Truthout
Op-Ed
Voting Won’t End US Support for Gaza Genocide. We Must Target Its Perpetrators.
Real hope for change lies in those organizing for a free Palestine, not the US leaders who are responsible for genocide.
Journalists Must Report on Prisons — But We Need to Protect Incarcerated Sources
Incarcerated people risk harsh reprisal when they speak out about the abuses they face. We must protect them.
Don’t Believe the Rampant Disinformation Over Israel’s Escalation in Lebanon
The US is misrepresenting the strike on Majdal Shams and even the geography and political status of where it took place.
Illinois Aims to Spend $900 Million Revamping Prisons. Let’s Close Them Instead.
Rebuilding decaying prisons isn’t the answer -- shuttering them is.
Viral TikTok Videos Erase Kamala Harris’s Record as California’s “Top Cop”
From the drug war to the death penalty, Kamala Harris's past as a prosecutor deserves scrutiny.
More Than Half of Sudan’s Population Could Suffer From Malnutrition by September
Famished people are reportedly boiling leaves, as well as eating grass, peanut shells and even dirt.
SCOTUS Anti-Homeless Ruling Formalizes Segregation of the Poor
The Supreme Court’s decision on homelessness echoes past laws and rulings dictating who’s allowed in public.
I Work for the US’s Largest Union. Why Would It Hold My Health Care Hostage?
The National Education Association has been using its employees’ health insurance as a bludgeon at the bargaining table.
Jewish National Fund of Canada Has Its Charitable Status Revoked
The move marks a significant victory against apartheid, genocide and Palestinian dispossession.
Why Did AOC and Bernie Sanders Keep Backing Biden in His Campaign’s Last Days?
We can, and should, demand more from our officials than cynical political maneuvering.