Race

Book Review

The Brownshirts of Orange County

Patrick Sauer / Truthdig Jan 6, 2026 A new book explores the long-festering neo-Nazi subculture of Southern California — and its accelerating creep across the country. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Old Fangs of MAGA’s New Nativism

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jan 2, 2026 No longer pretending to target only “criminals,” the GOP has embraced an older, uglier and explicitly white nationalist strain of anti-immigrant politics. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Activism

Inflatables, Rainbow Crosswalks, Flooding Snitch Lines

Rivera Sun / Waging Nonviolence Dec 30, 2025 In the face of rising authoritarianism, creative action helped us break through the stranglehold of fear in 2025. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Migrant’s Dilemma

Eleanor J. Bader / Truthdig Dec 29, 2025 The DHS is paying undocumented people to self-deport without the threat of arrest. With ICE prowling the streets, many migrants — especially those with families — face an impossible choice. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Column

We’re All in the Snowglobe, Now

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Dec 23, 2025 The Hallmark Christmas movie enters the 21st century. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Immigration

Trump Canceled Temporary Legal Status for More Than 1.5 Million Immigrants in 2025

Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom Dec 23, 2025 Dozens of lawsuits have been filed by immigrant rights groups and temporary protected status recipients themselves challenging the terminations as unlawful. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Holiday Shoppers Flex Political Power Through Big Boycott Campaigns

Victoria Valenzuela / Waging Nonviolence Dec 19, 2025 Genocide in Gaza, raids on immigrants and attacks on DEI have spurred urgent calls to boycott companies like Home Depot, Target, Chevron and Microsoft. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Social Justice

The Ohio Grandma Racing to Help Haitian Families as Deportations Near

Amanda Becker / The 19th Dec 15, 2025 In Springfield, a city transformed by Haitian immigrants, Casey Rollins says she feels like the “town crier” warning of a looming family separation crisis. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Race

From Rosa Parks to National Parks: Trump’s Racism and Bigotry Demand Resistance

Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan / Democracy Now Dec 12, 2025 Donald Trump and his enablers want to erase history, but Americans must resist. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Immigration

Minnesota Was Promised to Us

Faisal Ali / Africa Is A Country Dec 12, 2025 Somalis have answered Trump’s latest racist tirade not with outrage but with a tidal wave of trolling. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Media

The ‘Nazi Sympathizer Next Door’ Genre Gets Another Installment

Julie Hollar / FAIR Dec 8, 2025 The New York Times’ problem isn’t that it hasn’t probed the far-right psyche deeply enough — it’s that it refuses to stop normalizing it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Activism

After COP30, Indigenous Advocates Celebrate Gains While Warning of Unfinished Work

Anita Hofschneider / Grist Dec 8, 2025 “They can’t decide for us without us.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )