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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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A Different Universe: Trump Grift vs. the ‘Biden Crime Family’

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Aug 12, 2026 From family hedge funds to crypto scams, Trump Inc. corruption dwarfs anything done by the Bidens so completely that it renders it all but invisible on a graph. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Holy Cow: The Red-Haired Heifer Uniting Christian Zionists and Israel’s Religious Right

Chris Lord / Truthdig Aug 10, 2026 One of the biggest unexploded time bombs in the Middle East is a bovine scheme so bonkers that even Netanyahu is wary. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Europe

How Washington Manufactured Outrage Over Ceuta

Eldar Mamedov / FPIF Aug 5, 2026 The administration helped create a crisis to punish Spain for its defiance. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Electability Hustle

Luke Savage / Truthdig Aug 4, 2026 Centrist arguments about who is or isn't "electable" have always been about disciplining the Democratic base rather than actually winning elections. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Europe

The Illusion of Ukraine’s Latest ‘Turned Tide’

Stavroula Pabst / Responsible Statecraft Jul 29, 2026 Swayed by impressive video of drone strikes inside Russia, Western media is dangerously upselling — again — Kyiv’s ability to win. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )