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Pummeled by Student Debt, Let’s Fight for Education as a Public Good
Big businesses declare bankruptcy to dodge their debts, so why are student loan borrowers considered unforgivable?
No Apartheid in Our Name: LGBT Jewish Groups Block “Celebrate Israel” Parade
Celebrate Israel Parade 2017 was met with spirited resistance from queer and trans people organized by Jewish Voice for Peace.
Introducing “Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?”
Truthout's first-ever print anthology addresses urgent questions about policing in the USA.
Cutting Superfund’s Budget Will Slow Toxic Waste Cleanups, Threatening Public Health and Property Values
President Trump's 2018 budget proposal calls for an additional 30 percent cut to Superfund.
Africa Drives Global Action Against Mercury Use
Olubunmi Olusanya of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria, is keen on phasing out mercury-added products.
Passive Revolution: The Transnational Capitalist Class Unravels Latin America’s Pink Tide
A dependence on the globalized system of production and finance has been the left's undoing in Latin America.
Trump’s Climate Withdrawal Is an Impeachable Offense
Trump's withdrawal from the Paris agreement constitutes a crime against humanity and against the planet.
New York Subways Reach the Breaking Point
The low-income riders who pay a higher amount of their earnings each year to ride public transit are funding the banks.
US Congressman Calls for Holy War Against “Islamic Horror,” Says “Kill All” Suspects
A freshman lawmaker reacted to the attacks in London over the weekend by calling for violence against Muslims.
The US’s Other “Russia Problem”: Creeping Domestic Authoritarianism
Slowly, seemingly inexorably, the US is becoming more like the former Soviet Union.