America at 250
TD Interview
In a new memoir, Zayd Ayers Dohrn comes clean about growing up in the first family of American radicalism.
Opinion
For 128 years, the U.S. has treated Puerto Rico as unequal. Yet many in the Caribbean archipelago and across the diaspora celebrate their colonizer’s freedom.
TD Column
The nation’s 250th birthday celebration is a disjointed mess — and a perfect monument to Trump’s shuttering of the ever-unfinished American project.
Politics
Abdul El-Sayed’s insurgent campaign has become a key battle in the fight between the party establishment and progressive left.
Opinion
The decision that Trump can replace the heads of almost every federal agency with his own toadies resurrects the spoils system of the Jacksonian era.
Courts & Law
A new analysis shows that the court is deciding more consequential cases than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
Global Voices
AI is supercharging South Korea’s online ecosystem of illegal filming and sexual exploitation, shifting men from consumers to producers.
Politics
As billionaires further enrich themselves while dismantling democracy, Americans are warned against voting for “godless communism.”
Ear to the Ground
The Los Angeles Press Club awarded Truthdig three first-place, three second-place and seven third-place prizes.
TD Original
Online mental health companies are rolling out AI chatbots as therapists struggle with insurance industry changes.
Wounds of War
Years of war have affected the politics of historical memory in Ukraine — including a rehabilitation of the Third Reich’s Ukrainian allies.
TD Original
FIFA’s restrictions and rifts within the Iranian community turn a football match into something far larger than sport.
Global Voices
As the virus continues to spread, health authorities say containing the outbreak is complicated by misinformation and violent armed groups across the region.