US

Among the Rescuers at Ground Zero, Where Lives Were Ground to Dust

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Sep 11, 2026 A remembrance of a New Yorker of the day from hell. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Activism

The Anti-War Lessons of the Forever Wars

Mark Engler / Waging Nonviolence Sep 11, 2026 Historian Jeremy Varon on building counternarratives and what we can learn from the movement that turned the tide against the Iraq War. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Twenty-Five Years After: The Toxic Legacy of 9/11

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2026 Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

The ‘War on Terror’ Was a War of Terror

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Sep 9, 2026 After 9/11, fear and rage blended into high octane for a war machine set for large-scale killing. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Newly Opened Records Show Fears Over Air Quality After 9/11 Attacks

Katie Honan / The City Reporter Sep 9, 2026 Mayor Mamdani is making public a trove of previously withheld city documents related to air quality and health concerns after the attack on the World Trade Center 25 years ago. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Post 9/11 Surveillance

Jonathan Brown Sep 8, 2026 Dig deeper

Military

The Roots of Trump’s Wars on Terror Trace Back to 9/11

Elizabeth Beavers / Responsible Statecraft Sep 11, 2025 After the attacks on New York and Washington, the US built a legal framework for permanent conflict that all presidents since have systematically abused. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

What the West Misunderstands About Iran

Emad Khatami / Responsible Statecraft Jul 21, 2025 Decades of diplomatic whiplash have created a culture in Tehran where there is no room for trust in Western promises. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

TSA To End Shoes Off Policy

Dave Whamond Jul 14, 2025 Dig deeper

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 )

Courts & Law

Did Saudi Officials Deliberately Assist the 9/11 Hijackers?

Tim Golden / ProPublica Sep 11, 2024 Newly revealed information also raises questions about whether the FBI and CIA mishandled or downplayed evidence of the kingdom’s possible ties to the plotters. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

This Is Our 9/11

John Darkow Oct 16, 2023 Dig deeper