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One Year Later: An Interview With Mahmoud Khalil

Michael Arria / Mondoweiss Mar 16, 2026 The former Columbia student activist — whose arrest by ICE kicked off a wave of suppression on campuses — speaks on the administration’s lawfare tactics, free speech and his ongoing fight for justice. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Books

One for the Money, Two for the Shoah

Patrick Sauer / Truthdig Feb 10, 2026 A new book explores rock ’n’ roll’s long and complicated infatuation with Nazi Germany. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Interview

‘Unlike Anything I’ve Ever Lived Through Before’: Labor’s Role in Minnesota’s ICE Resistance

Chris Mills Rodrigo / Inequality.org Jan 29, 2026 A conversation with Kieran Knutson, president of CWA Local 7250 in Minneapolis. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Interview

The Art of Selling Psychedelics

Shayla Love / The Microdose Jan 16, 2026 Medical anthropologist Olivia Marcus on the rise of psychedelic marketing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

A Climate Scientist’s Call for Hope

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2025 In a new book, climate scientist Michael Mann calls for defending science and not losing hope after the second U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

The High Seas Treaty Represents a Turning Point for the Ocean

Teresa Tomassoni / Inside Climate News Sep 29, 2025 The new international law will usher in the world’s first framework to conserve biodiversity across two-thirds of the ocean. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Interview

Are GMOs Safe? A Molecular Geneticist Speaks Out

Stacy Malkan / US Right To Know Sep 17, 2025 A deep body of independent research raises serious concerns about the genetic impacts of GM foods and glyphosate-based herbicides. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

TD Interview

Can AI Be Just?

Alistair Alexander / Truthdig Aug 22, 2025 A new activist network aims to challenge the human and ecological harms of AI production and develop a framework for accountability. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

TD Original

Where Do the Kurdish Militias Go From Here?

Fréderike Geerdink / Truthdig Aug 15, 2025 Rohlat Afrin, leader of the Women’s Protection Units, explains her vision for integrating Kurdish forces into the Syrian army. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Film

Sudan, Remembered

Bedatri D. Choudhury / Truthdig Aug 6, 2025 A new film chronicles the Sudanese revolution of 2019 and the young activists, poets and musicians who persevere amid war and chaos. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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The Mad Religion of Technological Salvation

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Jul 25, 2025 In ‘More Everything Forever,’ astrophysicist Adam Becker exposes Silicon Valley’s insanity and explains why Mars isn't where we want to go. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Interview

The National Parks Are Not OK

Christine Peterson / High Country News Jul 23, 2025 A former national park supervisor explains why the parks are ‘hollowed out,’ even if the toilets are clean this summer. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )