Social Justice

TD Original

Eviction on the Installment Plan

Daniel Elkind / Truthdig Feb 27, 2023 Across the country, people and families priced out of the real estate market are turning to temporary housing built to shelter traveling workers. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Politics

Election Deniers Now Run Several State GOP Operations

Zachary Roth / Minnesota Reformer Feb 27, 2023 Deniers could offer a valuable boost to former President Donald Trump in several states. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Opinion

Welcome to the Predator State

Michael Gould-Wartofsky / TomDispatch Feb 27, 2023 In their warlike tactics, special police units are virtually indistinguishable from their counterparts in the military. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Dig Scape

UNhousing

bart plantenga / Truthdig Feb 26, 2023 Looking for a place to call home. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Column

A Black Voter Suppression Slap in the Face

Michael Datcher / Truthdig Feb 23, 2023 Truthdig columnist Michael Datcher discusses GOP-sponsored Bill 1020 in Mississippi, and the legacy of Medgar Evers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Immigration

Clamping Down on Asylum-Seekers

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 22, 2023 New Biden rule denounced as 'Trump's Asylum Ban Under a Different Name.' Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

The Double-Edged Sword of Judicial Review

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 20, 2023 What happens when the powers of Judicial Review are wielded by reactionaries? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

Ilhan Omar Makes Her Move into the Mainstream

Doug Rossinow / Minnesota Reformer Feb 14, 2023 Omar’s stature as an insider makes her a rallying point for Democratic Party unity. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Why Do We Care So Much About the Supreme Court?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 9, 2023 It is not a new phenomenon. Americans have always cared passionately about the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Original

Longtermism and Eugenics: A Primer

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Feb 4, 2023 The intellectual lineage of Nick Bostrom’s retrograde futurism. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

What Earl Warren Was Thinking

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 2, 2023 An interview with the jurist whose court presided over the major decisions now being undone by a conservative court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Social Justice

Police Violence Reached an All-time High Last Year

Sonali Kolhatkar / IMI Jan 20, 2023 There is much data suggesting that more police funding means more violence and death. And yet, police departments remain flush with cash. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )