Truthout
US Proxy War Displaced My Family 50 Years Ago. We Still Live in the Wreckage.
As the daughter of Hmong refugees, I know the traumatic consequences of American foreign policy.
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“Bending the Bars” Rap Album Fights Damaging Stereotypes of Incarcerated People
“Bending the Bars” rips away bipartisan propaganda by letting incarcerated artists speak their truth.
Project Esther Is a McCarthy-Era Blueprint for Crushing the American Left
While the Heritage Foundation document focuses on the Palestine solidarity movement, its ultimate target is far broader.
New Oral History Captures Decades of Trans Life in the Words of Elders of Color
Amid the current anti-trans backlash, let’s heed the wisdom and perspective of the trans elders in our communities.
Republican Calls for Gaza to Be “Nuked” Like Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Rep. Randy Fine said “the Palestinian cause” is “evil” in stunning remarks on Fox News.
The “Oligarch’s Budget” Wages War on Poor Americans
Unless you’re very wealthy, this bill will ultimately leave you worse off and more economically vulnerable.
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GOP Bill’s Militarized Funding Boost Could Instead Keep Millions on Medicaid
The reconciliation bill is a “redistribution of resources from struggling Americans to the Pentagon,” an expert said.
NYPD Assault on CUNY Gaza Encampment Shows Why We Need Sanctuary Universities
My lived experience of Chile under Pinochet’s dictatorship drives my opposition to the current US crackdown on dissent.
Big Pharma Front Groups Muddle Debate Over Drug Prices, Patient Advocates Say
Big Pharma is using dark money to fund groups that sound like patient advocacy organizations but represent the industry.
We Are Being Blown Up by Israel in Places It Told Us Were Safe
Families like mine fled to areas that the Israeli military called “safe zones,” but it has continued to kill us there.
First Nations Worry Canada’s Push to Be an “Energy Superpower” Will Harm Them
Canada’s new prime minister is pushing to accelerate energy projects in a bid to decrease dependence on the US.
I Wrote This From Solitary Confinement. I Refuse to Let It Break Me.
“The hole” is a prison within a prison, where I’m just another number without a name.
Free Trade Has Hurt Global Labor Conditions. Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Help Them.
Corporations are likely to respond to the tariffs by further exploiting overseas workers to keep the profits flowing.
A Fraction of What We Pay in Fossil Fuel Subsidies Could Fund a Just Transition
Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies must be tied to new subsidies that raise living standards for working and poor people.
LGBTQ Rights
Federal Judge Strikes Down LGBTQ Protections Against Workplace Discrimination
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Appellate Court Says Florida’s Drag Show Ban Is Likely Unconstitutional
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Trans-Led Advocacy Wins Hard-Fought Victory in Colorado Legislature
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Gov. Katie Hobbs Vetoes Anti-Trans Bills, Chides GOP for Attacking Arizonans
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Forthcoming Anti-Trans Report From HHS Could Further Restrict Access to Care
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LGBTQ Suicide Hotline at Risk Under Trump’s HHS Budget Proposal
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Conservative Justices May Upend School District’s LGBTQ-Inclusive Lessons
“Banning books is not just about silencing people — it is about silencing critical thinking and introspection. ”
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The Road to Abolition
Having Survived Solitary, I Refuse to Conflate the Imaginable With the Possible
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Martin Sostre’s Life Teaches Us Revolutionary Moments Are Always Upon Us
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Report: US Police Killed Someone Every 6.5 Hours on Average in 2024
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I’m 1 of More Than 600 People on CA’s Death Row. Newsom Must End Death Penalty.
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Biden Should Go Beyond Commutations for Death Row and Commute Life Sentences Too
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Daniel Penny’s Trial Underscores the Need for Real Systems of Accountability
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Having Pardoned His Son, Biden Faces Pressure to Enact Mass Clemency