Peter Handel

Peter Handel is a freelance writer in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Culture & Media

With Trump’s Return, Combating Corporate News Disinfo Is More Urgent Than Ever

Instead of top-down regulation, we need bottom-up scrutiny of mis- and disinformation based on critical media literacy.

By: Peter Handel ,; Truthout

December 26, 2024

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Politics & Elections

The Battle for Democracy in the US Must Take On the Military-Industrial Complex

Leftists have long had an understanding of “the deep state” that goes beyond Trump’s fearmongering conspiracy theory.

By: Peter Handel ,; Truthout

November 28, 2024

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Education & Youth

School Surveillance Earns Tech Companies Billions. Students Pay the Price.

Tech firms have outfitted classrooms with data-gathering surveillance technologies that undermine education and privacy.

By: Peter Handel ,; Truthout

September 23, 2024

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Economy & Labor

From Weapons to Fossil Fuels — 10 Firms Control $50 Trillion of Global Wealth

A new book, “Titans of Capital,” shows how the 0.05 percent concentrate wealth by investing in industries of mass death.

By: Peter Handel ,; Truthout

August 26, 2024

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Racial Justice

Muslim and Arab Writers Are Challenging Western Imperialism’s Narrative

In a new anthology, writers from Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) tell the stories the West tries to erase.

By: Peter Handel ,; Truthout

May 25, 2024

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Economy & Labor

Here’s How Workers Can Build Power Amid Corporate Co-optation of DEI Programs

Since 2020, there has been a notable rise in anti-union consultants rebranding themselves as DEI practitioners.

By: Peter Handel ,; Truthout

May 14, 2024

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Culture & Media

These Are the Essential Stories Corporate Media Refused to Cover in 2023

Trust in media is at an all-time low, in part because of corporate outlets’ failure to cover what’s really going on.

By: Peter Handel ,; Truthout

January 5, 2024

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Economy & Labor

We Must Reckon With the Most Dangerous System of Extinction Humans Ever Created

Capitalism, especially U.S. militarized capitalism, is a structural extinction force we need to confront foremost.

By: Peter Handel ,; Truthout

December 30, 2023

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Racial Justice

New Book Examines How Pirates Tried to Sabotage the Growth of the Slave Trade

The 18th-century pirates sowed havoc among human traffickers from Europe, burning and exploding their ships and ports.

By: Peter Handel ,; Truthout

November 10, 2023

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Education & Youth

We Need a New Deal for Community College in the Wake of the Pandemic

In this era of online and hybrid learning, the community college system lacks the resources to transform as it needs to.

By: Peter Handel ,; Truthout

August 22, 2023

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