Americas

Military

Trump Chooses War in the Caribbean

Devin B. Martinez / Peoples Dispatch Oct 13, 2025 After killing 21 people in a series of airstrikes on boats off the coast of Venezuela, the US closes all diplomatic channels and prepares for further military aggression in the region. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

‘The Amazon Is Not for Sale’

Lital Khaikin / Truthdig Sep 30, 2025 In New York, Amazonian Indigenous nations denounce a planned auction of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Voices

La resistencia tiene rostro de mujer en El Salvador

Suchit Chávez / Truthdig Sep 29, 2025 En un país en donde los espacios cívicos y la democracia han ido en picada, las mujeres y miembros de la comunidad LGBTQIA+ son actualmente la resistencia más numerosa que aún persiste. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

TD Original

Beating Back Bukele’s War on ‘Gender Ideology’

Suchit Chávez / Truthdig Sep 29, 2025 Women and the LGBTQIA+ community have become the faces of resistance against the far-right Salvadoran government. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Military

Trump Doubles Down on Drug War in the Caribbean

Connor Echols / Responsible Statecraft Sep 16, 2025 Legal experts say the attacks on alleged smugglers likely violate US and international law. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Environment

Greenwashing Debt in the Galápagos Islands

Sophia Boddenberg / NACLA Sep 12, 2025 Ecuador’s historic debt-for-nature swap promises to bridge the international funding gap for biodiversity conservation, but island residents say it erodes sovereignty and empowers foreign interests. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Military

The Roots of Trump’s Wars on Terror Trace Back to 9/11

Elizabeth Beavers / Responsible Statecraft Sep 11, 2025 After the attacks on New York and Washington, the US built a legal framework for permanent conflict that all presidents since have systematically abused. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military

Why Is Congress MIA on Looming Venezuela War?

Connor Echols / Responsible Statecraft Sep 8, 2025 So far, members are ignoring their own obligations, despite Trump’s promise to keep bombing and amassing more firepower in the Caribbean. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Americas

Meet the Nonprofits ‘In the Tank’ for Exxon, Chevron Over Venezuela Oil

Joseph Bouchard, Nick Cleveland-Stout / Responsible Statecraft Aug 25, 2025 With US warships heading to the region, oil-funded lobbyists and think tanks fan the flames of potential conflict. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Inside Haiti’s Displacement Camps

Magdala Louis / Truthdig Aug 19, 2025 Fleeing gang violence brought by a political vacuum, women bear the burden of surviving amid institutional collapse. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

Rubio Takes Annual Human Rights Report to New Cynical Heights

Annelle Sheline / Responsible Statecraft Aug 18, 2025 The reports are supposed to gauge eligibility for U.S. security assistance but have become an instrument to punish adversaries. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

Mark Carney’s Fully Automated Luxury Centrism

Luke Savage / Truthdig Aug 13, 2025 Canada’s banker-turned-prime minister embraces the neoliberal consensus, but also understands its profound unpopularity better than most. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )