Film

Let Them Eat Cake

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Feb 6, 2026 Iraq’s Oscar submission explores U.N. sanctions through the eyes of a child. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military

Trump Is Making the Same Mistakes Bush Made in Iraq

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 5, 2026 With his attack on Venezuela and abduction of Maduro, Donald Trump has committed to repeating five critical errors that the George W. Bush administration made in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

Wave of Domination

Dylan Saba / n+1 Jun 25, 2025 The rhetoric around Iran echoes Iraq in 2003. But a more apt comparison is NATO’s 2011 campaign against Libya. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Dragged Back Into Endless Wars

Michael de Adder Jun 23, 2025 Dig deeper

16 photos Photo Essay

Fragility and Resilience: Glimpses of Rojava

Angéline Desdevises / Truthdig Feb 13, 2025 Photographer Angéline Desdevises captures life in Kurdish Syria, where the region's boldest democratic experiment finds new sources of resilience amid fresh rubble and political uncertainties. Dig deeper

Middle East

How the U.S. Invasion of Iraq Led to Chaos in Syria

Peter Van Buren / Responsible Statecraft Dec 13, 2024 Washington torched the region and watched it burn through regime changes, Arab Spring, civil wars, and the regeneration of terror groups. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Interview

Coming of Age in the Shadow of 9/11

Eoin Higgins / Truthdig Sep 20, 2024 A new book offers a personal and political history of Bush-era America and its imprints on the present. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

Walz Brings Antiwar Credentials to the Ticket

Daniel Larison / Responsible Statecraft Aug 7, 2024 As a congressman he broke with the Obama administration, opposing military action in Syria, and has more recently called for a ceasefire in Gaza. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Middle East

In Iraq, Tensions Rise Over Gaza Spillover

Tanya Goudsouzian / Responsible Statecraft Jan 2, 2024 Prime Minister Al-Sudani's balancing act between the US, Iran, and a pro-Palestinian public can break at any moment. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Original

The ISIS Prison Camps the World Forgot

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Nov 6, 2023 Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

This Is Our 9/11

John Darkow Oct 16, 2023 Dig deeper

Wounds of War

The ‘War on Terror’ and the Hell It Wrought After 9/11

Norman Solomon / The New Press Sep 11, 2023 Remembering the day that a war designed never to end began. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )