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TD Original

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 )

Courts & Law

DOJ Relying on Anonymous Israeli Agent to Prosecute US Resident

Max Blumenthal, Michelle Witte / The Grayzone Aug 11, 2026 Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al-Muhtadi is accused of participating in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel. The identity of the government’s only witness is classified. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Europe

Russia’s Lockdown of Odesa Port Could Be a Grim Turning Point in War

George Beebe / Responsible Statecraft Aug 11, 2026 A lesson to all purveyors of the idea that Ukraine could be a "steel porcupine" and avoid a mutual agreement to end the conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Column

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 )

Opinion

Why Nagasaki Was the Last City Bombed

Joe Cirincione / Truthdig Aug 10, 2026 Truman did not order the atomic bombings. But he did stop them. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Trump’s Iran Oil Giveaway

Freddy Brewster / The Lever Aug 7, 2026 As war with Iran drove oil prices higher, Trump gave politically connected oil companies — not taxpayers — the chance to cash in on publicly owned oil. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Europe

How Washington Manufactured Outrage Over Ceuta

Eldar Mamedov / FPIF Aug 5, 2026 The administration helped create a crisis to punish Spain for its defiance. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Americas

The Return of Fujimorismo

Javier Puente / NACLA Aug 4, 2026 As Keiko Fujimori assumes power, the new president is reviving her father's hard-line approach to security and the economy—policies that once pushed Peru's fragile democracy to the brink. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Middle East

The Collapse of National Sovereignty in the Middle East

Paul R. Pillar / Responsible Statecraft Aug 3, 2026 The Middle East has come to look like — to borrow a phrase from the 17th century political philosopher Thomas Hobbes — a war of all against all. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Social Media Bans Are Gaining Popularity. They’re Also a Bad Idea

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2026 Laws targeting kids’ access to social media miss the target. We should be holding companies responsible, not children. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

What Dismantling UNRWA Would Mean for Gaza

Hassan Abo Qamar / Prism Jul 29, 2026 The Trump-chaired Board of Peace wants to replace one of the few institutions that has managed to build a functioning system of education, healthcare and relief over generations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Europe

The Illusion of Ukraine’s Latest ‘Turned Tide’

Stavroula Pabst / Responsible Statecraft Jul 29, 2026 Swayed by impressive video of drone strikes inside Russia, Western media is dangerously upselling — again — Kyiv’s ability to win. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )