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What Alexander Hamilton Got Wrong About the ‘Least Dangerous’ Branch

Bill Blum / Truthdig Aug 18, 2026 The "judicial supremacy" feared by early critics of the high court has come to pass. "Popular constitutionalism" could be the antidote for restoring democracy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Get Ready for Plan Colombia 2.0

Lital Khaikin / Truthdig Aug 13, 2026 A decade after a peace deal that promised rural reform, a new president returns Colombia to a policy of U.S.-backed militarization and conflict. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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The Corona Mind-Virus

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Aug 12, 2026 Why conservatives can’t accept that the government helped millions of people in a time of national emergency. Dig deeper ( 6 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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Holy Cow: The Red-Haired Heifer Uniting Christian Zionists and Israel’s Religious Right

Chris Lord / Truthdig Aug 10, 2026 One of the biggest unexploded time bombs in the Middle East is a bovine scheme so bonkers that even Netanyahu is wary. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Will a Democratic Socialist Be the Next Governor of Wisconsin?

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Aug 3, 2026 Thanks to unabashed left positions on inequality, healthcare, labor and data centers, Francesca Hong has generated strong momentum headed into next week’s primary. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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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 )

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Ron’s Little Anti-Red Book

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Jul 27, 2026 In Florida, parents brace for the August debut of an unabashedly MAGA history curriculum. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Paradox of Jaylen Brown

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Jul 24, 2026 The former Celtics star represents the limits and contradictions of trying to raise consciousness along with banners in modern professional sports. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Monty Python Election: Binface vs. Mr. Brexit

Chris Lord / Truthdig Jul 23, 2026 How a miscalculation by Trump-buddy Nigel Farage set up the weirdest parliamentary matchup in British politics. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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What Makes Samuel Alito So Angry?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 20, 2026 The justice’s rage is both ideological and personal. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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American Traitor

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Jul 16, 2026 Lindsey Graham’s legacy was written the day he chose to remain faithful to Donald Trump and white supremacy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )