Truthout
Op-Ed
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North Korea and US Special Ops Forces
Normally I prefer it when Congress is not in session in Washington, reasoning our legislators can do us no harm, or less harm anyway, when they are back home …
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Veterans For Peace: Time to Finally End Korean War
Veterans For Peace has just released this statement: As a major U.S. peace organization of veterans, including members who served in the Korean War, Veterans For Peace (VFP) is …
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Punishing Students for Who They Are, Not What They Do
In many schools, suspension rates are a reflection of the racial bias that keeps students of color from succeeding.
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Greed, Fear and Other Barriers to Health Care as a Human Right
Dr. Philip Caper explains the importance of viewing health care as a right, instead of a privilege.
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Why Not a New Deal Financed by Workers?
A true partner for rebuilding America can be found in the untapped potential of workers' vast pension fund assets.
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The Hidden Money
Debates in countries over laws to curb tax evasion miss the point, according to Richard D. Wolff.
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Imperial Overreach: Forces Driving Pentagon Spending and US Asia-Pacific Military Strategies
A secretly imposed US-Japan military alliance has served as the “keystone” of US power in Asia and the Pacific.
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Time to Step Up and Speak Out Against Big Oil
We need to get the bought-and-paid-for politicians out of the way and get our press to actually cover the horrors of tar sands oil and the reality of climate …
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Severer (A Poem)
I am the limbs of the children killed by the drones gathered from the broken trees a sad, frightening fruit an alien among its own hands that once clapped, …
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Dropping the ‘i’ Word: History, Humanity and Martians
In early April the Associated Press announced that it would no longer use the word “illegal” when referring to undocumented immigrants. The decision has been hailed by immigrant rights …