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What’s Missing from the TikTok Ban Circus

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Jan 23, 2025 Both sides of the debates over national security and free speech share the same stunted vision of what social media can be. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Paradox of a McKinley Populism

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jan 22, 2025 Trump’s idea of a new American golden age looks very much like the 1890s. That's not good news. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Elon Musk’s Firebomb Toss Across the Pond

Chris Lord / Truthdig Jan 21, 2025 In scrambling U.K. politics with a few misinformed posts, the billionaire has globalized his brand as a social media chaos agent. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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The Sad, Long Goodbye

Luke Savage / Truthdig Jan 20, 2025 Joe Biden’s lame-duck period was a fitting mirror to the worst elements of his single term. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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AOC ’28 Starts Now

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Jan 17, 2025 Forget failed party norms about campaign calendars. It’s time to get to work. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Garlanded with Failure

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 16, 2025 History will not remember the outgoing attorney general kindly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Punching Down to Silence the Radical Left

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Jan 13, 2025 The Stop Terror-Financing bill would strangle nonprofits on the political and financial edge. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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The Party of Smug

Eoin Higgins / Truthdig Jan 10, 2025 It’s high time to put a spike through serves-you-right liberalism. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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The Return of Republican Realism?

Alexander Zaitchik / Truthdig and Drop Site News Jan 8, 2025 The leading theorist of America First foreign policy has his work cut out for him. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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Will the Real Populists Please Stand Up?

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jan 7, 2025 Trump’s billionaire oligarchy presents an opportunity for the left to reclaim populism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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James North / Truthdig Jan 6, 2025 A lawsuit by the Democratic Republic of Congo seeks to hold Apple and its suppliers to account for decades of profiting off conflict minerals. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Israel’s Downward Spiral

Arun Gupta / Truthdig Jan 2, 2025 The nation's success on the battlefield masks the beating it is taking as an international pariah. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )