Race

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 )

Environment

First Nations Bear the Brunt of Canada’s Wildfires

Miles Morrisseau / ICT Jul 20, 2026 Residents of one First Nations community went door-to-door warning neighbors before fleeing by boat. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Rohingya Girls, Women Lack Reproductive Agency in World’s Biggest Refugee Camp

Umme Kulsum, Kawsara Bibi, Khaleda Siddique, Asiya Alijahan / Truthdig Jul 17, 2026 Surviving violent displacement wasn’t enough — Rohingya women in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh now face pressure and coercion over their most personal decisions. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

ICE’s Violence Goes Public Again

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2026 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have yet more blood on their hands in recent weeks. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )