Politics

Politics

For Canadians, It Is Forever 2025

Luke Savage / Truthdig Sep 9, 2026 Eighteen months into Donald Trump’s disruptive trade war, Canada finds itself back in a very familiar place. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Newly Opened Records Show Fears Over Air Quality After 9/11 Attacks

Katie Honan / The City Reporter Sep 9, 2026 Mayor Mamdani is making public a trove of previously withheld city documents related to air quality and health concerns after the attack on the World Trade Center 25 years ago. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

MAHA and the Politics of Cancer in the Corn Belt

Charlie Hope D’Anieri / Barn Raiser Sep 8, 2026 In deep red Iowa, voters are overwhelmingly supporting candidates who prioritize clean water and stricter regulations on pesticide use and nitrate runoff from industrial farms. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Media

Is He a Jihadist? A Communist? Cartoonists Can’t Decide How to Smear El-Sayed

Hank Kennedy / FAIR Sep 8, 2026 Syndicated stereotypes, caricatures and slanders have a long history of showing up in the cartoons on the nation’s editorial pages. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Medicare for All: Where We’re Going and How We’re Getting There

Nancy J. Altman / Routledge Sep 4, 2026 A new book analyzes the dysfunction of the current system and argues healthcare should be available to everyone in America as a right — automatic and free of charge when we need it. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Politics

The Global Rise of the Billionaire Politician

John P. Ruehl / IMI Sep 4, 2026 The Trump administration is part of an international trend of business elites entering government and using commercial relationships as tools of diplomacy and geopolitical influence. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Middle East

The War on Iran: Six Months of Epic Failure

Joe Cirincione / Truthdig Sep 3, 2026 Trump’s illegal, unauthorized, unnecessary war is the worst strategic defeat in U.S. history. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Politics

Vance Allies Leave the Administration in Droves

Connor Echols, Kelley Beaucar Vlahos / Responsible Statecraft Sep 2, 2026 Army Secretary Dan Driscoll isn't the first official to be squeezed out or exit with little explanation. It's not hard to figure out what they all have in common. 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 )

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 )

Politics

Missouri Republicans Are Trying to Repeal Abortion Rights by Leaning Into Anti-Trans Sentiment

Jeremy Kohler / ProPublica Aug 25, 2026 GOP lawmakers have again packaged two issues — reproductive rights and gender transition care for minors — in an effort to strip access to abortion. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Politics

Supreme Court Lifts Pause on Trump Mail-Ballot Order

Ashley Murray / States Newsroom Aug 25, 2026 Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in a dissent that the decision “needlessly injects chaos and uncertainty into the upcoming midterm elections.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )