Truthout
Articles
Child Abuse by Omission: How American Law Holds Mothers Responsible for Their Partners’ Crimes
Criminalizing a woman for her male partner's abusive behavior toward her children is another type of victim blaming.
This Invention Lets Rural Hondurans Clean Their Water — and Own the Treatment Plants
What's at stake in a world where science is marginalized? Programs like AguaClara, which offer sustainable, low-cost solutions to communities in need.
|
The Big Lie Behind Trump’s Education Budget
Trump's education budget cuts are aimed principally at federal programs that serve poor kids.
|
The Aging City: In a Migrant Metropolis, When New Arrivals Grow Old, Where Do They Go?
New York's low-income immigrant seniors are at increased risk of hunger under Trump's massive social spending cuts.
|
Quebec’s Vacant Church Buildings Resurrected as Community Spaces
With the support of municipal governments, residents and religious leaders, centuries-old churches are in the process of being transformed.
Preparing for the Long Haul Under the Trump Administration
With each footfall, I find relief from the constant flutter of information, commentary, headlines and tweet-storms.
|
The Wrong Way to Debunk Trump’s Pipeline Jobs Claims
Here's how not to dispel fossil fuel industry talking points.
Ramona Africa Talks Mumia, US Prisons and Donald Trump
Black activist Ramona Africa discusses political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jama and the repressive US prison system.
|
Bellwether Behavioral Health Is Controversial Group Home Operator AdvoServ — With a New Name
After two deaths of teenage residents, AdvoServ has taken a new name, making it harder to follow the media coverage.
An Outside-the-Doctor’s-Office Approach to Health Care
Research is showing that health care can be an engine for community change.