Op-Ed | War & Peace We Need a Transnational Uprising Against Reckless Escalation of the Arms Race The Biden administration is carelessly pushing the world closer to nuclear war. By Norman Solomon , TheNation December 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Being Black and Pregnant in the Deep South Can Be a Dangerous Combination South Carolina's Black infant mortality rate increased by nearly 40 percent from 2017 to 2021. By Lauren Sausser , KFFHealthNews December 9, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace War Fears Grow as US Holds Military Drills in Guyana Amid Venezuela Oil Dispute “If there's one thing we don't want here in South America, it's war,” said Brazilian President Lula da Silva. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights US Vetoes Ceasefire Resolution at UN Security Council Amid Genocide in Gaza The U.S. blocked the resolution on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the U.N. Genocide Convention. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams December 9, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Culture & Media The US Condemned Stalin’s Prosecution of Journalists. Now It Uses His Playbook. The prosecution of Julian Assange in 2023 mirrors the prosecution of journalist Bill Oatis during the Cold War. By Charles Glass , Truthout December 9, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Will COP28 End Up as the Greatest Flop in Global Climate Diplomacy Thus Far? Environmental economist James K. Boyce analyzes the roadblocks to climate action at the COP28 climate summit. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout December 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Black Loan Borrowers Would Be Particularly Hurt by the Blocking of SAVE Program “It's time that every hardworking America is freed from the shackles of student debt,” one advocate said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout December 8, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights Biden Risking Losing Wave of Young Voters With Gaza Policy, IfNotNow Leader Says “I have seen distrust and disappointment in President Biden reach an all-time breaking point,” she wrote. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 8, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Atmospheric CO2 Has Reached Levels Not Seen in 14 Million Years, New Study Finds We've already pushed the atmosphere beyond anything we've seen as a species, said a corresponding author of the study. By Olivia Rosane , CommonDreams December 8, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections AOC, Tlaib Rebuke Republicans for “Grasping for Straws” to Censure Jamaal Bowman Republicans have accused Bowman of trying to obstruct the passage of a bill that he voted for. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 8, 2023 Truthout