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Environment

Trump’s EPA Is Exiting the Regulation Game

Jake Bittle / Grist Jan 19, 2026 The agency has long tried to curb carbon emissions and protect human health. Critics say it’s giving up on both. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Martin Luther King Jr. Was Ahead of the Curve on Universal Basic Income

Tarah Williams, Andrew Bloeser / The Conversation Jan 19, 2026 King was an early advocate for direct cash payments by the government to all citizens to help them afford life’s expenses. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Column

ICE and the Dual-State Regime

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 19, 2026 The Nazi political theory behind ICE lawlessness. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

Mar-a-Lago and the Siege of Minnesota

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Jan 16, 2026 Warfare on one of the states should be treated as an attack on all. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

As Insurance Prices Spike, Families Puzzle Over Options

Lynn Arditi / KFF Health News Jan 16, 2026 Millions of Americans who have ACA health plans are facing soaring premiums in 2026, without help from the enhanced subsidies that Congress failed to renew. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Interview

The Art of Selling Psychedelics

Shayla Love / The Microdose Jan 16, 2026 Medical anthropologist Olivia Marcus on the rise of psychedelic marketing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Books

When Today Is the Day You Could Be Fired

Sasha Abramsky / OR Books Jan 16, 2026 In “American Carnage,” federal workers describe the chaos and pain they experienced during Elon Musk and DOGE’s unprecedented cuts to government agencies and programs. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Después de las bombas, Venezuela teme un futuro de coerción y colonización

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Jan 15, 2026 Parece que todo el país está secuestrado por EE.UU, mientras venezolanos y expertos nacionales anticipan un camino político y económico muy difícil por delante. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Middle East

Why Netanyahu Says He Wants to Stop U.S. Aid to Israel

Mitchell Plitnick / Mondoweiss Jan 15, 2026 Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statement was surprising, but there could be strategic and economic reasons behind the move, as well as political realities forcing him to do so. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Choked Out: Immigration Agents Using Risky and Illegal Tactics

Nicole Foy, McKenzie Funk / ProPublica Jan 15, 2026 About two dozen videos show officers using chokeholds and other neck restraints that are prohibited against people already in handcuffs. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

TD Column

Crude Expectations

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Jan 15, 2026 Trump’s boasts about what he can do with Venezuela’s oil industry are already looking empty. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Voices

After the Bombs: Venezuelans Concerned About a Future of Coercion and Colonization

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Jan 15, 2026 With the whole country seemingly held hostage by the U.S., Venezuelans and local experts anticipate a politically and economically difficult road ahead. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )