Business & Economy

Mexico First: How Mexico Plans To Weather Trump’s Tariffs

Madeleine Wattenbarger / Truthdig Feb 27, 2025 As the U.S. pressures its southern neighbor to cut ties with China, Mexico looks to boost its own economy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Can Solar Avoid Trump’s Culture Wars?

Kate Yoder / Grist Feb 25, 2025 The industry is rebranding itself as a symbol of American "energy dominance." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

How a Group of Immigrant Farmworkers Is Preparing for Avian Flu

Grey Moran / Sentient Media Feb 25, 2025 Amid heightened fears of immigration raids, Alianza Agricola has spent months educating hundreds of workers on how to prepare for an avian flu outbreak. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Politics

Anxiety Mounts as DOGE Targets Social Security

Eli Hager / ProPublica Feb 24, 2025 An already understaffed Social Security Administration faces further cuts and closures. The consequences could be significant for millions of vulnerable Americans. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Politics

The Heart (or Graphite) of Greed

Joshua Frank / TomDispatch Feb 20, 2025 Why Donald Trump’s Greenland obsession is all about China. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Department of Government Exploitation

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Feb 20, 2025 The Trump-Musk assault on the federal workforce aims to complete the neoliberal project of privatizing every aspect of government. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Trump Eyes Medicaid Cuts To Pay for Border, Defense, Tax Cuts

Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom Feb 20, 2025 The program provides health care for more than 70 million Americans, including over 30 million children and 8 million seniors. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

The Meaning of Trump’s Mostly Symbolic Attack on Paper Straws

Joseph Winters / Grist Feb 19, 2025 Trade groups are seizing the moment to call for fewer restrictions on other types of single-use plastics. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Original

Toward a People’s AI

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Feb 19, 2025 DeepSeek isn’t fully “open source.” But the Chinese-made artificial intelligence does raise the question of what an AI, by and for the people, rather than corporations, might look like. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Environment

U.S. Energy Secretary Backs Coal at Jordan Peterson Conference

Adam Barnett / DeSmog Feb 18, 2025 Chris Wright, a Trump appointee and fossil fuel executive, called the transition to renewable energy “lunacy” at an event packed with climate science deniers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Party That Refuses to Take Shots Loses

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Feb 17, 2025 The Democrats’ cowardly top-down messaging has never been good. But has it ever been worse? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Women

How Tinder, Hinge and Their Corporate Owner Keep Rape Under Wraps

Emily Elena Dugdale, Hanisha Harjani / The Markup Feb 14, 2025 Match Group, the company behind more than a dozen dating apps, has known about abusive users on its platforms for years, but leaves millions of customers in the dark. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )