Politics

Countering Violence Against Women

Actually, the Acton Ad Isn’t a New Low

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2026 MAGA Republicans follow a dismal pattern of excusing misogyny, pedophilia and cruelty. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Race

Deported to Liberia, Again

Natalia Cintra, Tosin Durodola / Africa Is A Country Oct 23, 2026 Two centuries after the American Colonization Society shipped free Black Americans to Liberia, Washington is again using the country as a deposit for its undesirables. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Technology

UN Presses Meta Over Manipulation in Brazil’s Election

Jamil Chade / Panamerican Dispatch Oct 22, 2026 Reports suggest Meta is using its moderation, recommendation and AI systems to disproportionately restrict the accounts of one side. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

The NYT Is Addicted to False Equivalencies

Robert Reich / Substack Oct 20, 2026 We’re two weeks from deciding the future of our democracy, but what does The New York Times do? Bury what’s really at stake. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Original

Can a Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Turn a Ruby Michigan District Blue?

Phineas Rueckert / Truthdig Oct 19, 2026 Veteran activist William Lawrence is channeling outrage over data centers to try to win one of the country’s most expensive races. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Something to Sneeze At: My Trump Election Check

Meredith Clark / Truthdig Oct 19, 2026 I was one of nearly a million Americans who received a $500 rebate check from the government, just in time for the midterms. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

The Gutting of Election Security

Andy Mannix, Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica Oct 19, 2026 Donald Trump has said voting is vulnerable, even as his administration has undermined the agency that is supposed to protect it. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Politics

Can a Member of the ‘Tennessee Three’ Win a Gerrymandered District?

Katherine Burgess / Barn Raiser Oct 19, 2026 After being temporarily expelled from the state Legislature, Justin Pearson is building a progressive coalition in GOP-remapped rural Tennessee. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Middle East

Eisenkot and Netanyahu Attempt to Out-Hawk Each Other Ahead of Elections

Connor Echols / Responsible Statecraft Oct 16, 2026 The two leading Israeli candidates are telling voters they will crack down hard on Hamas and fight Iran. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Activism

This Election Day, Turnout Is Protection

Daniel Hunter / Waging Nonviolence Oct 15, 2026 Mass participation can overwhelm a system and make the likely accomplices of would-be election thieves less willing to go along. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

DOJ to California: Halt Ballots to Suspected Noncitizens

Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom Oct 15, 2026 Setting the stage for a legal showdown, the Justice Department gave election officials 48 hours to remove voters on a list provided to L.A. County, the most populous in the country. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Column

Will Jan. 3 Be the New Jan. 6?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 15, 2026 When it comes to election subversion, expect the worst when Congress reconvenes in 2027. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )