Truthout
Op-Ed
Trying to Subdue Nature Is a Fool’s Errand When Planning for Climate Adaptation
Local, state and federal governments must actively pursue both mitigation and nature-based climate adaptation policies.
Dismantling Columbus’s Legacy Requires More Than Changing a Holiday’s Name
To fight Columbus’s violent legacy, we need to engage in radical climate action and reject greenwashing technologies.
The World Faces a Great Unraveling. If We Ignore Indigenous Wisdom, We Are Lost.
A new podcast, “Holding the Fire,” discusses the global climate crisis with Indigenous people from around the world.
Police and Prison Guards in Maine Are Committing Abuses With Terrifying Impunity
Maine’s attorney general's office hasn't acknowledged an unjustified use of deadly police force since 1990.
Banned Black History Can Teach Us How to Fight Right-Wing School Censorship
As “Banned Books Week” comes to a close, it’s crucial to acknowledge right-wing censorship’s deep roots in U.S. history.
WA Prison Deters Participation in Restorative Justice by Ordering Strip Searches
Strip searches, a practice that dates back to auctions of enslaved people, have long been common in U.S. prisons.
Why Is the US Taking So Long to Close Guantánamo?
As with so much else at Guantánamo, for every step forward, there seem to be two steps back.
A Nearly $11 Billion NYPD Budget Didn’t Save New Yorkers Like Me From Floods
As New York City funnels billions to policing, improving transit and drainage infrastructure has fallen to the wayside.
Trump Wants Shoplifters to Be Shot
Trump has always fetishized violence. Now he’s calling for extrajudicial violence to be meted out in retail stores.
Our Recurring Flirtation With Government Shutdowns Reveals a System in Crisis
Our dysfunctional political system uses the debt ceiling to inflict cruelty on the poor and the working class.