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TD Interview

The Knee Heard ’Round the World

Patrick Sauer / Truthdig Sep 15, 2026 An interview with Colin Kaepernick about his new memoir of football, protest and betrayal at the dawn of the Trump era. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

TD Column

Blue Dogs, Red in the Face

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Sep 14, 2026 The centrist crusade against a rising left is just beginning. It’s also hypocritical, out of touch and doomed to fail. Dig deeper ( 5 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 )

TD Column

‘Vive La (Sanitized) Résistance!’

Chris Lord / Truthdig Sep 10, 2026 A sleeper hit biopic about Charles De Gaulle and the Vichy-era Resistance is scrambling national memory ahead of France’s high-stakes election on Sept. 27. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

Will the Roberts Court Kill Mail-In Voting and Subvert the Midterms?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Sep 9, 2026 Trump’s plot to weaponize the post office is based on facile legal arguments, but its impact on democracy is grave. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Gloria Steinem Deserves Praise, but Maybe Not Worship

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2026 The feminist icon leaves a complicated legacy and trust in the next generation of activists. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Tyrannical Race to Build Superintelligence

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Sep 4, 2026 Despite making noises about respecting democracy, AI companies are unilaterally deploying extremely dangerous technologies without the consent of the people. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Trump Doesn’t Walk in Our Parks, He Strip Mines Them

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2026 The president sees public land as another moneymaking opportunity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Column

Angie Nixon’s Not-So-Surprising Victory

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Aug 31, 2026 Alexander Vindman’s loss only shocked the same people who underestimated and memory-holed Andrew Gillum eight years ago. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Ghana Leads Global Push for Slavery Reparations, While Still Paying for Empire at Home

Jamila Akweley Okertchiri / Truthdig Aug 27, 2026 As its gold enriches foreign markets and IMF debt weighs heavily, the country is demanding the world reckon with what Africans and African descendants are owed for the “gravest crime against humanity.” Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

TD Column

Can the Democrats Retake the Rust Belt?

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Aug 24, 2026 For the first time since the tea party wave of 2010, multiple Midwest trifectas are in play. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

AOC for President — or the Senate?

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2026 The case for focusing on Chuck Schumer in 2028. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )