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The White House Summit With Japan and the Philippines Is a Big Deal

Maya Krainc / Responsible Statecraft Apr 10, 2024 Experts say the “celebration” of Japanese rearmament risks inflaming tensions in the Pacific. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

China Shuts Down Mount Everest Climbing Routes

The Associated Press Mar 12, 2020 A roundup of the latest news on the world's coronavirus pandemic. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

A Guide to Restoring Faith in Democracy

Steven Lavine / Los Angeles Review of Books Feb 23, 2020 Roslyn Fuller's new book explains how to rescue our government from oligarchy. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Violent Chaos Is Practically American Foreign Policy

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 23, 2020 When it comes to wreaking havoc in the Middle East, Donald Trump has more in common with his predecessors than many are willing to admit. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Lava Gushes From Volcano Near Manila; Tens of Thousands Flee

JOEAL CALUPITAN and JIM GOMEZ / The Associated Press Jan 13, 2020 Fears of bigger eruption, tremors and heavy ash force villagers near Taal eruption to leave; visibility is affected in Philippine capital. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Filipina editor Maria Ressa at a press conference

Female Journalists Still Bear the Brunt of Cyberattacks

Katharine Quarmby / Truthdig Jan 9, 2020 Even in countries that value press freedom, women are routinely subjected to threats of rape and other forms of online abuse. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Is Donald Trump America’s Second 9/11?

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Dec 24, 2019 As traumatic as that day was, nothing could have prepared us for the hijacking of American democracy by the 1% that was to follow. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

American soldiers and Moro rebels fighting in the Phillipines

The 15-Year-Long American War You’ve Never Heard Of

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Dec 17, 2019 For a decade and a half, the U.S. Army waged war on fierce tribal Muslims in a remote land. Sound familiar? Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Houses of Worship Attacked With Deadly Frequency in 2019

DAVID CRARY / The Associated Press Dec 14, 2019 Hundreds of people and many clergy are killed at churches, mosques, synagogues and temples across the globe. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

When the Voiceless Speak

Alexis Camins / Truthdig Dec 8, 2019 Filipino American author Alex Tizon spent his life raising up the lives of those rendered invisible by society. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher.

America Will Never Live Down Trump’s War Crime Pardons

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 21, 2019 Not only do they encourage military indiscipline and stain the country’s reputation, but they are guaranteed to make us all less safe. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

In ‘The Kingmaker,’ Sordid Past is Prelude

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Nov 7, 2019 Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield looks at Imelda Marcos then and now, older but still toxic. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )