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Technology

Major East Coast Data Center Accused of Violating Federal Law

Evan Simon / Floodlight Sep 2, 2026 Thermal drone imaging shows the Microsoft-backed DataOne complex in New Jersey is powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

The Biggest Issue in the Midterm Elections

Robert Reich / Substack Sep 1, 2026 Corporate earnings have surged, but workers haven't seen any of that money in terms of wage growth. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Back to School — Without Food

Kevin Hardy / States Newsroom Sep 1, 2026 New SNAP cuts come during a period of upheaval for federal safety net programs, growing hunger across the country and rising grocery prices. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Education

‘PlastiVan’ 101: When Plastic Companies Write the Lesson Plans

Joseph Winters / Grist Sep 1, 2026 The plastics industry is offering schools curricula that cast plastics as safe, recyclable and a source of good jobs. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Column

Angie Nixon’s Not-So-Surprising Victory

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Aug 31, 2026 Alexander Vindman’s loss only shocked the same people who underestimated and memory-holed Andrew Gillum eight years ago. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

The Trump Administration’s Plan for Protecting Consumers? Politely Ask Companies to Behave

Andy Kroll / ProPublica Aug 31, 2026 The "new" Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took a fintech startup's word that it had corrected a serious breakdown. Customers learned the hard way that this wasn’t true. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

High Costs for Fertility Treatment Push Americans Abroad for IVF Services

LJ Dawson / KFF Health News Aug 31, 2026 Despite Trump’s promises to make treatment more affordable, the overall costs for one IVF cycle in the U.S. remain in the tens of thousands of dollars. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Media

Abolish ICE? Perish the Thought, Says Press

Emma Lucia Llano / FAIR Aug 31, 2026 A spate of recent articles argue that abolishing ICE would be bad for immigrants, and that even debating the idea hurts Democrats. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Activism

What Standing Rock’s Propaganda War Means Today

Alleen Brown / High Country News Aug 28, 2026 Ten years after the standoff, documents reveal how digital mercenaries targeted local communities and stirred up anti-protest sentiment. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )

Middle East

Besieged by Settlers, Palestinians on a West Bank Hilltop Refuse to Leave

Shatha Hammad / Mondoweiss Aug 28, 2026 For seven months, Israeli settlers have besieged three Palestinian homes in a village near Nablus, but the families remain defiant. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

The Pentagon’s War Against Stars and Stripes 

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2026 The firing of its editor and a reporter continues a crackdown on the independence of the military community’s paper of record. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

Ukraine and Our Wildly Reckless Flirtation With a Nuclear War

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Aug 27, 2026 Despite the danger of provoking a world-ending nuclear war, Ukraine’s CIA/NATO-supported strikes continue to target Russia’s nuclear weapons systems. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )