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In Defiance of the Law, Iranian Women Shed the Hijab

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Nov 19, 2025 The government’s confusing approach reveals internal divisions and an inability to appease a furious populace. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

How the White House Intervened on Behalf of Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation

Robert Faturechi, Avi Asher-Schapiro / ProPublica Nov 19, 2025 Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Media

For NYT, Trump’s Gulf Corruption Is No Big Deal

Ari Paul / FAIR Nov 18, 2025 Recent reporting on the Trump Organization's lucrative real estate dealings in Saudi Arabia have raised no questions at the paper of record. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Middle East

UN Security Council Greenlights U.S.-Israeli Control of Gaza’s Future

Qassam Muaddi, Michael Arria / Mondoweiss Nov 18, 2025 The resolution remains vague on critical issues like reconstruction, while leaving a gap to be filled by the U.S.-Israeli vision of dividing Gaza. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

The Problem With COP30’s Big Rainforest Initiative

Frida Garza, Miacel Spotted Elk / Grist Nov 18, 2025 The latest attempt to curb extraction in the Amazon still ties the ‘value’ of critical ecosystems to financial markets. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

Spain’s New Indie Fashion: Fascism

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Nov 17, 2025 Far-right groups are using social media to revive nostalgia for Franquismo and whitewash the country’s blood-stained past. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Activism

How to Monkey Wrench a Genocide

Christopher Ketcham / Drop Site News Nov 17, 2025 Palestine Action, condemned as a terrorist group in the U.K., has embraced property destruction as a means to undermine the arms pipeline to Israel. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Immigration

‘I Lost Everything’: Venezuelans Rounded Up in Dramatic Midnight Raid Never Charged With a Crime

Melissa Sanchez, Jodi S. Cohen, T. Christian Miller, Sebastian Rotella, Mariam Elba / ProPublica Nov 14, 2025 Although officials said they had intelligence about guns, drugs and explosives, they have not revealed evidence that they seized anything illicit. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

TD Original

Covert Classrooms and Invisible Incomes: How Afghan Women Are Resisting

Saeedullah Safi / Truthdig Nov 13, 2025 By forging creative and invisible networks that allow them to survive, they are finding a way to be free despite the Taliban bans. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Middle East

Gaza Prepares for Another Difficult Winter Despite the Ceasefire

Esraa Abo Qamar / Prism Nov 12, 2025 With their homes reduced to rubble, many Palestinians in Gaza remain displaced in tents that pose significant hazards as winter approaches. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Venezolanos se alistan voluntariamente en milicias mientras Estados Unidos continúa con sus ataques

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Nov 7, 2025 Tras una década de sanciones económicas contra Venezuela, los ataques militares de Estados Unidos en realidad no tienen como objetivo detener el tráfico de drogas. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Millions of Venezuelans Join Volunteer Militias as US Attacks Continue

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Nov 6, 2025 Following a decade of economic sanctions on Venezuela, the current wave of U.S. boat strikes isn't actually aimed at stopping drug trafficking. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )