Truthout
Op-Ed
We Need to Talk About Gun Manufacturers
Americans cannot end gun violence without confronting the fact that the U.S. is the world’s primary supplier of weapons.
The SVB and Signature Bank Crashes Show Why We Need Public Banking
We have a pivotal opportunity to reshape our financial system for the benefit of all.
Kentucky Workers Fight for a Union at Amazon’s Biggest Air Hub
It’s now firing season at Amazon, and no worker is safe without a union.
In Chicago and Denver, Progressives Face New Challenges — and Opportunities
Chicago and Denver municipal races offer a foretaste of electoral challenges for the left in 2023.
Will Harvard’s New President Act to Confront the University’s Legacy of Slavery?
Harvard has historically fought tooth and nail to retain control over the images of enslaved people in its possession.
Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Offers a Primer on How Elite Power Preserves Wealth
The second-largest bank failure in history was like a pipeline rupture interrupting the flow of capital.
Daniel Ellsberg Is Calling on All of Us to Work to Avert Nuclear War
The legendary whistleblower has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.
Pro-Israel Lobby Doesn’t Deserve Exemption From Criticism of Money in Politics
Making pro-Israel lobby contributions off-limits to scrutiny only serves the agenda of apologists for Israeli apartheid.
Fearing Backlash, Republicans Backpedal on Social Security and Medicare Cuts
Trump is opportunistically exploiting rifts within the GOP over the prospect of cutting Social Security and Medicare.
The US Government Helped Mitigate Hunger During the Pandemic. Why Stop Now?
We need to start thinking of hunger as another kind of pandemic and access to nutritious food, a basic human right.