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Russia's Commissioner for Human Rights Yana Lantratova

Opinion

Playing With Fire: The Shadowy US ‘Kill Chain’ in Russia

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Jun 2, 2026 Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Power and Impotence of Vincent Bolloré

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Jun 1, 2026 The right-wing media magnate controls a growing information empire in France, but you can’t be a religious kingmaker in a secular country. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Air Force Airmen Jacob Deas and Jonathan Marrs secure a titanium shroud shielding a nuclear warhead

Military

US, Russia Test ICBMs as Nuclear Talks End in Deadlock

Pavel Devyatkin / Responsible Statecraft May 28, 2026 How much brinkmanship and near-catastrophe will it take before real talks resume? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

As Militaries Expand Drone Usage, Populations Live in Terror

Stavroula Pabst / Responsible Statecraft May 21, 2026 What governments are hailing as the future, ordinary civilians from Ukraine to Congo call harbingers of death and destruction. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

‘Be a PleniDude’: How an Italian Oil Giant Conquered TikTok

Nina Tea Zibetti, Stefano Cisternino / DeSmog May 21, 2026 Aspiring influencers share pro-industry climate messaging after attending a six-week content creation boot camp. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Que reste-t-il du procès des viols de Mazan?

Diane de Vignemont / Truthdig May 18, 2026 La société française a été bouleversée par le procès public de 51 violeurs de Gisèle Pelicot, qui a donné un nouvel élan au mouvement féministe et a permis une définition plus claire du viol. Mais pour beaucoup de femmes, le chemin à parcourir est encore bien long. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and wife Victoria

Europe

Starmer-ism’s Endgame

Luke Savage / Truthdig May 18, 2026 Under the leadership of Keir Starmer, Labor bled 100,000 members, was outflanked by the Tories from the left on corporate taxes, and delivered an electoral catastrophe. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Jean-Pascal Hohm, center, and other board members celebrate the founding of Generation Germany

TD Column

A Darkness in the East

Christopher Lord / Truthdig May 14, 2026 The Alternative for Germany party is a catastrophe for Germany, Europe and the world. And its growing base in eastern Germany is much scarier than its leadership. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage walks through the House of Commons

Europe

The Elections That Turned Climate Into a Defining Political Fault Line

Rupert Read / DeSmog May 13, 2026 Reform and Green victories set the stage for big climate battles in the years ahead. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán waves to supporters

TD Column

The Death of Euro-MAGA: Why Orbán Has No Heirs

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Apr 23, 2026 Central European nationalists want Russian oil and gas, not Trump’s insults and a Kremlin-led culture war. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Europe

The Rise of a European Restrainer

Eldar Mamedov / FPIF Apr 22, 2026 In his opposition to the Iran War and condemnation of the genocide in Gaza, the Spanish prime minister has supported a principled multilateralism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Hungarians celebrate in the streets of Budapest after the decisive defeat of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

Activism

The Playbook That Defeated Viktor Orbán

Daniel Hunter / Waging Nonviolence Apr 16, 2026 How Hungarians ousted their strongman is a critical case study in the unglamorous but essential work of democracy defense. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )