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 )

Editorial Cartoons

Remaining Employee at Social Security

Monte Wolverton Dec 31, 2025 Dig deeper

TD Original

2025: The Year Big Tech Bent the Knee to Trump

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Dec 31, 2025 Silicon Valley has finally shed its mask. What now? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Technology

The Vampires Feed on Us When We’re Alone

Yasha Levine / Truthdig Nov 17, 2025 The parasocial technology of artificial intelligence took over where television left off, pushing society even more radically into an atomized configuration. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

‘What’s That About?’: Pope Leo Takes On CEO Pay

Sarah Anderson / Inequality.org Sep 22, 2025 The Catholic leader’s criticism comes as members of Congress call for tax hikes on corporations with the biggest CEO-worker pay gaps. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Fight to Save the National Labor Relations Board

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Sep 4, 2025 The Trump administration is gutting the New Deal’s landmark federal labor agency. Unions need to strike back. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Interview

The Mad Religion of Technological Salvation

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Jul 25, 2025 In ‘More Everything Forever,’ astrophysicist Adam Becker exposes Silicon Valley’s insanity and explains why Mars isn't where we want to go. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Media

Extreme Weather: The New Frontline of Online Climate Denial

Adam Barnett / DeSmog Jul 22, 2025 Social media posts about the LA fires by conspiracist Alex Jones received more views than emergency services and mainstream media combined. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

Why Musk Wants a Third Party

Robert Reich / Substack Jul 10, 2025 He suggests that he has an issue with the rising deficit, but what he really wants is to finish the job of annihilating American democracy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Trump Musk Explosion

Jeff Koterba Jul 3, 2025 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Elon Tries To Apologize

Michael de Adder Jun 12, 2025 Dig deeper

TD Column

About That South African ‘White Genocide’

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Jun 11, 2025 The racially charged Trump-Musk power play against South Africa was always about satellites. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )