Truthout
Op-Ed
Sanctions Against Wealthy Russians Are Largely Symbolic and Won’t End the War
Yet Biden is widely expected to announce a new round of sanctions, along with a tightening of the current ones.
A New Cold War Won’t Help the People of Ukraine or Anyone Else
Foreign policy elites excited about a new Cold War are not thinking primarily about the needs of the Ukrainian people.
Disability Doesn’t Make Us Less Worthy of Life. COVID Policy Assumes It Does.
As we hope for a world a little less dominated by COVID, we must recognize that risk will not be the same for everyone.
Dark Money “Women’s Groups” Are Using Anti-Trans Scaremongering to Oppose ERA
Anti-feminist women’s groups set on quashing the Equal Rights Amendment are stoking baseless fears about trans women.
Amid Russia’s War, Some US Hawks Are Calling for Trillion-Dollar Military Budget
The Pentagon budget is already so huge that returning to Cold War levels would mean reducing, not increasing spending.
Unease About Possible New COVID Surge Grows With Rise of BA.2 Variant
If BA.2 or another variant like it attacks with full force, our current “live with it” posture will leave us unprepared.
Putin Has Sacrificed Russia’s Economy for This War on Ukraine’s People
In invading Ukraine, Putin has also wrecked Russia's economy by provoking unprecedented economic sanctions.
To Treat All Refugees Like Human Beings, Europe Must Confront Its Racism
Europe’s generosity toward Ukrainians is no sign of hope for thousands at its borders who are not white and Christian.
When Biden Says “Fund the Police,” It Should Spur Our Efforts to Defund Them
Both parties are trying to exploit the movement to defund police to argue for raising law enforcement budgets.
New York GOP Throws Its Weight Behind Trumpist Lee Zeldin in Governor’s Race
Zeldin has voted in lockstep with Trumpian positions and opposed inquiries into Trump’s role in the attempted coup.