Media

Belief & Religion

The Creation of a MAGA Martyr

Jennifer Gerson / The 19th Jan 6, 2026 Ashli Babbitt was killed while trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election — and became proof to Trump and his followers that women need protection. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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Where Are the Democrats on Venezuela?

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jan 5, 2026 Party leaders have refused to condemn outright the Trump administration’s most audacious violation of international law. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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2025: The Year Big Tech Bent the Knee to Trump

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Dec 31, 2025 Silicon Valley has finally shed its mask. What now? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Critics Declared Veganism Dead in 2025. Here’s What Those Obituaries Are Missing.

Jessica Scott-Reid / Sentient Dec 31, 2025 The massive scale and influence of the meat industry shouldn’t be underestimated. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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We’re All in the Snowglobe, Now

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Dec 23, 2025 The Hallmark Christmas movie enters the 21st century. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Media

Farewell to ‘60 Minutes‘

Robert Reich / Substack Dec 23, 2025 Under CBS’ new ownership, the venerable news program just went the way of The Washington Post's editorial page. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Film

Sy Hersh and the ‘Culture of Enormous Violence’

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Dec 18, 2025 In a new documentary, Mark Obenhaus and Laura Poitras explore the art and legacy of an investigative legend. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Julian Assange: Sweden Broke Its Own Laws With Nobel Prize to Venezuela’s Machado

Max Blumenthal, Wyatt Reed / The Grayzone Dec 18, 2025 By awarding its peace prize to Trump’s favorite Venezuelan opposition figure, the Nobel committee contravened Swedish law and the principles enshrined in its founding documents. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Immigration

Minnesota Was Promised to Us

Faisal Ali / Africa Is A Country Dec 12, 2025 Somalis have answered Trump’s latest racist tirade not with outrage but with a tidal wave of trolling. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Sheriff of Sundown City

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Dec 9, 2025 As the final regulators burn out of the machine, Trump's mental retrogression has no limit but his expiration date. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Media

The ‘Nazi Sympathizer Next Door’ Genre Gets Another Installment

Julie Hollar / FAIR Dec 8, 2025 The New York Times’ problem isn’t that it hasn’t probed the far-right psyche deeply enough — it’s that it refuses to stop normalizing it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Making China Great Again

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Nov 28, 2025 Washington’s buffoonish diplomacy and trade bluster has left Beijing unamused but nonplussed. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )