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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 )

Ear to the Ground

The Fauci Hearings: Fair Questions, Wrong Approach

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2026 Reviving the hatreds and loyalties of 2020 won’t settle the mysteries around COVID-19 — or help us prevent and prepare for the next pandemic. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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 )

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 )

TD Column

Will a Democratic Socialist Be the Next Governor of Wisconsin?

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Aug 3, 2026 Thanks to unabashed left positions on inequality, healthcare, labor and data centers, Francesca Hong has generated strong momentum headed into next week’s primary. Dig deeper ( 8 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 )

Politics

In Michigan, AIPAC Faces Its Biggest Battle Yet

Michael Arria / Mondoweiss Aug 3, 2026 This week’s Michigan primary between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is a referendum on AIPAC’s influence within the Democratic Party. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

California Wealth Tax Initiative: A Chance to Express Your Opinion of Billionaires

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Jul 30, 2026 Proponents say the tax will raise over $100 billion over the next five years, a calculation that allows for substantial avoidance. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Trump’s Huge Hidden Upward Redistribution

Robert Reich / Substack Jul 30, 2026 Trump’s war and his tariffs are allowing U.S. producers to raise their prices and shaft the rest of us. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

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 )

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 )