Editorial Cartoons

Catering Truck Exit Strategy

Dave Whamond Aug 13, 2026 Dig deeper

TD Original

Homage to Rojava

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Jul 30, 2026 The Kurdish project to build a new kind of democracy amid the Syrian civil war is ending. A journalist who has followed the revolution for years asks: What did it all mean? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Thanksgiving Turkey Guarantees

Christopher Weyant Nov 26, 2025 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Thanksgiving Still Have Our Health

Rick McKee Nov 26, 2025 Dig deeper

Books

Hope Without Hope in Rojava

Matt Broomfield / AK Press Jul 18, 2025 The Kurdish movement’s radical response to death may hold lessons for those offering up resistance in other parts of the world. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Labor

Turkish Workers: You Don’t Want a Strongman

Jane Slaughter / Labor Notes Jun 3, 2025 In Turkey, labor leaders find themselves under arrest for organizing against a government that wants to bend labor to its will. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Interview

The End of Erdoğan?

Yann Perreau / Truthdig May 23, 2025 Dissident author Ece Temelkuran talks about the protests rocking Turkey and the state of autocracy around the world. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Opinion

Turkey’s Autocratic Descent Serves as a Warning for the U.S.

Barış Özkul / OpenDemocracy Mar 25, 2025 The erosion of democracy happens bit by bit and then all at once. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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

TD Original

Rojava on the Brink

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Feb 13, 2025 Turkish airstrikes and an Islamist power in Damascus endanger the future of Syrian Kurdistan’s multiethnic democratic federation. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Adams Does Victory Lap As Trump DOJ Moves To Dismiss Corruption Case

Katie Honan, Samantha Maldonado / THE CITY Feb 12, 2025 The mayor says his “unnecessary ordeal” is over — but the language in a memo from the Justice Department allows charges to be refiled. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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 )