Truthdig Columns

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The New Optimist Movement Has a Numbers Problem

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Jun 20, 2024 How Steven Pinker and his merry band of extreme optimists downplay the persistence of widespread human suffering and misery. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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Gentrified L.A.’s Road to Nowhere

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Jun 19, 2024 Destination Crenshaw needs to be more than a pretty picture. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Mourning Raisi

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Jun 14, 2024 A state moratorium on weddings deepened resentment of the regime he represented. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Lock Him Up?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jun 12, 2024 Sending Trump to prison would be a victory for the rule of law, but would not end the threat of MAGA-style fascism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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How Not to Report on Donald Trump

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Jun 10, 2024 A.G. “Dash” Sulzberger’s Silicon Valley-inflected skepticism and open-debate pieties are a recipe for dangerously irresponsible journalism by omission. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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What “Never Again” Means to Me

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig May 31, 2024 After visiting Auschwitz on the eve of the Gaza war, a UCLA professor reflects on the protests roiling his campus. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Samuel Alito Isn’t Fooling Anyone Anymore

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 28, 2024 Throwing his wife under the bus for flying the American flag upside down is only the latest outrage in a career marked by lies and evasions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Celebration Dances and Succession Politics in Iran

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig May 23, 2024 Iranians are far from united in mourning the passing of Ebrahim Raisi, also known as ‘The Butcher of Tehran.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Who’s the Fairest Republican of All?

Conor Lynch / Truthdig May 22, 2024 What the power struggle at the top of the GOP apparatus says about Trump’s party and its long war on democracy. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Julian Assange Granted Right to Challenge U.S. Extradition Request

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig May 20, 2024 The WikiLeaks founder gets the chance to argue that U.S. prosecution violates his rights to freedom of expression. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Puerto Rico is Nothing and Everything for the Democrats

Paul Figueroa / Truthdig May 14, 2024 What the Democratic primary says about Puerto Rican politics and the Biden coalition’s standing with Hispanic voters. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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MAGA Americans For the Protection of Animals

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig May 13, 2024 Does Trumpism have limits to the cruelty it will tolerate? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )