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Military

The Member of the Reagan Brass Who Became a Pentagon Critic

Miriam Pemberton / Inkstick Media Jun 5, 2026 The late Lawrence Korb spent the latter part of his life fighting for cuts to the Pentagon budget. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Technology

How AI Took Over the Global Gig Economy

Lena Simet, Anna Bacciarelli / FPIF Jun 5, 2026 In Geneva, governments are negotiating the first binding global standard that codifies protections for gig workers and regulate their AI bosses. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

Trump’s Art of the Deal Meets Iran’s Long Memory of Foreign Exploitation

Tanya Goudsouzian / Responsible Statecraft Jun 4, 2026 Washington may view these talks as a standard business transaction, but history has taught Tehran that a compromise with the West is a trap. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Sports

Two Visions of the US Will Compete at the World Cup

Maria J. Stephan / Waging Nonviolence Jun 4, 2026 A big tent ‘No ICE in the Cup’ coalition is harnessing the energy surrounding the games to imagine a more free and democratic United States. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Media

Who Murdered ‘60 Minutes’?

Robert Reich / Substack Jun 3, 2026 It wasn't its renowned correspondents or former executive producer. And it certainly wasn't the viewing public. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Opinion

Playing With Fire: The Shadowy US ‘Kill Chain’ in Russia

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Jun 2, 2026 Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Power and Impotence of Vincent Bolloré

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Jun 1, 2026 The right-wing media magnate controls a growing information empire in France, but you can’t be a religious kingmaker in a secular country. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Media

Mark Fuhrman: The Derek Chauvin of the ’90s

Ari Paul / FAIR Jun 1, 2026 Thrust into the spotlight during the O.J. Simpson trial, the LAPD detective who died last month became a generational symbol of racist policing and a divided country. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Column

Department of Histrionic Sycophancy

Jeb Lund / Truthdig May 29, 2026 Markwayne Mullin’s threat to cancel flights to blue cities is an instant classic of Trumpworld theater. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

JD Vance’s Racist ‘Fraud’ Task Force

Dean Baker / Beat the Press May 29, 2026 If the administration was serious about reducing fraud and the deficit, it would help the IRS collect the $600 billion in taxes that go unpaid each year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Lawmakers Press to Eliminate Private Jet Travel Subsidies

Chuck Collins / Inequality.org May 29, 2026 Luxury travel epitomizes the inequality that exists in the tax and travel systems. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Military

US, Russia Test ICBMs as Nuclear Talks End in Deadlock

Pavel Devyatkin / Responsible Statecraft May 28, 2026 How much brinkmanship and near-catastrophe will it take before real talks resume? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )