Social Justice

TD Original

Get Ready for Plan Colombia 2.0

Lital Khaikin / Truthdig Aug 13, 2026 A decade after a peace deal that promised rural reform, a new president returns Colombia to a policy of U.S.-backed militarization and conflict. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Global Voices

US War on Iran Is Devastating for Women Who Want Life and Freedom

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Aug 10, 2026 Iranian feminists asked for international help — but the U.S.-Israeli war has killed women, left many jobless and given the government a pretext to violate their rights. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

The Communities We’ve Built in Prison

Tony Vick / Filter Aug 7, 2026 Eldercare collectives and other forms of mutual aid in a Tennessee house of correction. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

Bernie Sanders: El-Sayed’s Win the Most ‘Extraordinary Victory in Modern American Politics’

Ben Solis / Michigan Advance Aug 6, 2026 The Vermont independent also congratulated Donavan McKinney and Will Lawrence, whom he endorsed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Europe

How Washington Manufactured Outrage Over Ceuta

Eldar Mamedov / FPIF Aug 5, 2026 The administration helped create a crisis to punish Spain for its defiance. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

In Michigan, AIPAC Faces Its Biggest Battle Yet

Michael Arria / Mondoweiss Aug 3, 2026 This week’s Michigan primary between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is a referendum on AIPAC’s influence within the Democratic Party. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration

‘All-Out War on Due Process’: Detained Children Face Deportation Without Attorneys

Gwynne Hogan / The City Reporter Jul 31, 2026 Around 20,000 unaccompanied minors nationwide are set to lose legal services today. One NYC immigration court shows us what that will look like. Dig deeper ( 9 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 )

Middle East

What Dismantling UNRWA Would Mean for Gaza

Hassan Abo Qamar / Prism Jul 29, 2026 The Trump-chaired Board of Peace wants to replace one of the few institutions that has managed to build a functioning system of education, healthcare and relief over generations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Buitres sobrevolando los escombros: tropas y empresas estadounidenses se abalanzan sobre Venezuela

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Jul 27, 2026 Tras los terremotos, tropas estadounidenses e israelíes llegaron a Venezuela, pero lo que parece motivar su presencia son los intereses económicos y el control político, no la recuperación humanitaria. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Vultures Circling the Rubble: US Troops and Businesses Descend on Venezuela

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Jul 27, 2026 After the June earthquakes, U.S. and Israeli troops have arrived in Venezuela, but economic and political interests, not humanitarian recovery, appear to be driving their presence. Dig deeper ( 9 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 )