Politics

Congress Stuffs the Stockings of Pentagon Contractors

Gabe Murphy / Responsible Statecraft Dec 15, 2023 The little elves of Capitol Hill have funneled $25 billion to contractors as part of the DoD budget for 2024. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

World

The US Spends Millions in Foreign ‘Aid’ to Drive Global Drug War

Alexander Lekhtman / Filter Mag Sep 18, 2023 The new report by Harm Reduction International details the scope of spending by wealthy nations on policies that hurt poor and marginalized communities. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Complex Feminist Legacy of Soviet Women

Sasha Talaver / Lefteast Mar 9, 2023 The Eighth of March in Russia: USSR, war, and women’s rights. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Opinion

Pakistan Needs to End the Military’s Role in Politics

Salman Rafi Sheikh / Himal Southasian Feb 13, 2023 Pakistan needs to go beyond the 18th amendment to end the military’s role in politics. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

Pentagon Refuses To Abide by Transparency Laws

Megan Rose / ProPublica Feb 2, 2023 Despite a 2016 law requiring transparency, new Pentagon rules keep many military court records secret. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

Hunger Burns Through the Pentagon’s Ranks

Andrea Mazzarino / Tom Dispatch Jan 19, 2023 Despite gargantuan defense expenditure, hunger is a problem for the military. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Opinion

El Salvador’s Champion

Juan Martínez d´Aubuisson / Truthdig Dec 30, 2022 President Nayib Bukele says he has defeated El Salvador’s gangs and brought peace to the nation. But the reality is more complex. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Opinion

Power Tripping: The Psychedelic Industry Has a Consent Problem

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Dec 27, 2022 There is evidence of a serious lack of understanding of consent in the psychedelics industry. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Africa

Another Coup in Burkina Faso

Lassane Ouedraogo / Africa Is A Country Dec 8, 2022 In September, Captain Traore Ibrahim took power through in a coup in Burkina Faso, vowing to fight jihadism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

Ready, Set, Reset

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Dec 7, 2022 The notion of psychedelic treatment as a “reset” for the brain has become exceedingly popular, but the expectations instilled by this type of language can be harmful to patients. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Original

Has the military been secretly conducting its own MDMA studies?

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Nov 30, 2022 In previously unreported statements made at the 2017 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, Rick Doblin, executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), discussed rumors of secret Pentagon studies with MDMA, as well as the reasons for hesitancy on the part of some government agencies to fund MAPS’ research. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

17 Years Later: The Consequences of Invading Iraq

Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies Mar 19, 2020 Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )