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Challenging the Criminalization of Trauma Survivors
The criminal legal system traumatizes survivors. Noncarceral alternatives are key to breaking the cycle of violence.
Budget Deal Ensures Bombs Will Keep Dropping While Fewer Human Needs Are Met
All of that military funding comes at the direct cost of funding social programs and climate programs.
History Shows Community Solidarity Is Essential for Making Abortion Accessible
In the wake of “Dobbs”, we must again center community solidarity around bodily autonomy, like we did before “Roe.”
School Voucher Systems Massively Expanded Thanks to Dark Money Push in 2023
The programs, pushed by big money donors like Betsy DeVos and the Kochs, are undermining public schools across the U.S.
FEC Urges Congress to Close Foreign Money Loophole
Current law permits political spending by foreign nationals and corporations on state and local ballot measures.
As US Veto Power Enables Genocide, There Are Still UN Options to Protect Gaza
Any party to the Genocide Convention can submit the matter to the World Court, which could make a finding of genocide.
2023 Saw a Growing Pro-Democracy Movement Win Voting Access Gains
State lawmakers have been pushed to make pro-democracy reforms in the absence of federal legislation to protect voters.
Archives From Oslo Era Reveal the US Press Wasn’t Always in Lockstep on Israel
A Truthout analysis of the archival material uncovers how mainstream papers portrayed the asymmetries of the accords.
Big Oil Is Expanding Production. It’s Up to All of Us to Act to Stop Them.
As fossil fuel mega-corporations merge, grassroots activists are fighting back.
10 Victories the Working Class Won in 2023
From picket lines to state houses to the White House, workers fighting against inequality landed huge wins this year.