology

The Danger Isn’t That AI Is Too Smart — It’s That It’s Stupid

Nolan Higdon / Truthdig Sep 15, 2026 Recent reports of AI systems “breaking loose” don’t suggest superintelligence. They demonstrate that AI is not intelligent enough to follow basic instructions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Media

Is He a Jihadist? A Communist? Cartoonists Can’t Decide How to Smear El-Sayed

Hank Kennedy / FAIR Sep 8, 2026 Syndicated stereotypes, caricatures and slanders have a long history of showing up in the cartoons on the nation’s editorial pages. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Gloria Steinem Deserves Praise, but Maybe Not Worship

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2026 The feminist icon leaves a complicated legacy and trust in the next generation of activists. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media

Abolish ICE? Perish the Thought, Says Press

Emma Lucia Llano / FAIR Aug 31, 2026 A spate of recent articles argue that abolishing ICE would be bad for immigrants, and that even debating the idea hurts Democrats. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Media

How Trump Plans to Silence CNN, Jon Stewart and John Oliver (the Same Way He Silenced CBS News)

Robert Reich / Substack Aug 24, 2026 The president is pushing for a media monopoly that would cover his authoritarian moves. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

What Are the Chances: The Unlikely Mainstreaming of Prediction Markets

Joseph L. Flatley / Truthdig Aug 20, 2026 Not that long ago, public betting contracts were a pet fantasy of anarcho-libertarians and Cold War counterinsurgency ghouls. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

Pentagon Unleashes Fury on ‘America-Hating’ Media

Austin Campbell / Responsible Statecraft Aug 19, 2026 The Defense Department still won’t say whether reports of dire conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, at sea since 2025, are inaccurate. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media

Corporate Media Portray DSA Organizing as a Sinister Conspiracy

Raina Lipsitz / FAIR Aug 17, 2026 Instead of being praised for participating in democracy, grassroots organizers have been pilloried as threats to both the Democratic Party and democracy itself. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Corona Mind-Virus

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Aug 12, 2026 Why conservatives can’t accept that the government helped millions of people in a time of national emergency. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )