Truthdig Columns

TD Column

Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 20, 2023 Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Column

A Black Voter Suppression Slap in the Face

Michael Datcher / Truthdig Feb 23, 2023 Truthdig columnist Michael Datcher discusses GOP-sponsored Bill 1020 in Mississippi, and the legacy of Medgar Evers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Iranians Find Nothing to Celebrate

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Feb 13, 2023 Despite a government offer of partial amnesty, the “Woman-Life-Freedom” protests continue. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Column

The Black Badge of Shame

Michael Datcher / Truthdig Feb 9, 2023 How a bad system can corrupt good apples. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Column

Let the Dead Speak

Michael Datcher / Truthdig Jan 30, 2023 The Right's attack on American History seeks to erase the fullness of our past. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

El Salvador’s Champion

Juan Martínez d´Aubuisson / Truthdig Dec 30, 2022 President Nayib Bukele says he has defeated El Salvador’s gangs and brought peace to the nation. But the reality is more complex. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Opinion

Power Tripping: The Psychedelic Industry Has a Consent Problem

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Dec 27, 2022 There is evidence of a serious lack of understanding of consent in the psychedelics industry. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Major Cases of the Supreme Court’s 2022 Term

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 19, 2022 The court is now firmly controlled by an emboldened super-majority of right-wing politicians dressed in black robes. These are the cases where they likely will do the most damage this term. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

The Worst Decisions of the Roberts Court (A Partial List)

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 19, 2022 Reasonable minds can differ about the most regressive opinions of the Roberts Court. But here are the decisions that should make any court-watcher's list. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Film Review

The Dissident’s Camera

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Dec 16, 2022 Jafar Panahi’s final film before his imprisonment is also his most self-reflexive. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

The Bill Comes Due for FTX

Michael Deibert / Truthdig Dec 14, 2022 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Grift Brothers

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Dec 5, 2022 It’s easy to give away part of your income—and sound saintly announcing this on TV—when you have, say, a mansion in the Bahamas or multi-million-dollar budgets to promote your projects and your brand. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )