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Tony Jones, left, his dog Crosby and Bob Timmons paddle through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northeastern Minnesota

Republicans Deployed a Little-Known Law to Open Minnesota Wilderness to Mining

Rebecca Egan McCarthy / Grist Apr 17, 2026 Legal experts say the use of the Congressional Review Act to open mining near the Boundary Waters could drastically reshape U.S. public lands protections. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Book Excerpt

MAGAcademy

Nolan Higdon / Truthdig Apr 17, 2026 How corporatism paved the way for the hostile takeover of higher education. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Michaela Coel and Anne Hathaway in "Mother Mary."

Film

Many Mothers

Britt Hayes / Truthdig Apr 17, 2026 “Mother Mary” is a dreamlike exploration of the ecstasy and misery of artistic collaboration. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Magic Bullet Delusion

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 16, 2026 Neither impeachment nor the 25th Amendment offers remedies for removing a mad president leading the nation to disaster. 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 )

Health & Wellness

See the Pig, Order the Falafel

Seth Millstein / Sentient Apr 16, 2026 A new study finds that adding animal images to menus increases the odds of choosing the vegetarian dish by 22%. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

The DNC’s Strategic and Moral Blundering on Israel Continues

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Apr 16, 2026 In New Orleans, more proof that the party’s "Middle East Working Group" was never intended to reflect the views of registered Democrats nationwide. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Jeffrey Energy Center coal-fired power plant operates at sunset near Emmett, Kan

Media

Climate Coverage Plunges, Though Crisis More Dire Than Ever

Olivia Riggio / FAIR Apr 15, 2026 News items containing the words "climate change" have plunged by nearly half. The term “climate crisis” has all but disappeared. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Palestinian children attend school in a makeshift classroom set up in a tent on a beach in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip

Middle East

From Public to Private: Gaza’s Genocide Economy Is Reshaping Daily Life

Hassan Abo Qamar / Prism Apr 15, 2026 Public services such as education and electricity have become expensive private commodities amid a complete collapse of public infrastructure. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A man walks away as smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City, United Arab Emirates

TD Column

Bombs Over Big Tech

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Apr 15, 2026 Are data centers legitimate military targets in the age of AI warfare? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Film

Chasing Amy Goodman, the Pied Piper of Progressive Media

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Apr 14, 2026 “Steal This Story, Please!” documents “Democracy Now’s!” three decades of broadcasting unembedded truth to power. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Education

After the Department of Education’s Attack on Civil Rights, Observers Ask: ‘Where Does It End?’

Erica Meltzer, Lily Altavena / Chalkbeat Apr 14, 2026 Rescinding civil rights agreements could send a message to students that there’s no point in filing a complaint, advocates and legal experts said. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )