Race

Courts & Law

Trump and Vance’s Islamophobic Target

Robert Reich / Substack Oct 13, 2026 Violating Justice Department rules, federal agents raided Rep. Ilhan Omar’s apartment 22 days before the election. Democrats must investigate this abuse of power. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Environment

As Climate Disasters Multiply, Indigenous Governance Offers a Way Forward

Joseph Lee / Grist Oct 9, 2026 Indigenous communities confront mounting climate threats even as the lack of funding, legal recognition and support for self-governance limit their ability to respond. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Activism

From Pushing Out ICE to Protecting the Midterms

Emilia Gonzalez Avalos / Inequality.org Oct 6, 2026 In Minnesota, the Monarca project has trained 50,000 people in constitutionally protected observation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

How the Smithsonian Became the Latest Front in Trump’s Culture War

Alec MacGillis / ProPublica Sep 24, 2026 A political awakening spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and murder of George Floyd exposed the museum to accusations of woke excesses. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Trump World Is Determined to Man Up

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2026 Its embrace of misogyny has harmed decades of women's progress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Interview

The Knee Heard ’Round the World

Patrick Sauer / Truthdig Sep 15, 2026 An interview with Colin Kaepernick about his new memoir of football, protest and betrayal at the dawn of the Trump era. Dig deeper ( 10 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 )

Books

Black Power, White Heat and the Work of Solidarity

Alexandria Shaner / ZNetwork Sep 4, 2026 What a history of the 1960s can teach us about cross-racial organizing in an authoritarian age. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

TD Original

EU to Migrants: ‘Go Back to Where You’ve Never Been’

Phineas Rueckert / Truthdig Aug 17, 2026 Brussels lays the groundwork for U.S.-style third-country deportations. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Electability Hustle

Luke Savage / Truthdig Aug 4, 2026 Centrist arguments about who is or isn't "electable" have always been about disciplining the Democratic base rather than actually winning elections. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

Homage to Rojava

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Jul 30, 2026 The Kurdish project to build a new kind of democracy amid the Syrian civil war is ending. A journalist who has followed the revolution for years asks: What did it all mean? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Paradox of Jaylen Brown

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Jul 24, 2026 The former Celtics star represents the limits and contradictions of trying to raise consciousness along with banners in modern professional sports. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )