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Opinion

The Electability Hustle

Luke Savage / Truthdig Aug 4, 2026 Centrist arguments about who is or isn't "electable" have always been about disciplining the Democratic base rather than actually winning elections. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Homage to Rojava

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Jul 30, 2026 The Kurdish project to build a new kind of democracy amid the Syrian civil war is ending. A journalist who has followed the revolution for years asks: What did it all mean? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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The Paradox of Jaylen Brown

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Jul 24, 2026 The former Celtics star represents the limits and contradictions of trying to raise consciousness along with banners in modern professional sports. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

First Nations Bear the Brunt of Canada’s Wildfires

Miles Morrisseau / ICT Jul 20, 2026 Residents of one First Nations community went door-to-door warning neighbors before fleeing by boat. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Rohingya Girls, Women Lack Reproductive Agency in World’s Biggest Refugee Camp

Umme Kulsum, Kawsara Bibi, Khaleda Siddique, Asiya Alijahan / Truthdig Jul 17, 2026 Surviving violent displacement wasn’t enough — Rohingya women in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh now face pressure and coercion over their most personal decisions. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

ICE’s Violence Goes Public Again

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2026 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have yet more blood on their hands in recent weeks. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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American Traitor

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Jul 16, 2026 Lindsey Graham’s legacy was written the day he chose to remain faithful to Donald Trump and white supremacy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Abdul Al-Sayed and Wolverine Welfarism

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jul 13, 2026 In Michigan’s intra-party slugfest, a majority of Democratic voters are refusing orders to follow the usual centrist script. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Immigration

Houston Father Killed Amid ‘Silent’ Surge by ICE

Devin B. Martinez / Breakthrough News Jul 10, 2026 Immigration agents have arrested 10,000 people in five days in smaller operations rather than the militarized occupations and raids of recent months. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Trump, Washington and the Philadelphia Nine

Madeleine Wattenbarger / Truthdig Jul 6, 2026 George Washington kept slaves from petitioning for their freedom in violation of Pennsylvania state law. Now Trump wants their memory scrubbed from history. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Immigration

NYC’s Haitian Community Reels in Wake of Supreme Court TPS Ruling

Gwynne Hogan, Claudia Irizarry Aponte / The City Reporter Jun 26, 2026 Thousands of city dwellers from Haiti have temporary protected status. Now they have to figure out what to do next. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Race

Uprooted: ‘Roots’ Is Banned on its 50th Birthday

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Capital & Main Jun 19, 2026 A half-century after the publication of Alex Haley’s masterwork, a Tennessee school board’s move to ban the book has stoked outcry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )