Military

Middle East

Trump’s Art of the Deal Meets Iran’s Long Memory of Foreign Exploitation

Tanya Goudsouzian / Responsible Statecraft Jun 4, 2026 Washington may view these talks as a standard business transaction, but history has taught Tehran that a compromise with the West is a trap. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

Playing With Fire: The Shadowy US ‘Kill Chain’ in Russia

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Jun 2, 2026 Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

The White House Brokered a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.

Robert Faturechi / ProPublica May 28, 2026 About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Military

US, Russia Test ICBMs as Nuclear Talks End in Deadlock

Pavel Devyatkin / Responsible Statecraft May 28, 2026 How much brinkmanship and near-catastrophe will it take before real talks resume? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media

‘Buffer Zone’: The Media’s Favorite Euphemism for Israeli Occupation

Gregory Shupak / FAIR May 27, 2026 Corporate media have been reluctant to use clear, direct language to characterize U.S.-backed Israeli land grabs in Gaza, Syria and Lebanon. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

World War Trump

Nick Turse / TomDispatch May 22, 2026 Since January 2025, the U.S. has killed more than 2,000 civilians in a furious blitz of global war-making across Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

As Militaries Expand Drone Usage, Populations Live in Terror

Stavroula Pabst / Responsible Statecraft May 21, 2026 What governments are hailing as the future, ordinary civilians from Ukraine to Congo call harbingers of death and destruction. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Activism

Automatic Draft Registration Undoes a Victory Decades in the Making

Edward Hasbrouck / Waging Nonviolence May 21, 2026 Mass resistance led Congress to end compulsory draft registration, but a plan for automatic registration threatens that victory. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Middle East

The U.S.-Israeli ‘Special Relationship 2.0’ Takes Shape

Mitchell Plitnick / Mondoweiss May 20, 2026 Last weekend’s AI+ Expo in Washington opened a window onto Israel’s pivot away from direct U.S. aid and toward a model of joint research into AI and cyberwarfare. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Column

Trump’s Drug Policy Is Creating a New Narco State

James North / Truthdig May 19, 2026 U.S. interference in Honduras will increase cocaine traffic. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Sin alivio económico en Venezuela tras el secuestro del petróleo por parte de EE.UU.

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig May 18, 2026 Trump dice que los venezolanos salen ganando con el robo del crudo, pero los trabajadores tienen otra versión Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Global Voices

In Venezuela, the US-Led Economic Boom Is Nowhere to Be Found

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig May 18, 2026 Trump states that Venezuelans are benefiting from the U.S. oil grab, but workers tell a different story. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )