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Community-Building Program Targets Division in Small Towns

Bridget Goodman / The Daily Yonder Jul 21, 2026 Study shows non-political community work reduces polarization in rural communities. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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The Case of the Fordingbridge Three Exposes a System Stacked Against Rape Survivors

Diane de Vignemont / Truthdig Jul 21, 2026 While the perpetrators have been given less lenient punishments, advocates worry the case sends the message to victims that their pain is unimportant. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Global Voices

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

Umme Kulsum and Kawsara Bibi / Truthdig and Khaleda Siddique / Truthdig and 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 )

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American Traitor

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Jul 16, 2026 Lindsey Graham’s legacy was written the day he chose to remain faithful to Donald Trump and white supremacy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to the Faith & Freedom Coalition

Politics

The New Red Scare Is Dumber Than Ones Past

Luke Savage / Truthdig Jul 14, 2026 The appeal of socialism once inspired intellectual ferment on the right. Today, its critique of the left is completely out of gas. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Debt Relief in the Global South Would Benefit Americans

Aldo Caliari / Inequality.org Jul 8, 2026 U.S. workers, consumers and taxpayers have a big stake in developing countries' debt crises — and the power to tackle the problem. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

Former USAID staff and supporters rally to mark one year since the dismantling of the aid agency

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 )

Opinion

What, to the Colonized, Is the Fourth of July?

Lola Rosario / Prism Jul 2, 2026 For 128 years, the U.S. has treated Puerto Rico as unequal. Yet many on the Caribbean archipelago and across the diaspora celebrate their colonizer’s freedom. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration

NYC’s Haitian Community Reels in Wake of Supreme Court TPS Ruling

Gwynne Hogan, Claudia Irizarry Aponte / The City Reporter Jun 26, 2026 Thousands of city dwellers from Haiti have temporary protected status. Now they have to figure out what to do next. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health workers attend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara treatment Center in Ituri, Congo

Global Voices

En République démocratique du Congo, la bataille contre l’épidémie d’Ebola se livre sur tous les fronts

Merveille Assani / Truthdig Jun 25, 2026 Alors que l’épidémie d’Ebola continue de se propager, les autorités sanitaires savent déjà que le virus ne sera pas leur seul adversaire Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Global Voices

In Congo, a Newly Complex Ebola Emergency

Merveille Assani / Truthdig Jun 25, 2026 As the virus continues to spread, health authorities say containing the outbreak is complicated by misinformation and violent armed groups across the region. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )