Interview | Politics & Elections Musk and Silicon Valley Aren’t Libertarian. They Want to Fuse With the State. Big Tech seeks “a closer relationship to the state than they had before,” says author Quinn Slobodian. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! April 24, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Prolonged Closure of Strait of Hormuz May Lead to Global Hunger Catastrophe A global food crisis is unfolding amid “the worst debt crisis on record” for developing countries, says Adam Hanieh. By Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! April 23, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Indigenous Activists Decry “Data Colonialism” of AI Boom in Their Communities Corporations have proposed building about 103 to 160 massive data centers on Native lands, says Krystal Two Bulls. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 22, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Immigration Deaths in ICE Custody Surge in 2026, Averaging 1 Every Week Advocate Setareh Ghandehari says rampant medical neglect and abuse are largely responsible for the rise in deaths. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! April 21, 2026 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace International Law Is Being Used to Restrain Iran, Enable US and Israel Western countries condemn restrictions in the Hormuz Strait more than the “clearly unlawful war,” says Maryam Jamshidi. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 20, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Want to Resist a Data Center? These Organizers Share How They Did It. Organizers from Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Arizona share strategies for resisting data centers in other communities. By Derek Seidman , Truthout April 19, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Immigration Minneapolis Woman Violently Dragged From Car by ICE Files Claim Against DHS Aliya Rahman hopes to highlight tools that could “make mass acts of racial violence seem too expensive for these folks.” By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 17, 2026 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Sudan War Enters Year 4 as Civilians Face Violence and Growing Fuel Shortages Sudanese analyst Kholood Khair says both the RSF and the SAF are attacking civilians to undermine calls for democracy. By Nermeen Shaikh & Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 16, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media Repair Is a Survival Skill Under Fascism Too much urgency to resolve conflict can close us off from what repair really requires. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout April 16, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Swalwell, Gonzales Resignations Could Point to Pattern of Misconduct In Congress Congress “shouldn’t see these resignations as the end of the story,” gender justice expert Fatima Goss Graves says. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 15, 2026 Truthout