Military

US

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 )

Activism

The Anti-War Lessons of the Forever Wars

Mark Engler / Waging Nonviolence Sep 11, 2026 Historian Jeremy Varon on building counternarratives and what we can learn from the movement that turned the tide against the Iraq War. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Twenty-Five Years After: The Toxic Legacy of 9/11

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2026 Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Column

‘Vive La (Sanitized) Résistance!’

Chris Lord / Truthdig Sep 10, 2026 A sleeper hit biopic about Charles De Gaulle and the Vichy-era Resistance is scrambling national memory ahead of France’s high-stakes election on Sept. 27. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

The ‘War on Terror’ Was a War of Terror

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Sep 9, 2026 After 9/11, fear and rage blended into high octane for a war machine set for large-scale killing. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Middle East

The War on Iran: Six Months of Epic Failure

Joe Cirincione / Truthdig Sep 3, 2026 Trump’s illegal, unauthorized, unnecessary war is the worst strategic defeat in U.S. history. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Politics

Vance Allies Leave the Administration in Droves

Connor Echols, Kelley Beaucar Vlahos / Responsible Statecraft Sep 2, 2026 Army Secretary Dan Driscoll isn't the first official to be squeezed out or exit with little explanation. It's not hard to figure out what they all have in common. Dig deeper ( 4 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 )

Europe

The EU and US Cheer On the ‘Bus-ification’ of Ukraine

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Aug 17, 2026 The West is demanding Kiev feed more, and younger, Ukrainians to the front lines. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Through War and Heat, Energy Is the Story

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2026 The Trump administration has made billions for oil companies, while they continue to change the climate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

TD Original

Get Ready for Plan Colombia 2.0

Lital Khaikin / Truthdig Aug 13, 2026 A decade after a peace deal that promised rural reform, a new president returns Colombia to a policy of U.S.-backed militarization and conflict. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Military

Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing

Jesse Coburn / ProPublica Aug 12, 2026 The General Dynamics unit responsible for the debacle has since received contract awards totaling $2.5 billion. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )