Opinion

A Record Beyond Spin

Michael Arria / Mondoweiss Jan 15, 2025 Biden administration officials are attempting to put a positive gloss on their foreign policy legacy. But that legacy is, and will remain, one of genocide. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Original

Israel’s Downward Spiral

Arun Gupta / Truthdig Jan 2, 2025 The nation's success on the battlefield masks the beating it is taking as an international pariah. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Middle East

How the U.S. Fatally Undermined International Law in 2024

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 30, 2024 The Biden administration's demand for Israeli impunity in Gaza has done irreparable damage to rules-based international order. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Activism

Communal Art as Resistance

Ari Honarvar / Yes! Magazine Jul 18, 2024 In Tijuana, Uganda and Gaza, refugees facing dispossession, displacement and constant violence find moments of solace in the art of dance. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Column

What “Never Again” Means to Me

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig May 31, 2024 After visiting Auschwitz on the eve of the Gaza war, a UCLA professor reflects on the protests roiling his campus. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

Remembering Aaron Bushnell and Johan Galtung

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / DemocracyNow! Mar 1, 2024 Honoring two steadfast opponents of war, lost under dramatically different circumstances. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

ICJ Hearing Commences on Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territories

Abdul Rahman / Peoples Dispatch Feb 20, 2024 At the beginning of the week-long hearing Palestinians accused Israel of practicing apartheid and racial discrimination and demanded the end of the over five decade old occupation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Middle East

Israel Escalates Bombardment in Rafah—Gaza’s Last Safe Zone

PD Staff / Peoples Dispatch Feb 13, 2024 Israel is forging ahead with its all out assault on Rafah despite the concerns of world leaders and aid organizations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Uncle Sam Selling Weapons Around the World

Peter Kuper Jan 29, 2024 Dig deeper

TD Column

How South Africa Lost Its Genocide Case Against Israel

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 29, 2024 The International Court of Justice has declined to order a ceasefire in Gaza. South Africa’s legal team is partly to blame. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Women

Women in Pakistan Are Standing Up Against Government Repression

Esha Mitra / Waging Nonviolence Jan 23, 2024 From a protest encampment in Islamabad, hundreds of women from Balochistan are demanding the return of their missing loved ones and an end to the killing. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Opinion

The High-Profile Invisibility of the Gaza War

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jan 18, 2024 How media biases cloak the gruesome realities of hunger, displacement, and death. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )