Truthout
Op-Ed
Vaccination Can Stem the Rise of New Variants. Time to Double Down.
A new variant from South Africa underscores the fact that new mutations emerge in individuals with prolonged COVID.
As Biden Threatens More War, Don’t Forget the Afghanistan Invasion Was Illegal
The U.S.-led Afghan War led to the commission of war crimes by U.S. forces.
Don’t Listen to Panetta and Bolton. The US Must Stay Out of Afghanistan.
The warmakers passing as the “foreign policy establishment” will try to push us back into open conflict.
Hurricane’s Collision With COVID Illustrates Threat of GOP Hostility to Science
The ongoing rejection of the dangers of climate change and hostility to public health measures are converging crises.
Anti-Choicers Fail to See That Overturning “Roe” Will Impact Their Own Rights
If we continue to qualify our belief in personal autonomy, it paves the way for the removal of other basic freedoms.
I Wanted to Join the Legal Cannabis Industry. Now I’m Sitting in Prison.
Federal drug laws are designed to ensure that the spoils of the emerging legal cannabis industry go to the affluent.
Don’t Expect Real Climate Solutions From COP26. It Functions for Corporations.
G20 countries pretend they are committed to climate action, but they pledged nearly $300 billion to fossil fuel.
Supreme Court Ruling Against Eviction Moratorium Could Facilitate Surge in COVID
The decision reveals once again that the institution does not serve the interests of working people.
As a Doctor, I Fight to Make My State Let Pharmacists Prescribe Birth Control
Having highly trained pharmacists dispense birth control would do away with the added costs of involving doctors.
We Lost the War in Afghanistan. We Need to Say So.
By refusing to admit we lost the war in Afghanistan, we make the next war all the more easy to start.