Truthout
Op-Ed
Biden’s Campaign Donors Don’t Want Him to End US Support for the Yemen War
The biggest winners in the Yemen war are weapons manufacturers who invest their deadly profits in political campaigns.
We Can’t Let Build Back Better Be Replaced With Manchin’s Wish List
Before any deal is worked out, Sen. Joe Manchin will surely flex his political muscles again and again, and yet again.
Both GOP and Democratic Party Want Us to Surrender to COVID for Capitalism
Both parties have used different emotional and cultural appeals to justify their support for the same disastrous policy.
All States Need Expanded Medicaid Access. Gerrymandering Prevents It.
Gerrymandering silences the will of voters and prevents many Americans from accessing life-saving care.
New Puerto Rico Debt Plan Is a False “Solution” Crafted to Benefit Capitalists
The plan charts a future largely absent the input of Puerto Ricans who will be most impacted by its devastating effects.
I Safely Self-Managed My Abortion. More People Deserve That Option.
Anyone who decides to end a pregnancy should have the control in their hands, surrounded by the support they want.
Fascism’s “Legal Phase” Has Begun. Threats of White Vigilante Violence Are Real.
Fortunately, our history shows that there are things we can do to protect a free and fair democracy.
Political Leaders Use “Personal Responsibility” to Justify Needless COVID Deaths
For all his campaign promises, Biden has failed to set up a multilevel systemic public health response to COVID.
Biden Claims He Wants to End the Yemen War. His Actions Suggest Otherwise.
The U.S.’s role in perpetuating the conflict in Yemen is making peace negotiations more difficult.
GOP Is Increasingly Bent on Controlling Schools. Glenn Youngkin Is a Case Study.
Youngkin’s emphasis on local control over schools helped propel him to power. Now, he risks alienating that same base.