Americas

A Trump Ally Vows to Bring Fracking to Colombia

Katie Surma / Inside Climate News Jun 24, 2026 Abelardo de la Espriella, the apparent winner of the presidential election, has plans to expand oil, gas and mining production, alarming activists in the world’s deadliest country for environmental defenders. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

World

Russian Oil Tanker Reaches Cuba

Lee Schlenker / Responsible Statecraft Mar 31, 2026 The move comes amid fears of a deepening humanitarian crisis on the island and possibility of renewed diplomatic engagement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Feb 27, 2026 At home and abroad, demonstrating strength through punishment is more important than “victory.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Politics

Import the War, Export the Border

Dylan Saba / n+1 Feb 23, 2026 Marco Rubio's and AOC's visions for American empire after liberal internationalism are more similar than they might initially appear. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

News

U.S. Bombs Venezuela, Kidnaps President 

Connor Echols / Responsible Statecraft Jan 3, 2026 With Maduro in captivity, Trump boats that the U.S. will "run the country" — including its oil industry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Americas

Meet the Nonprofits ‘In the Tank’ for Exxon, Chevron Over Venezuela Oil

Joseph Bouchard, Nick Cleveland-Stout / Responsible Statecraft Aug 25, 2025 With US warships heading to the region, oil-funded lobbyists and think tanks fan the flames of potential conflict. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Politics

Rubio Takes Annual Human Rights Report to New Cynical Heights

Annelle Sheline / Responsible Statecraft Aug 18, 2025 The reports are supposed to gauge eligibility for U.S. security assistance but have become an instrument to punish adversaries. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

America’s Moral Collapse Is on a Plane to Libya

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report May 9, 2025 In an escalation of deliberate cruelty, the administration plans to send migrants into a system of slavery and death overseen by warlords. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

TD Column

Discipline and Punish

Victoria Livingstone / Truthdig May 7, 2025 Attacks on international students are part of a bigger project to suppress critical thought and demand obedience from universities. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Activism

Crackdown: Hundreds of Student Visas Cancelled

Michael Arria / Mondoweiss Apr 9, 2025 One attorney estimates that the Trump administration has revoked as many as 1,000 student visas at universities across the country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

Trump’s Halt of an Agent Orange Cleanup Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk

Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Brett Murphy, Le Van / ProPublica Mar 17, 2025 After losing several weeks because of the administration’s orders, companies are scrambling to secure the site before Vietnam’s rainy season. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Americas

The El Salvador Model and the U.S. War on Migrants

Timothy O'Farrell / NACLA Mar 6, 2025 El Salvador's offer to house deportees and U.S. citizens in its infamous prisons — for profit — signals a new and troubling escalation in the criminalization of migration. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )