Truthout
Interview
Traitors to the Earth: Fascism, Christian Nationalism, and the Tech Elite
“They understand that what they're doing is devastating, and they're doing it anyway,” says Astra Taylor.
Trump Is Setting the US Economy Up for Another Great Financial Crisis
Trump and tech capitalists like Elon Musk are trying to become kingpins of a largely unregulated financial system.
NATO Members Agree to Raise Military Spending to Meet Trump’s Demands
Richard Seymour describes Trump as moving toward “more instrumental and crudely material, transactional politics.”
Political Analyst: Israel Wants Iran to Stay Isolated and in Conflict With US
If Israel’s concern truly was nonproliferation, it would’ve supported Obama’s Iran deal, says Trita Parsi.
The US Is Literally Trying to Take Away Trans Lifelines, Says Chase Strangio
Strangio discusses the Supreme Court upholding a ban on gender-affirming care and the end of the LGBTQ suicide hotline.
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Speaks Out After ICE Arrested Him in Courthouse
“This is part of what authoritarians do,” Lander says. He also discusses the mayoral race and the New York for All Act.
Israel’s Iran Attack Was Motivated by Waning Support for Genocide, Analysts Say
Experts say the so-called “preemptive” attacks are really a continuation of Israel's assault on Gaza and the region.
USAID Cuts Lead to Global Rise in Death, Hunger, Poverty, and Disease
The cuts have already caused some 300,000 deaths and could lead to more than 3 million preventable deaths per year.
Former US Diplomat Joins March to Gaza to Call for an End to Israel’s Genocide
Dozens who flew to Cairo for the march have reportedly been detained, interrogated, and deported by Egyptian forces.
The Authoritarian Machine Is Growing — and It Won’t Stop at Immigrants
“Fascism and authoritarianism are deployed through law enforcement,” says author and organizer Silky Shah.