Interview - Truthdig

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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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20 Years of Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions

Michael Arria / Mondoweiss Jul 10, 2025 Omar Barghouti, the co-founder of the BDS movement, talks about its history and the hope that it will one day become unnecessary. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

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Space Shuttle Sally

Bedatri D. Choudhury / Truthdig Jun 27, 2025 A new documentary explores the life and extensive legacy of the first American woman to travel to outer space. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

LGBTQIA+

Jim Obergefell Wants To Aim Higher

Kate Sosin / The 19th Jun 26, 2025 10 years after winning marriage equality, the Ohio man reflects on the case that rewrote his life and bears his name. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Juneteenth Plays a Role in Environmental Justice for All

Steve Curwood / Inside Climate News Jun 19, 2025 The Rev. Mariama White-Hammond explains how celebrating the end of slavery is a path to healing the environment and climate change. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )