Trump ordered a Christmas Day airstrike in Sokoto, Nigeria — the first-ever U.S. strike on Nigerian soil.

ICE raids and military deployments are pushing families to self-deport.

From the U.K. to Canada, MAGA-aligned leaders are pushing anti-climate, anti-democratic agendas with U.S. backing.

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The massive scale and influence of the meat industry shouldn’t be underestimated.

But by far, this was my most depressing piece to write this year, for @truthdig.com. Why? Seeing the sheer number of people online who sees this or read it and say "Yeah? Good. We'd be better off with asylums." I'm glad I wrote it but it makes me want to stare vacantly at a wall for a few hours.

We're going to have to make some deletions to the programming in the near future. Starting here.

Netanyahu rings in the New Year with a return visit to the U.S. and more ‘asks’ for Trump.

Silicon Valley has finally shed its mask. What now?

Venezuela accuses the U.S. of “international piracy” after continued oil tanker seizures off its coast.

Sokoto has seen little jihadist violence, raising questions about Trump’s framing of the airstrike as defending Christians.

There’s no doubt that 2025 has been one of the most politically chaotic years of the 21st century.

Migrants are weighing the risks of detention against the cost of leaving quietly.

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“The rat king of Trump officials would hate it if you explained it to them, but their project is, at heart, an exercise in the postmodern concept of hauntology — the nostalgia for lost futures.”

Continuing a Truthdig holiday tradition that began in 2008, we bring you a handmade animated message of gratitude and good tidings.

Across the U.S., levees are getting older while weather is getting more extreme.

In the face of rising authoritarianism, creative action helped us break through the stranglehold of fear in 2025.

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Disaster recovery is no longer a public right — it’s a premium service for the rich.

One of the ugliest chapters in U.S. immigration history is unfolding now — and it’s not over.

A wrecking ball presidency: fewer allies, higher bills, and a dying dream.

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The United States continues to confiscate and pursue Venezuelan oil tankers, while Caracas denounces what it considers an “act of international piracy” at the U.N.

The U.S. hit a majority Muslim area in Nigeria where ISIS has a questionable foothold and Christians are not being killed.

Across the U.S., U.K., Europe and Canada, Donald Trump and his allies worked tirelessly to supercharge climate denial, boost fossil fuels and foment political chaos.

The DHS is paying undocumented people to self-deport without the threat of arrest. With ICE prowling the streets, many migrants — especially those with families — face an impossible choice.

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The censored segment exposed the deportation of Venezuelan men to a brutal El Salvador prison.

This is the largest single-year loss of immigrant legal status in modern U.S. history.

Luxury disaster services are replacing public aid in climate-hit areas like California and Puerto Rico.

The Trump Doctrine dismantles decades of global alliances, shifting power to China and Russia.

Whistles, walkie-talkies, Fortnite raids. This is how communities are fighting back against ICE.

A new generation of Amazon sorting centers is eliminating the need for human beings — and tens of thousands of seasonal holiday jobs.

The same companies funding regime change talk are eyeing the oil under Venezuelan soil.

If upheld, the order could strip citizenship from more than 250,000 U.S.-born children each year.

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Veteran correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi says CBS spiked her story for political, not editorial, reasons.

Hallmark’s makeover contrasts sharply with MAGA’s vision of a segregated, fictional past.

The move to strip so many immigrants of their work authorization is likely to not only affect communities, but also batter the economy.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche ended key crypto enforcement before divesting his holdings.

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As FEMA weakens, private disaster recovery companies are stepping in... for a price.

Trump’s second term could leave the U.S. economically weaker and globally isolated.

The last commercial wild Christmas tree harvest in the U.S. faces threats from climate change and ICE.

Since taking office, Trump has fired or forced out more than 100 immigration judges and temporarily replaced them with military judges.

Amazon films nostalgia and builds its future in the ruins. You can’t script that better.