Wounds of War

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Organizing in Dangerous Waters

Mike Elk / Truthdig Oct 6, 2026 A major U.S. shipping company is refusing to bargain with a maritime union representing sailors in a war zone. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

The Israeli Filmmakers Behind ‘NAZA’ Might Lose Their Citizenship

Ken Bank / ZNetwork Sep 25, 2026 Netanyahu has pledged to advance two bills aimed at addressing what he calls the “immense damage” the documentary has done to Israeli soldiers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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A Generation of Orphans

Macela Carmo dos Santos / FPIF Sep 23, 2026 From Sudan to Iran, children are losing their parents at a pace the world no longer finds shocking. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Middle East

To Understand the Houthis, Begin With Yemen

Yohannes Woldemariam / ZNetwork Sep 17, 2026 Iran’s degree of influence over the Houthis has always been complex — something to investigate, not assume. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Film

Reporting From the Rubble

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Sep 16, 2026 Ahmed Hassouna’s “Citizen Osama” is an extraordinary and intimate documentary about the life of a journalist in Gaza under siege. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Middle East

Trump’s Own Forever War

Harrison Berger / Responsible Statecraft Sep 14, 2026 With few good options available, the U.S. has left little hope for peace in the Middle East any time soon. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Opinion

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 )

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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 )

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 )

Europe

Russia’s Lockdown of Odesa Port Could Be a Grim Turning Point in War

George Beebe / Responsible Statecraft Aug 11, 2026 A lesson to all purveyors of the idea that Ukraine could be a "steel porcupine" and avoid a mutual agreement to end the conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Voices

US War on Iran Is Devastating for Women Who Want Life and Freedom

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Aug 10, 2026 Iranian feminists asked for international help — but the U.S.-Israeli war has killed women, left many jobless and given the government a pretext to violate their rights. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )