Military

TD Original

Letter From France: Rise of the Nationalist Warrior Cop

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Jan 21, 2026 Military-style policing is fueling social conflict in a country teetering on the edge of far-right rule. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Middle East

Aid by Permission: Israel’s NGO Ban Is Reshaping Life and Survival in Gaza

Hassan Abo Qamar / Prism Jan 21, 2026 Health care staff have been dismissed and services cut, aid workers say, after Israel revoked the licenses of 37 humanitarian organizations for not complying with new registration rules. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Después de las bombas, Venezuela teme un futuro de coerción y colonización

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Jan 15, 2026 Parece que todo el país está secuestrado por EE.UU, mientras venezolanos y expertos nacionales anticipan un camino político y económico muy difícil por delante. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Middle East

Why Netanyahu Says He Wants to Stop U.S. Aid to Israel

Mitchell Plitnick / Mondoweiss Jan 15, 2026 Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statement was surprising, but there could be strategic and economic reasons behind the move, as well as political realities forcing him to do so. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Column

Crude Expectations

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Jan 15, 2026 Trump’s boasts about what he can do with Venezuela’s oil industry are already looking empty. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Voices

After the Bombs: Venezuelans Concerned About a Future of Coercion and Colonization

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Jan 15, 2026 With the whole country seemingly held hostage by the U.S., Venezuelans and local experts anticipate a politically and economically difficult road ahead. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Opinion

What Happens When the People Refuse to Be Afraid?

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report Jan 14, 2026 The masks are off, the excuses are gone and the regime is testing how much terror the public will tolerate. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Military

Trump on START Nuke Treaty: If ‘It Expires, It Expires’

Stavroula Pabst / Responsible Statecraft Jan 12, 2026 If allowed to lapse, there will be no international arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia—putting a nuclear arms race back on the table. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Why Houston Oil Majors Are Hesitant to Go All In on Venezuela

Candice Bernd / Texas Observer Jan 8, 2026 Though petro-giants have long sought lost assets in the South American country, they also have reasons not to leap at Trump’s invitation to join his war on the climate and the international legal order. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Middle East

UN Report: Palestinians Are Living Under Apartheid in the West Bank

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 8, 2026 In an extensive report, the Office of Human Rights for the first time describes Israeli policies as apartheid. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Americas

The Citgo Foreign Policy

Joe Cirincione / Truthdig Jan 6, 2026 One oil company with close ties to the Trump administration stands to gain the most from U.S. control of Venezuela’s heavy crude. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Column

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 )