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‘If We Burn, You Burn With Us’: France’s Youth Ignite a Massive Revolt

Diane de Vignemont / Truthdig Oct 21, 2026 While media have fixated on the violence, French students achieved something rare on the weekend: Sectors that usually fight alone marched together. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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¿En qué se traduce para los venezolanos el “mayor acuerdo petrolero de la historia”?

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Oct 14, 2026 El reciente acuerdo petrolero entre EE.UU. y Venezuela le deja muy poco a los venezolanos en ingresos y beneficios, y aún menos en soberanía. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

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The ‘Biggest Oil Deal in History’ Is Turning Off the Lights in Venezuela

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Oct 14, 2026 The recent U.S.-Venezuela oil deal leaves Venezuelans with very little income or benefits, and even less sovereignty. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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In India, Women Wrestlers Grapple With Sexual Harassment

Safina Nabi / Truthdig Sep 22, 2026 Despite facing obstacles to hold a powerful official accountable, top athletes keep fighting to help the next generation. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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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 )

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US War on Iran Is Devastating for Women Who Want Life and Freedom

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Aug 10, 2026 Iranian feminists asked for international help — but the U.S.-Israeli war has killed women, left many jobless and given the government a pretext to violate their rights. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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High Effort, No Reward: From Delhi to Seoul, Youth Have Had Enough

Safina Nabi / Truthdig Aug 5, 2026 Promised that studying hard would lead to stable jobs, Indian and Asian students instead face high suicide rates and exam leaks. In Delhi, students protested for 36 days and won — or did they? Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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Buitres sobrevolando los escombros: tropas y empresas estadounidenses se abalanzan sobre Venezuela

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Jul 27, 2026 Tras los terremotos, tropas estadounidenses e israelíes llegaron a Venezuela, pero lo que parece motivar su presencia son los intereses económicos y el control político, no la recuperación humanitaria. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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Vultures Circling the Rubble: US Troops and Businesses Descend on Venezuela

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Jul 27, 2026 After the June earthquakes, U.S. and Israeli troops have arrived in Venezuela, but economic and political interests, not humanitarian recovery, appear to be driving their presence. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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El panorama político de Bolivia, sacudido tras protestas históricas

Alejandra Almaraz, Brenda Villalba Sánchez / Truthdig Jul 22, 2026 Bolivia, que atrajo la mirada internacional por su lucha y gobernanza indígena, ha quedado fracturada por las pugnas internas de sus movimientos y la represión estatal. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

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Bolivia’s Political Landscape Upended After Historic Protests

Alejandra Almaraz, Brenda Villalba Sánchez / Truthdig Jul 22, 2026 Once an example of Indigenous resistance and governance, Bolivia has been fractured by internal movement struggles and state repression. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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Rohingya Girls, Women Lack Reproductive Agency in World’s Biggest Refugee Camp

Umme Kulsum, Kawsara Bibi, Khaleda Siddique, Asiya Alijahan / Truthdig Jul 17, 2026 Surviving violent displacement wasn’t enough — Rohingya women in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh now face pressure and coercion over their most personal decisions. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )