Truthout
Interview
Prepping for the Apocalypse Means Building Community
“These sorts of things aren't something you can outrun,” says anthropologist and survival instructor Chris Begley.
Biden Expands Title 42 to Turn Away Venezuelan Asylum Seekers at the Border
The Trump-era policy has been used to block 2 million migrants from applying for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Nuclear Threats Escalate as NATO and Russia Plan Nuclear War Games
Activists are calling for diplomacy and demanding that world leaders steer us away from a nuclear precipice.
New Film Explores Untold Radical Life of Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks
“The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” examines Parks’s legacy beyond helping to inspire the Montgomery bus boycott.
Chomsky: 20 Years After Iraq War Vote, US Continues to Flout International Law
October 16 marks the 20th anniversary of the vote to authorize the war on Iraq, which killed more than 800,000 people.
Iran’s Women- and Youth-Led Protests Continue to Grow Amid Brutal Crackdown
The protests cross class and ethnic divides, and the demands have grown in scale and scope.
Brazil’s Runoff Election Will Have Enormous Effects on the Global Climate Crisis
The October 30 vote between Jair Bolsonaro and Lula will shape the fate of the carbon-sequestering Amazon rainforest.
66 Countries at the UN General Assembly Urge Ukraine-Russia Negotiations
As the war in Ukraine appears to be escalating, there are growing calls for the U.S. to push for diplomacy.
Jury Acquits Animal Rights Activists Who Saved Piglets at Utah Factory Farm
The decision sets the stage for a legal precedent to allow anyone to rescue dying animals from unsafe conditions.
The “Problem” Isn’t Disabled Bodies — It’s the Violent Structure of Our Society
Medical conceptions of disability are fueling interlocking systems of oppression, theorist Christine Wieseler argues.