Politics

TD Original

Pink Flamingos and Yellow Vests

Phineas Rueckert / Truthdig Jul 10, 2026 A month after Albanians erupted in opposition to a Trump family takeover of a remote island, can the leaderless uprising maintain momentum? Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

The Data Is In on GOP Budget: Rural Americans Are Losing Health Insurance Coverage

Sarah Alexander Melotte / The Daily Yonder Jul 9, 2026 When the GOP slashed funding for federal health insurance assistance, rural residents were disproportionately hit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Military

Trump Acquired as Much as $24 Million in Defense Stocks Last Year

Julian Cooper, Nick Cleveland-Stout / Responsible Statecraft Jul 9, 2026 The president’s portfolio kept accumulating shares in companies — like Palantir and Lockheed Martin — that were benefiting directly from his global military escalations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

Who Will Replace Graham Platner — and How Will the Party Decide?

Eesha Pendharkar / Maine Morning Star Jul 8, 2026 Several Maine gubernatorial candidates, as well as former Platner rivals, have already expressed interest in replacing him. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Immigration

When the Media Turned Away, ICE Got Worse

Robert Reich / Substack Jul 8, 2026 Its arrests have doubled, its budget has tripled, its illegalities have multiplied. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

Trump, Washington and the Philadelphia Nine

Madeleine Wattenbarger / Truthdig Jul 6, 2026 George Washington kept slaves from petitioning for their freedom in violation of Pennsylvania state law. Now Trump wants their memory scrubbed from history. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

The Benedict Arnold of Energy

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 6, 2026 By accelerating human-caused climate breakdown, Trump is doing what the British military never could — making the nation's capital unlivable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Social Justice

Was USAID Really Neocolonial?

Daniel Morris / FPIF Jul 6, 2026 The agency improved millions of lives. It also created a system that rewarded dependence on its money. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

The Rockets’ Sad Glare

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2026 Competing commissions have produced the semiquincentennial we deserve. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

What Hasan Piker’s Role in Michigan Tells Us About the Democratic Party

Tom Perkins / Mondoweiss Jul 2, 2026 Abdul El-Sayed’s insurgent campaign has become a key battle in the fight between the party establishment and progressive left. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

Don’t Bother Making a Birthday Wish

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Jul 2, 2026 The nation’s 250th birthday celebration is a disjointed mess — and a perfect monument to Trump’s shuttering of the ever-unfinished American project. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

Of Thee I Weep, of Thee I Rage

Ron Kovic / Truthdig Jul 1, 2026 The author of “Born on the Fourth of July” reflects on the country’s 250th Independence Day. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )