Media

When Media Tell Us Who ‘Won’ a Latin American Election, Ask Questions

John Perry / FAIR Jun 11, 2025 Daniel Noboa’s big — if highly questionable — victory strengthens his hand in turning Ecuador into a permanent and violent security state. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Books

‘Blue Collar Empire’: The Untold Story of U.S. Labor’s Global Anticommunist Crusade

Gabe Levine-Drizin / NACLA May 16, 2025 Historian Jeff Schuhrke documents the AFL-CIO’s role in weakening left-wing labor unions around the world between the '40s and '90s. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Interview

Tariffs and the Global South

Faisal Ali / Africa Is A Country Apr 11, 2025 Trump’s trade war is framed as a battle with China, but its fallout is exposing just how little power African economies have in a rigged global system. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Politics

It Will Be a Happy New Year if Trump Can Navigate These 4 Things

Kelley Beaucar Vlahos / Responsible Statecraft Jan 2, 2025 Experts outline immediate challenges that will require urgency, realism and restraint. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

Carter’s Focus on Human Rights Changed the Global South

James North / Truthdig Dec 30, 2024 Through policy, pressure and negotiation, the late president's effort were both immediate and, sometimes, lasting. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Disaster of Our Own Making Got Worse This Year

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Dec 27, 2024 How the climate emergency deepened in 2024. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

U.S. Continues To Pump Billions Into International Drug War

Mattha Busby / Filter Dec 10, 2024 Since 1971, the U.S. has spent more than $1 trillion on the War on Drugs, through a law enforcement-focused approach that has continued despite evidence it doesn't work. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media

The Last Days of Mankind

Pankaj Mishra / n+1 Oct 18, 2024 Today, each one of the assumptions that underpinned Western policymaking and journalism for nearly three decades lie shattered. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Environment

Welcome to the New Green Colonialism

John Feffer / TomDispatch Sep 22, 2023 Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The U.S. Border Is Much Bigger Than You Think

Todd Miller / TomDispatch Sep 24, 2019 In a broader sense, it should not solely be considered as the frontiers between the U.S. and its neighbors to the north and south. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

How Mining Corporations Plunder the Global South

By Nate Singham / Independent Media Institute Jun 7, 2019 The process of corporate plunder in the global mining industry is severely aggravating social and economic inequalities across the planet. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Bernie Has to Do Better Than This

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Apr 11, 2019 The democratic socialist maintains the United States cannot afford to open its doors to the global poor. He’s wrong—offensively so. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )