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Round Up the Usual Suspect

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Nov 13, 2025 The media version of Donald Trump isn't the one leaving his DNA at the crime scene. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Go, Pack, Go: What It Means to Root for the People’s Team

Jim Knipfel / Truthdig Nov 10, 2025 In Green Bay, the chant “We own you” has a double meaning. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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You Can’t Spell Groyper Without G-O-P

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Nov 7, 2025 From Nick Fuentes to Zohran Mamdani, recent events suggest the future of a headless, increasingly neo-Nazi Republican Party is screwed. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Why Mamdani’s Win Isn’t a Total Victory

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Nov 6, 2025 The billionaire class' opposition has just begun. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Sovereignty for Some: Racism, Immigration and the Global Tax Order

Steven Dean and Sarah Sherman-Stokes / Truthdig Nov 4, 2025 How an obscure 20th-century tax rule ensured that newly decolonized nations would never fully escape the orbit of their colonizers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Boogey, Man!: Resurrecting Our All Hallows Eve Top 40

Jim Knipfel / Truthdig Oct 31, 2025 The definitive Halloween soundtrack (that doesn’t include “Monster Mash"). Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

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What’s One More War?

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Oct 31, 2025 An historically unpopular Trump flees toward the last Beltway truism: There’s nothing a lawless military adventure can't fix. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Building Democracy, One City Budget at a Time

Celina Su / Truthdig Oct 31, 2025 To address the affordability crisis, cities must do more than elect progressive mayors. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Trump’s Border Patrol Bulldog

Joseph L. Flatley / Truthdig Oct 30, 2025 Gregory Bovino brought the border to the interior. Recent changes to the Border Patrol and ICE flowcharts signal an expansion of the model he tested in California and Chicago. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Yes, We Are in a Constitutional Crisis and on the Verge of Democratic Collapse

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 27, 2025 Donald Trump has cracked the foundations of a system that was never as strong or exceptional as its hagiographers claimed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Sometimes a Wrecking Ball Is Just a Wrecking Ball

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Oct 27, 2025 The White House ballroom under construction is a monument to Trumpism that needs no guide. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Dear Normies: Time to Stand Up

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Oct 16, 2025 For people who’ve never been to a protest in their lives, Saturday’s "No Kings" rally is a good place to start. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )