Truthout

June 17, 2019

Father lifts child, silhouetted against sunset

Op-Ed Education & Youth

On Father’s Day, Let’s Promise Our Children We Will Not Stop Hoping

People made this mess, and people will be needed to fix it.

by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout

June 17, 2019

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos attend The Aspen Institute 26th Annual Awards Dinner at The Plaza Hotel on November 5, 2009, in New York City.

Op-Ed Economy & Labor

Want to Be a Principled Billionaire? Stop Being a Billionaire.

Billionaire philanthropy will never fix the problem when the problem is capitalism itself.

by Daniel Uncapher, Truthout

June 17, 2019

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Op-Ed Politics & Elections

Supreme Court Ruling on Census Could Deal Grave Blow to Democracy

The Census Department estimated that 6.5 million people could remain uncounted if the citizenship question were added.

by Marjorie Cohn, Truthout

June 17, 2019

Secretary Of State Pompeo Remarks On Tankers Attacked In Gulf Of Oman

News Analysis War & Peace

Bolton and Pompeo Are Trying to Start Another Forever War

Bolton and Pompeo’s quest for war with Iran has publicly put them at odds with President Trump.

by Matt Korda, Truthout

Father lifts child, silhouetted against sunset — On Father’s Day, Let’s Promise Our Children We Will Not Stop Hoping

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos attend The Aspen Institute 26th Annual Awards Dinner at The Plaza Hotel on November 5, 2009, in New York City. — Want to Be a Principled Billionaire? Stop Being a Billionaire.

Demonstrators rally at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2019, to protest a proposal to add a citizenship question in the 2020 Census. — Supreme Court Ruling on Census Could Deal Grave Blow to Democracy

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks from the State Department briefing room on June 13, 2019, in Washington, D.C. — Bolton and Pompeo Are Trying to Start Another Forever War

Featured

A group of people flip over an hourglass in front of the Democratic National Committee headquarters, during a Green Peace rally to call for a presidential climate debate on June 12, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

The DNC Strategy Will Defeat Climate Voters, Not Trump

by: Alison Rose Levy,; Truthout

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addresses a rally at the Pasadena Convention Center

Bernie Sanders Proposes New Economic Bill of Rights

by: Marjorie Cohn,; Truthout

Protesters march against Donald Trump's state visit in central London, on June 4, 2019.

Don’t Accept the “New Normal” — Keep Outrage Alive

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

A woman holds a sign reading "LIBERATION NOT MISS-REPRESENTATION" at a rally

Transgender Women Challenge State Laws Blocking Name Changes

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

Politics & Elections

Demonstrators rally at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2019, to protest a proposal to add a citizenship question in the 2020 Census.

Supreme Court Ruling on Census Could Deal Grave Blow to Democracy

by: Marjorie Cohn,; Truthout

Elizabeth speaks to a crowd with her arms raised

Warren Overtakes Progressive Rival Sanders in Trio of Recent Polls

by: Matthew Rozsa,; Salon

Donald Trump sits at a table with his arms crossed

Trump 2020 Campaign Ad Payments Hidden by Layers of Shell Companies

by: Anna Massoglia,; Center for Responsive Politics

Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Warren, Sanders Call to Impeach After Trump Welcomes Dirt From Foreign Powers

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Exclusives

New York Activists Are Leading the Charge on Sex Work Decriminalization

New York Activists Are Leading the Charge on Sex Work Decriminalization

As the fight for sex work decriminalization gains momentum, even presidential candidates are weighing in.

by: Skanda Kadirgamar &; Kate Zen,; Truthout

Corporate Media Enable Industry War Against Medicare for All

Corporate Media Enable Industry War Against Medicare for All

The health care industry feeds corporate media a steady diet of "alternative facts" about Medicare for All.

by: Michael Corcoran,; Truthout

Allergy Season Is Bad This Year. Thank Climate Disruption.

Allergy Season Is Bad This Year. Thank Climate Disruption.

We all need to breathe. Climate disruption is making that more difficult.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Environment & Health

Buildings lay in ruins following devastating tornadoes in Dayton, Ohio, May 27, 2019.

A Father’s Day Gift For Myself: Activism

by: Peter Certo,; OtherWords

The UN Environment Programme is now criticizing a strategy it had supported for two decades.

United Nations Agency Criticizes Carbon Offsets

by: Lisa Song,; ProPublica

A pillar blasts a plume of fire into a cloudy sky, natural gas, fracking

“Freedom Gas” Will Be Used to Justify Oppression at Home and Abroad

by: Basav Sen,; Truthout

Boy sneezing into tissue outdoors.

Allergy Season Is Bad This Year. Thank Climate Disruption.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Economy & Labor

Members of Writers Guild of America, East, show solidarity with fellow union members at Vice in July, 2018.

The Labor Movement Comes to Virtual Reality: Unionizing Digital Media

by: Sarah Jaffe,; New Labor Forum

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos attend The Aspen Institute 26th Annual Awards Dinner at The Plaza Hotel on November 5, 2009, in New York City.

Want to Be a Principled Billionaire? Stop Being a Billionaire.

by: Daniel Uncapher,; Truthout

Gary Jones, President of the United Auto Workers (UAW), addresses the 37th UAW Constitutional Convention on June 14, 2018, at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan.

Why the UAW Lost Again in Chattanooga

by: Chris Brooks,; Labor Notes

J. David Cox Sr., president of the American Federation of Government Employees, holds up his fist as he speaks to federal workers before their 35 minute silent protest in the Hart Senate Office Building to call on law makers and President Trump to keep the government open on February 13, 2019.

The Trump Administration Is Escalating Its War on Federal Workers

by: Sarah Lahm,; In These Times

Immigration

DHS Watchdog Confirms Horrific Conditions at Immigrant Jails

by: Amy Goodman &; Juan González,; Democracy Now!

A child looks through wire mesh, immigration, migrants

Trump Administration Plans to Detain Children at Former Japanese Internment Camp

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

People hold "TRANS LIVES MATTER" signs while protesting, transgender

Trans Rights Have No Borders. Johana and Roxsana’s Lives Matter.

by: Tatiana Cozzarelli,; Left Voice

ICE Must Be Held Accountable for Trans Salvadoran Asylum Seeker’s Death

by: Amy Goodman &; Juan González,; Democracy Now!

Racial Justice

Addressing racism in the medical profession is crucial to finding solutions.

Why the Demand for Black Bone Marrow Donors Is High — and Awareness Is Low

by: Deonna Anderson,; YES! Magazine

A suited young man cries in a courtroom

Why I Can’t Bring Myself to Watch “When They See Us”

by: Eisa Nefertari Ulen,; Truthout

Sojourner Truth, Black abolitionist, women's rights activist and former slave, circa 1870

The History of Black Women Championing Demands for Reparations

by: Ana Lucia Araujo,; History News Network

Advocates say previous clean energy legislation did too little to close the solar industry’s diversity gap.

Can Legislation Help Diversify Solar Workforce? Illinois Hopes So.

by: Kari Lydersen,; Energy News Network

LGBTQ Rights

Community Demands Answers After Trans Black Latinx Woman Died at Rikers

Community Demands Answers After Trans Black Latinx Woman Died at Rikers

by: Amy Goodman &; Nermeen Shaikh,; Democracy Now!

Apology not accepted NYPD, because you hold up a rotten system, one that increasing numbers of us want to destroy.

NYPD, Apology for Stonewall Not Accepted

by: Tatiana Cozzarelli,; Left Voice

A woman holds the trans flag during a protest

Trump Administration Targets Trans Health Care Protections

by: s.e. smith,; Care2

By 2030, about 4.7 million of LGBT people in America over 50 will need elder care.

‘Stonewall Generation’ Confronts Old Age, Sickness — And Discrimination

by: JoNel Aleccia &; Melissa Bailey,; Kaiser Health News

Prisons & Policing

Protesters gather in front of the Chicago Police Department on October 20, 2017.

Bringing Police Torture in Chicago to the Full Light of Day

by: Carl Davidson,; LeftLinks

A barbed wire fence is seen backlit from a yellow sunset, prison

When Will Presidential Candidates Propose Ending the Criminalization of Poverty?

by: Wanda Bertram,; Prison Policy Initiative

Silhouette of police officer

Chicago Police Tortured Victims With Electric Shocks, Burns and Beatings

by: Flint Taylor,; Haymarket Books

A woman stands on the Statue of Liberty holding a paintbrush. The statue has been given red robes and lipstick.

New York Activists Are Leading the Charge on Sex Work Decriminalization

by: Skanda Kadirgamar &; Kate Zen,; Truthout

War & Peace

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks from the State Department briefing room on June 13, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Bolton and Pompeo Are Trying to Start Another Forever War

by: Matt Korda,; Truthout

World Pushes for Diplomacy as US Rushes to Blame Iran for Tanker Attacks

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

Mike Pompeo stands in front of a photo of a burning tanker, oil

Mike Pompeo Blames Iran for Tanker Attack Without Single Shred of Evidence

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Iraqi children sit on a merry-go-round during Eid al-Fitr celebrations

As Trump Administration Weighs War, Iraqis Plan a Carnival for Peace

by: Laura Gottesdiener,; TomDispatch

Series

How Then Shall We Live?

How Then Shall We Live?

Finding our way and peace of heart amidst global collapse.

After the Raid

After the Raid

Exposing the communal trauma of immigration enforcement.

Human Rights and Global Wrongs

Human Rights and Global Wrongs

Marjorie Cohn analyzes human rights and executive branch lawbreaking.

Planet or Profit

Planet or Profit

Investigating systemic threats to the ecosystem from transglobal corporate profit-seeking.

Progressive Picks

Progressive Picks

Books and DVDs that we find thought-provoking and insightful.

The Public Intellectual

The Public Intellectual

Progressive academics address important social issues.

Education & Youth

Father lifts child, silhouetted against sunset

On Father’s Day, Let’s Promise Our Children We Will Not Stop Hoping

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Right-wing groups with funding from the Koch brothers have sought to create space on campuses for white nationalists.

Kochs’ Dark-Money Network Bankrolls Right-Wing “Free Speech Crisis” on Campuses

by: David Armiak &; Ralph Wilson,; PRWatch

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at University of California, Berkeley, rally outside a sit-in in 2002. Campus protests such as these now face increasing attacks from a campaign jointly orchestrated by Evangelical Christian conservatives and right-wing Zionists to silence critics of Israel.

Conservative Groups Are Stifling Criticism of Israel On and Off Campus

by: Eleanor J. Bader,; Truthout

It took many years to accept that there is nothing inherently wrong with me, or with people deemed "mentally ill."

Child Psychiatric Abuse Is Real — I Should Know, I Lived It

by: Chris Anastasia,; North Atlantic Books

Culture & Media

A man in a hazmat suit walks through fog

“Chernobyl” Undermines True Socialism at a Time When We Need It Most

by: Timothy Malone,; Truthout

Australian Police Raid Network for Exposing War Crimes in Afghanistan

Australian Police Raid Network for Exposing War Crimes in Afghanistan

by: Amy Goodman &; Juan González,; Democracy Now!

Noam Chomsky speaks while seated at a desk

Chomsky and Herman’s Propaganda Model Foretells a Weaponized Facebook

by: Daniel Broudy &; Jeffery Klaehn,; Truthout

Audible's recommendations of similar authors makes it a dangerous platform for online radicalization.

Why Is Audible Still Featuring Far-Right Author Jack Donovan?

by: Shane Burley,; Truthout