Truthout
Articles
Trump Breaks With US History of Global Cooperation in Eradicating Diseases
Shunning the international community in vaccine development and distribution is emblematic of Trump’s America.
Trump Threats to Anti-Doping Agency May Result in Sanctions on US Olympics Team
The IOC requires nations to comply with World Anti-Doping Agency rules in order to participate in the games.
Less Than Half of Jobs Lost at Start of Pandemic Have Been Recovered
The economic downturn continues to hit the most disadvantaged groups hardest.
Trump Denies Reports of Calling Vets “Losers” as More Outlets Corroborate Story
A report published Thursday evening detailed how the president derided U.S. soldiers who died in war.
Rochester Police Fired Pepper Bullets at People Protesting Daniel Prude Killing
Officers surged toward demonstrators, firing a chemical irritant, without clear reason.
Ted Cruz Seeks Abortion Pill Ban, Claims Pregnancy Is Not “Life-Threatening”
Republican elected officials and anti-abortion groups have tried to leverage the pandemic to curtail abortion access.
The Milwaukee Bucks Strike Is Part of a Long Tradition of Athlete Resistance
The Bucks strike came out of a resurgence of Black athlete organizing spanning football, soccer, baseball and more.
David Graeber Left Us a Parting Gift — His Thoughts on Kropotkin’s “Mutual Aid”
Graeber, the anarchist scholar who played a prominent initial organizing role in Occupy Wall Street, has died at 59.
Trump Wants to Punish US Cities That Don’t Pledge Allegiance to Him
Trump’s threat to block “anarchist jurisdictions” from receiving federal funds is a fascist move.
The US Needs a Coherent Strategy for Asymptomatic Testing
When testing is restricted to symptomatic patients, health officials only have limited signals about the virus's spread.