Truthout

August 22, 2019

A prisoner shines a torch from the main ICE detention center in downtown Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 2019.

News Immigration

Trump’s Reinstatement of Indefinite Family Detention Could Kill People

At least 26 people have died after being held in immigration custody since Trump took office, including six children.

by Mike Ludwig, Truthout

August 22, 2019

President Trump stops to talk to reporters and members of the media as he walks to Marine One to depart from the South Lawn at the White House on August 7, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Op-Ed Politics & Elections

Trump’s Greenland Comments Follow Tradition of Violent Colonialism

This is no accident — Arctic ice melt has made Greenland's freshwater and mineral resources more exploitable.

by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout

August 22, 2019

Pro-choice activists, politicians and others associated with Planned Parenthood gather for a news conference and demonstration at City Hall against the Trump administrations Title X rule change on February 25, 2019, in New York City.

Op-Ed LGBTQ Rights

Why the LGBTQ Community Should Be Worried About Trump’s Gag Rule

Title X clinics have filled a critical gap in providing nonjudgmental health care for LGBTQ people.

by Julianna S. Gonen, Truthout

August 22, 2019

The darkened sky in Sao Paulo, Brazil is picture on August 19, 2019. Residents reported black rain, while studies by two universities confirmed that the rainwater contains fire residues.

News Environment & Health

The Amazon Is Dying and Bolsonaro Is Fanning the Flames

Jair Bolsonaro has worked at breakneck speed to eliminate environmental regulations.

by Dahr Jamail, Truthout

A prisoner shines a torch from the main ICE detention center in downtown Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 2019. — Trump’s Reinstatement of Indefinite Family Detention Could Kill People

President Trump stops to talk to reporters and members of the media as he walks to Marine One to depart from the South Lawn at the White House on August 7, 2019 in Washington, D.C. — Trump’s Greenland Comments Follow Tradition of Violent Colonialism

Pro-choice activists, politicians and others associated with Planned Parenthood gather for a news conference and demonstration at City Hall against the Trump administrations Title X rule change on February 25, 2019, in New York City. — Why the LGBTQ Community Should Be Worried About Trump’s Gag Rule

The darkened sky in Sao Paulo, Brazil is picture on August 19, 2019. Residents reported black rain, while studies by two universities confirmed that the rainwater contains fire residues. — The Amazon Is Dying and Bolsonaro Is Fanning the Flames

Featured

We should be focused on dealing with the environmental crisis while we still have time to do so, says Chomsky.

Chomsky: By Focusing on Russia, We Ignore Trump’s Existential Threat to Climate

by: David Barsamian,; Truthout

Reflections of people are seen as they gaze into an execution chamber

The Return of the Federal Death Penalty Is an Attack on Democracy

by: Lacino Hamilton,; Truthout

Rep. Abigail Spanberger speaks into a microphone

Why Is a Freshman Democrat Attacking Progressives in a Washington Post Series?

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

As the climate crisis escalates, we must develop strategies for living while recognizing the contradictions at hand.

Living in Two Worlds: Capitalism Pretends All Is Well While the World Is Burning

by: Dahr Jamail &; Barbara Cecil,; Truthout

Politics & Elections

People react as President Trump speaks to supporters at a rally on August 15, 2019, in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Henry A. Giroux: Neoliberal Capitalism Sets the Stage for Fascism

by: Kelly Wilkins,; Media For Us

President Trump stops to talk to reporters and members of the media as he walks to Marine One to depart from the South Lawn at the White House on August 7, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s Greenland Comments Follow Tradition of Violent Colonialism

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

A protester holds a sign reading "Resisting tyrants since Pharoah" during a protest

Progressive Jews Hit Back After Trump’s Anti-Semitic Smear

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during a healthcare roundtable at The Loft at the First United Methodist Church on August 12, 2019, in Burlington, Iowa.

Kamala Harris to Snub Climate Forum in Favor of Big Donors

by: Eoin Higgins,; Common Dreams

Exclusives

Trump Escalates War on Species as We Face an Extinction Emergency

Trump Escalates War on Species as We Face an Extinction Emergency

Many species face extinction under proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act.

by: Curtis Johnson,; Truthout

GOP’s Response to Inequality Crisis? More Tax Cuts for the Rich, of Course.

GOP’s Response to Inequality Crisis? More Tax Cuts for the Rich, of Course.

I'm a wealthy investor. Trump's proposal would save me and other big investors billions. This is wrong.

by: Morris Pearl,; Truthout

Portland Anti-Fascist Coalition Shows Us How We Can Defeat the Far Right

Portland Anti-Fascist Coalition Shows Us How We Can Defeat the Far Right

Communities looking to deal with similar far-right threats can learn from the anti-fascist coalition's success.

by: Shane Burley,; Truthout

Environment & Health

The darkened sky in Sao Paulo, Brazil is picture on August 19, 2019. Residents reported black rain, while studies by two universities confirmed that the rainwater contains fire residues.

The Amazon Is Dying and Bolsonaro Is Fanning the Flames

by: Dahr Jamail,; Truthout

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the Iowa Federation Labor Convention on August 21, 2019, in Altoona, Iowa.

Sanders Unveils Plan Detailing 10-Year Mobilization to Avert Climate Catastrophe

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Donald Trump stands in front of a sign reading "TRUMP DIGS COAL" during a rally

Trump Escalates War on Species as We Face an Extinction Emergency

by: Curtis Johnson,; Truthout

Trenton Burrell, who was diagnosed with hepatitis A, stands in Akron, Ohio, on July 23. Burrell, who used to live in a tent but now stays at a friend’s house, believes he contracted the virus while cleaning up trash left by fellow drug users and not wearing gloves. Burrell now warns others to be careful of the dangers of touching dirty needles or other trash, and he spreads the word about vaccination.

Hepatitis A Races Across the United States

by: Laura Ungar,; Kaiser Health News

Economy & Labor

Donald Trump makes a face while seated in a chair

Amid Warnings of Recession, Trump Proposes More Tax Cuts for the Rich

by: Igor Derysh,; Salon

JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon (L), AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson (C) and Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenberg (R) speak during the Business Roundtable (BRT) CEO Innovation Summit

A Bunch of CEOs Want to Fix Capitalism. You Can’t Fix Anything Built on Slavery.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

A group of 21 Republicans led by Sen. Ted Cruz (2nd L) wrote a letter pushing for a move that would save wealthy investors billions of dollars a year.

GOP’s Response to Inequality Crisis? More Tax Cuts for the Rich, of Course.

by: Morris Pearl,; Truthout

Restaurant worker cleans crumbs off of a table

Red States Cut Worker Pay by $1.5 Billion

by: Negin Owliaei,; OtherWords

Immigration

A prisoner shines a torch from the main ICE detention center in downtown Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 2019.

Trump’s Reinstatement of Indefinite Family Detention Could Kill People

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

Demonstrators protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Trump administration's immigration policies at Daley Plaza, June 30, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.

Former Staffer Details Abuse Inside Chicago Child Detention Center

by: Ramona Benitez,; It's Going Down

An Artist Is Placing Crosses in Sonoran Desert to Memorialize Migrant Deaths

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

A mother comforts her child during a town-hall meeting

New York Court Directive May Violate Rules Protecting Families From Deportation

by: Aura Bogado,; The Center for Investigative Reporting

Racial Justice

2020 Candidates Address Missing Indigenous Women at Native American Forum

2020 Candidates Address Missing Indigenous Women at Native American Forum

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

Bernie Sanders Backs Rescinding Medals for Wounded Knee Massacre

Bernie Sanders Backs Rescinding Medals for Wounded Knee Massacre

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

Elizabeth Warren stands in a field with a microphone

Elizabeth Warren Announces Plan to Protect Black Farm Ownership

by: Lizzie Presser,; ProPublica

Rather than eliminating racial inequality, technology has often been a major force of upholding white supremacy.

Black Communities Are Already Living in a Tech Dystopia

by: Janine Jackson,; FAIR

LGBTQ Rights

Pro-choice activists, politicians and others associated with Planned Parenthood gather for a news conference and demonstration at City Hall against the Trump administrations Title X rule change on February 25, 2019, in New York City.

Why the LGBTQ Community Should Be Worried About Trump’s Gag Rule

by: Julianna S. Gonen,; Truthout

Philadelphia's Transgender community rallied in Love Park in Center City Philadelphia before marching through downtown to demand basic human and civil rights in Philadelphia, on October 6, 2018.

Trump DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Legalize Firing Workers for Being Transgender

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Queer activists display anti-trump signs during a march

New Trump Rule Allows Federal Contractors to Fire LGBTQ Employees

by: Sophia Tesfaye,; Salon

Guatemalan candidate for the Vamos party, Alejandro Giammattei, votes at a polling station in Guatemala City on June 16, 2019, during general elections.

Presidential Candidates in Guatemala’s Election Oppose LGBTIQ+ Rights

by: Aisling Walsh,; OpenDemocracy

Prisons & Policing

Emerald Garner Responds to the Firing of Officer That Killed Her Father

Emerald Garner Responds to the Firing of Officer That Killed Her Father

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

An exterior shot of the Manhattan Correctional Center, a brick building festooned with barbed wire

No One in Jail “Gets Better” on Suicide Watch

by: Alan Mills,; Truthout

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks onstage at Georgia International Convention Center on August 17, 2019, in College Park, Georgia.

Sanders Unveils Plan to “Fundamentally Transform” Criminal Legal System

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Eight banks have publicly committed to ending their future financing relationships with the private prison industry.

Private Prisons Face 87.4 Percent Financing Gap as Banks Continue to Flee

by: Gin Armstrong,; Eyes on the Ties

War & Peace

Deadly Bombings as US-Taliban Peace Talks Continue Without Afghanistan

As Deadly Bombings Devastate Afghanistan, US-Taliban Peace Talks Continue

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

U.S. Marine Corps recruits complete obstacles during the Crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, February 21, 2019.

We Can’t Confront Climate Change While Lavishly Funding the Pentagon

by: JP Sottile,; Truthout

Soldiers stand amidst clouds of dust

Candidates Must Commit to Immediate US Withdrawal From Afghanistan

by: Marjorie Cohn,; Truthout

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft sits on the flight line as a wall of fire detonates behind it during an air show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, October 3, 2010.

Military Might Is Our National Religion

by: William J. Astore,; TomDispatch

Series

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Voting Wrongs

We expose the injustices that deny the vote to millions — and cover the fight for true enfranchisement.

Climate Disruption Dispatches

Climate Disruption Dispatches

Each month, Dahr Jamail chronicles the catastrophic impacts of climate change.

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Progressive Picks

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

How Then Shall We Live?

How Then Shall We Live?

Finding our way and peace of heart amidst global collapse.

Human Rights and Global Wrongs

Human Rights and Global Wrongs

Marjorie Cohn analyzes human rights and executive branch lawbreaking.

The Public Intellectual

The Public Intellectual

Progressive academics address important social issues.

Education & Youth

In Chicago, Assata’s Daughters Fight for Radical Change Through Youth Mentoring

by: Staff,; Brave New Films

Trump supporters display signs and shout during a rally

Henry Giroux: Now Is the Time to Break the Spectacle of Ignorance and Violence

by: Brad Evans,; LA Review of Books

Mother and child work together in kitchen.

Could California’s Investment in Child Care Be a Model for the Country?

by: Zaidee Stavely,; The Hechinger Report

Students raise hands in class

How #MeToo Is Changing Sex Ed Policies — Even in Red States

by: Keren Landman,; Kaiser Health News

Culture & Media

Catholic nuns, priests, advocates and immigrants demonstrate to pressure Trump and Congress to end the practice of detaining immigrant children in the Russell Senate Office Building on July 18, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

The Christian Left, Appalled by Treatment of Migrants, Is Reviving in America

by: Laura E. Alexander,; The Conversation

Angela Davis, Nikki Giovanni and Sonia Sanchez Pay Tribute to Toni Morrison

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison’s Black Art Spoke in a Nation That Would Silence Us

by: Eisa Nefertari Ulen,; Truthout

Corporate Media’s Superficial Coverage Created “Fascist Frankenstein Trump”

Corporate Media’s Superficial Coverage Created “Fascist Frankenstein Trump”

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